IT work is serious business, but we all need an occasional break…
That’s why we have started this IT Jokes Blog. Stop by occasionally to see a new IT- related or “geeky” joke and have a quick laugh on us. Note that we claim no authorship, ownership, nor copyrights on these jokes; rather, we are just informally passing them along to you as we normally would do “at the watercooler”. By the way, if you have a great IT-related or geeky joke that you would like to see posted, please send it to sales@netcablesplus.com.
But first, a serious question: Are you an older job seeker facing ageism in hiring? Read this first!
Now, have a quick laugh with this brief video that offers an unique answer to those puzzling network glitches that always seem to crop up in the data center:
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March 8, 2026
I once saw two people wrapped in a barcode and had to ask, “Are you an item?”
March 7, 2026
Today, I plan to attach a light to the ceiling in the server room, but I’m afraid I’ll probably screw it up.
March 4, 2026
“Hello?”
“I am John with the C.I.A.”
“I know.”
“And how do you know that?”
“You called a phone that has no SIM card, no battery, and it’s broken.”
March 2, 2026
At the Data Center job interview for a network engineering position, they asked me, “Where do you see yourself in five years?”
I told them, “I think we’ll still be using mirrors in five years.”
February 28, 2026
My ex and I had a very amicable divorce.
I know this because when I posted on Facebook, “I’m getting a divorce,” she was the first one to like it.
February 27, 2026
Imagine if a restaurant visit was like getting tech support – it might go something like this:
Patron: “Waiter!”
Waiter: “Hi, my name is Bill, and I’ll be your support waiter. What seems to be the problem?”
Patron: “There’s a fly in my soup!”
Waiter: “Try again, maybe the fly won’t be there this time.”
Patron: “No, it’s still there.”
Waiter: “Maybe it’s the way you’re using the soup. Try eating it with a fork instead.”
Patron: “Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.”
Waiter: “Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl. What kind of bowl are you using?”
Patron: “A SOUP bowl!”
Waiter: “Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it’s a configuration problem. How was the bowl set up?”
Patron: “You brought it to me on a saucer. What has that to do with the fly in my soup?!”
Waiter: “Can you remember everything you did before you noticed the fly in your soup?”
Patron: “I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!”
Waiter: “Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day?”
Patron: “You have more than one Soup of the Day each day?”
Waiter: “Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.”
Patron: “Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?”
Waiter: “The current Soup of the Day is tomato.”
Patron: “Fine. Bring me the tomato soup, and the check. I’m running late now!”
The waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup and the check.
Waiter: “Here you are, sir. The soup and your check.”
Patron: “This is potato soup.”
Waiter: “Yes, the tomato soup wasn’t ready yet.”
Patron: “Well, I’m so hungry now, I’ll eat anything.”
The waiter leaves.
Patron: “Waiter! There’s a gnat in my soup!”
The check:
Soup of the Day…$5.00
Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day…$2.50
Access to support…$1.00
February 23, 2026
Give me the calculator.
Friends don’t let friends derive drunk.
February 22, 2026
What brand of underwear do thermal scientists wear?
Kelvin Klein.
February 20, 2026
Overheard in the Data Center
“Siri,” I asked my phone, “why am I so bad with women?”
She responded, “I’m Bixby, you moron.”
February 19, 2026
Ten Ways You Know Your Internet Connection is A Little Slow
1. Text on Web pages displays as Morse Code.
2. Graphics arrive via FedEx.
3. You believe a heavier string might improve your connection.
4. You post a message to your favorite social media site and it displays a week later.
5. Your credit card expires while ordering online.
6. ESPN Web site exhibits “Heisman Trophy Winner”…for 2012.
7. You’re still in the middle of downloading that popular new game, “PacMan”.
8. Everyone you talk to on VOIP sounds like Forrest Gump.
9. You receive e-mails with stamps on them.
10. When you click the “Send” button, a little door opens on the side of your monitor and a pigeon flies out.
February 17, 2026
How many clickbait articles does it take to change a lightbulb?
The answer will shock you!
February 15, 2026
Where does an electric power cord go shopping?
The outlet mall, of course!
February 13, 2026
Data Center Management Review of Writing Style
Question: How many feet do mice have?
Original reply: Mice have four feet.
Mgmt. Comment: Elaborate!
Revision 1: Mice have five appendages, and four of them are feet.
Mgmt. Comment: No discussion of fifth appendage!
Revision 2: Mice have five appendages; four of them are feet and one is a tail.
Mgmt. Comment: What? Feet with no legs?
Revision 3: Mice have four legs, four feet, and one tail per unit-mouse.
Mgmt. Comment: Confusing — is that a total of 9 appendages?
Revision 4: Mice have four leg-foot assemblies and one tail assembly per body.
Mgmt. Comment: Does not fully discuss the issue!
Revision 5: Each mouse comes equipped with four legs and a tail. Each leg is equipped with a foot at the end opposite the body; the tail is not equipped with a foot.
Mgmt. Comment: Descriptive? Yes. Forceful? NO!
Revision 6: Allotment appendages for mice will be: Four leg-foot assemblies, one tail. Deviation from this policy is not permitted as it would constitute misapportionment of scarce appendage assets.
Mgmt. Comment: Too authoritative; stifles creativity!
Revision 7: Mice have four feet; each foot is attached to a small leg joined integrally with the overall mouse structural sub-system. Also attached to the mouse sub-system is a thin tail, non-functional and ornamental in nature.
Mgmt. Comment: Too verbose/scientific. Answer the question!
FINAL REVISION APPROVED BY DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT: Mice have four feet.
February 11, 2026
I used to run a dating website for chickens.
But I was struggling to make hens meet.
February 9, 2026
Network Management Theorem: Any technical problem can be overcome, given enough time and money.
Network Management Corollary: You are never given enough time or money.
February 8, 2026
An IT efficiency expert concluded his presentation at a major Data Center with a note of caution. “You don’t want to try these techniques at home.”
“Why not?” asked a systems programmer from the audience.
“I watched my wife’s routine at breakfast for years,” the IT efficiency expert explained. “She made lots of trips between the refrigerator, stove, table and cabinets, often carrying a single item at a time. One day I told her, ‘Hon, why don’t you try carrying several things at once?'”
“Did it save time?” a network engineer in the audience asked.
“Actually, yes,” replied the IT efficiency expert. “It used to take her 20 minutes to make breakfast. Now I do it in seven.”
February 6, 2026
My wife told me she’ll slam my head on the keyboard if I don’t get off the computer.
I’m not too worried, I think she’s jokinlkjhfakljn m,.nbziyoao78yv87dfaoyuofaytdf
February 4, 2026
Overheard in the Server Room
I don’t think my postman likes me.
I was mailing some photographs to my cousin — yes, we used to do this in the days before digital and yes, I am a dinosaur! anyway… — and on the envelope I had printed – PHOTOGRAPHS DO NOT BEND.
He folded the envelope in half and wrote on the outside, “Oh yes they do.”
February 3, 2026
Senior Network Engineer: I tell my Network Manager, if I say I’ll do something, consider it done. She doesn’t have to remind me every six months.
February 1, 2026
Concerned that his son was spending too much time on video games, the dad told him, “When Abe Lincoln was your age, he was studying books by the light of the fireplace.”
“Oh yeah?” the video gamer son retorts. “Well, when Abe Lincoln was your age, he was President of the United States.”
January 30, 2026
Network Manager: Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue.
January 29, 2026
An astronaut in space was asked by a reporter, “How do you feel?”
“How would you feel,” the astronaut replied, “if you were stuck here, on top of thousands or even millions of parts, each one supplied by the lowest bidder?”
January 27, 2026
Data Center Communications
The Network Manager says, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
The Corporate General Counsel writes, “Insofar as manifestations of functional deficiencies are agreed by any and all concerned parties to be imperceivable, and are so stipulated, it is incumbent upon said heretofore mentioned parties to exercise the deferment of otherwise pertinent maintenance procedures.”
January 24, 2026
CIO: The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.
January 23, 2026
Rules for Buying Gifts for Network Engineers
Rule #1: When in doubt – buy him a cordless drill. It does not matter if he already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to complain. As a Network Engineers, you can never have too many cordless drills. No one knows why.
Rule #2: If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the word ratchet or socket in it. Network Engineers love saying those two words. “Hey George, can I borrow your ratchet?” “OK. By-the-way, are you through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?” Again, no one knows why.
Rule #3: If you are really, really broke, buy him anything for his car. A 99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of de-icer or something to hang from his rear view mirror. Network Engineers love gifts for their cars. No one knows why.
Rule #4: You can buy Network Engineers new remote controls to replace the ones they have worn out. If you have a lot of money buy your man a big-screen TV with the little picture in the corner. Watch him go wild as he flips, and flips, and flips.
Rule #5: Buy Network Engineers label makers. They are almost as good as cordless drills. Within a couple of weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere. “Socks. Shorts. Cups. Saucers. Door. Lock. Sink.” You get the idea. No one knows why.
Rule #6: Never buy a Network Engineer anything that says “some assembly required” on the box. It will ruin his Special Day and he will always have parts left over.
Rule #7: Network Engineers enjoy danger. That’s why they never cook-but they will barbecue. Get him a monster barbecue with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell him the gas line leaks. “Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a hamburger?”
Rule #8: Network Engineers love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a chainsaw. If you don’t know why-please refer to Rule #5 and what happens when he gets a label maker.
Rule #9: It’s hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminum extension ladder. Never buy a real Network Engineers a step ladder. It must be an extension ladder. No one knows why.
Rule #10: Rope. Network Engineers love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at least The Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8″ manila rope. No one knows why.
January 20, 2026
Our Network Manager is going to fire the network engineer with the worst posture.
I have a hunch it might be me.
January 18, 2026
A student Machine Learning engineer in our Data Center got engaged. On the first day she wore her ring, none of the other women in the office even noticed.
Finally, in sheer and total exasperation, she said, “Wow! It’s so warm in here today, I think I’ll take off my ring.”
January 15, 2026
WARNING, CAUTION, DANGER, AND BEWARE!
Gullibility Virus Spreading over the Internet!
The Institute for the Investigation of Irregular Internet Phenomena announced today that many Internet users are becoming infected by a new virus that causes them to believe without question every groundless story, legend, and dire warning that shows up on the internet.
The Gullibility Virus, as it is called, apparently makes people believe and share copies of silly hoaxes relating to all kinds of topics. “These are not just people who follow all advice found in horoscopes,” a spokesman said. “Most are otherwise normal people, who would laugh at the same stories if told to them by a stranger on a street corner.”
However, once these same people become infected with the Gullibility Virus, they believe anything they read on the Internet. One weeping victim reported, “When I first heard about those things, I just accepted them without question. After all, there were dozens of other people believing it, so I thought the virus must be true.”
Now, however, she is spreading the word. “Challenge and check whatever you read,” she says. Internet users are urged to examine themselves for symptoms of the virus, which include the following: The willingness to believe improbable stories without thinking; The urge to share multiple copies of such stories with others; A lack of desire to take three minutes to check to see if a story is true.
D.S. is an example of someone recently infected. He told one reporter, “I read somewhere that the major ingredient in almost all shampoos makes your hair fall out, so I’ve stopped using shampoo.” Anyone with symptoms like these is urged to seek help immediately.
Experts recommend that at the first feelings of gullibility, Internet users rush to their favorite search engine or LLM and look up the item tempting them to thoughtless credence. Most hoaxes, legends, and tall tales have been widely discussed and exposed by the Internet community.
Lastly, as a public service, Internet users can help stamp out the Gullibility Virus by reminding others what to watch out for.
For every unbelievable message you share with some unsuspecting person, the Home for the Hopelessly Gullible will donate ten cents to itself.
January 13, 2026
Our Network Engineering Intern was sitting on the toilet in the Data Center main restroom. He sees written on the stall door:
“Congratulations! You’ve won one free game of Toilet Tennis! Look Left.”
The aspiring Network Engineer looked left and it read: “Look Right.”
He looked right and it read: “Look Left.”
January 11, 2026
Telecom Systems Management Strategic Guide
Lisa had a serious phone problem. But unlike most people she did something about it.
A brand-new hotel opened nearby and had acquired almost the same telephone number as her. From the moment the hotel opened, she was besieged by calls not for her.
Since she had the same phone number for years, she felt that she had a case to persuade the hotel management to change its number.
Naturally, the management refused, claiming that it would confuse their customers. The phone company was not helpful, either. A number was a number, and just because a customer was getting someone else’s calls 24 hours a day didn’t make it responsible.
After her pleas fell on deaf ears, Lisa decided to take matters into her own hands. At 9 o’clock the phone rang. Someone from Memphis was calling the hotel and asked for a room for the following Tuesday. She said, “No problem. How many nights?”
A few hours later Dallas checked in. A secretary wanted a suite with two bedrooms for a week. Emboldened, Lisa said the Presidential Suite on the 10th floor was available for $700 a night. The secretary said that she would take it and asked if the hotel wanted a deposit. “No, that won’t be necessary,” Lisa said. “We trust you.”
The next day was a busy one for Lisa. In the morning, she booked an electric appliance manufacturers’ convention for Memorial Day weekend, a college prom and a class reunion.
She turned on her answering machine during lunchtime, but her biggest challenge came in the afternoon when a mother called to book the ballroom for her daughter’s wedding in June. Lisa assured the woman that it would be no problem and asked if she would be providing the flowers or if she wanted the hotel to take care of it.
The mother said that she would prefer the hotel to handle the floral arrangements. Then the question of valet parking came up. Once again Lisa was helpful. “There’s no charge for valet parking, but we always recommend that the client tips the drivers.”
Within a few months, the hotel was a disaster area. People kept showing up for weddings, reunions and birthday parties and were all told there were no such events.
Lisa had her final revenge when she read that the hotel might be sold. Her phone rang, and an executive from a different hotel chain said, “We’re prepared to negotiate a price with you for the hotel.”
Lisa replied. “Sounds good, I’ve got one condition: You have to change the phone number.”
January 9, 2026
Video Gamer: Don’t hate yourself in the morning — sleep till noon.
January 8, 2026
Things not to say at a Data Center Network Engineer job interview:
1. “I’ll work so hard you won’t even know I’m there.”
2. “I’ll need all my paid vacation time up front so I’ll be rested when I start.”
3. “You can’t turn me down because I smell bad. You have to have a reason.”
4. “When do we eat?”
5. “Can I bring my goat to the company daycare center?”
January 6, 2026
I saw a documentary on how server racks and workstations are kept together. Riveting!
January 2, 2026
Although a bright and able Network Manager at a sprawling Data Center, my husband is almost completely helpless when faced with even the simplest domestic chore.
One day, in exasperation, I pointed out to him that our friend, Betty had taught her husband Frank, to cook, sew and do laundry, and that if anything ever happened to Betty, Frank would be able to care for himself.
Then I said, “What would you do if anything happened to me?”
After considering that possibility for a moment, my techie husband said happily, “I’d move in with Frank.”