“What’s the difference between an American and a computer?” (riddle)

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Entry from February 01, 2023

“What’s the difference between an American and a computer?” (riddle)

A troubleshooting (or “trouble shooting”) riddle was posted on Reddit—Jokes on October 31, 2019:

Q: What’s the difference between an American and a computer?
A: An American doesn’t have troubleshooting.

“The only problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back” and “Why don’t developers carry guns?”/“They have troubleshooting” are other troubleshooting sayings.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/[deleted] October 31, 2019
Whats the difference between an american and a computer?
an american doesn’t have troubleshooting

Twitter
Raju Anna
@KashundiUncle
What’s the difference between an American and a Computer?
An American doesn’t have Trouble-Shooting ! 😂
8:45 AM · Nov 17, 2019

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/J_Ceaser August 10, 2019
What’s the difference between an American and a computer?
An American doesn’t have trouble-shooting.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/Onion-User-2 June 23, 2022
What’s the difference between an American and a computer?
A computer has troubleshooting…
COMMENTS
McJock
One runs hot, crashes frequently, has inbuilt obsolescence and will be replaced in a few years by something even bigger. The other is an electronic device for storing and processing data.

Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/chasethesoundguy July 6, 2022
(A new addition) What’s the difference between an American and a computer?
A computer has troubleshooting.
Also,
it can abort.

Reddit—Unclejokes
Posted by u/PickledPhallus January 6, 2023
Whats the difference between an american and a computer?
An american doesn’t have troubleshooting

Twitter
Mr. Drinks On Me
@Mr_DrinksOnMe
What’s the difference between an American and a computer?
An American doesn’t have trouble shooting.
11:08 PM · Jan 26, 2023

Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Valiric999 February 1, 2023
What’s the difference between an American and a computer?
An American doesn’t have troubleshooting

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