[–] ilovepussy 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I 'member working for a tech firm, and had to get replacement balls for one of our clients. The first place that came up on a search was a medical lab that actually sold mice balls. Almost ordered them just to be funny, but they were uber expensive.
[–] tjkac 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I work for a municipality on the IT staff. One of the departments our group supports is the local police department. Previous to this, I did IT contract work for a number of different corporations. So I had to go through the various sexual harassment training and what not. Fast forward to my first week on the job at the municipality. One of the detectives, who happened to be a woman, called saying that her mouse needed cleaning. She had one of the MS Trackball mice...the kind with the big red ball on top. Well, the sensors on the bottom of the ball socket would get all full of dirt and needed cleaning from time to time. So I pack up some q-tips and canned air and head to her desk. When I arrive, she says, "You're new aren't you?" I said, "Yes." She said, "Well it's nice to meet you. Are you here to clean my mouse? Or as the guys down here (the other male detectives) would say, 'Are you here to clean my balls?'"
And that was my introduction to working with Police Officers.
[–] 7735501? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I was so fucking glad when my office finally allowed us to replace them all with optical mice. Working in a place where hundreds of thousands of pieces of mail are opened daily in the room next to where the largest collection of desktops with mice meant they had tons of dust and crap stuck in them constantly, not to mention the crap from the people using them. The PC were bad enough but at least they just needed blowing out every few months. The mice needed cleaning monthly at the very least.
[–] Ruston 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
i also member the email forwards going around with the jokes...
Abstract: MOUSE BALLS NOW AVAILABLE AS FRU (Field Replacable Unit)
MOUSE BALLS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS A FRU.
IF A MOUSE FAILS TO OPERATE,OR SHOULD PERFORM ERRATICALLY,IT MAY BE IN NEED OF BALL REPLACEMENT.BECAUSE OF THE DELICATE NATURE OF THIS PROCEDURE,REPLACEMENT OF MOUSE BALLS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED BY TRAINED PERSONNEL ONLY.
BEFORE ORDERING,DETERMINE TYPE OF MOUSE BALLS REQUIRED BY EXAMINING THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH MOUSE.DOMESTIC BALLS WILL BE LARGER AND HARDER THAN FOREIGN BALLS. BALL REMOVAL PROCEDURES DIFFER,DEPENDING UPON MANUFACTURER OF THE MOUSE. FOREIGN BALLS CAN BE REPLACED USING THE POP-OFF METHOD, AND DOMESTIC BALLS REPLACED USING THE TWIST-OFF METHOD. MOUSE BALLS ARE NOT USUALLY STATIC SENSITIVE,HOWEVER,EXCESSIVE HANDLING CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN DISCHARGE. UPON COMPLETION OF BALL REPLACEMENT,THE MOUSE MAY BE USED IMMEDIATELY.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH SERVICER HAVE A PAIR OF BALLS FOR MAINTAINING OPTIMUM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION,AND THAT ANY CUSTOMER MISSING HIS BALLS SHOULD SUSPECT LOCAL PERSONNEL OF REMOVING THESE NECESSARY FUNCTIONAL ITEMS.
P/N33F8462 — DOMESTIC MOUSE BALLS
P/N33F8461 — FOREIGN MOUSE BALLS
[–] Dumb_Comment_Bot 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I remember popping it out and rolling it around on the table as a child. Didnt make a good bouncy ball though.
[–] VicariousJambi 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
I remember taking them out of all the school mice and watching the idiot teachers fumble around trying to figure out what was wrong.
[–] Hawkeye1466 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I did the same thing! First time I did it I was surprised how heavy it was compared to the rest of the mouse, I also didn't expect it to make as much noise as it did when I threw it at the wooden floor.