My coworker and I are programmers. He just explained a bizarre issue he is having with his machine to see if I have any suggestions.

Me: “Yeah, that’s bizarre. Sorry, I have no clue why it would do that. Have you tried turning it off and on?”

The error in question is the sort that we both know is not going to be fixed by rebooting a machine. It’s just a common joke in the office when we don’t know why something is happening.

Coworker: “Oh, of course! Why didn’t I think of that? That will fix everything!”

Me: “Ahh, yes. Turning it off and on — the solution to all of life’s problems.”

Coworker: “Well, most of them. So far, it hasn’t helped me get a date. I mean, with a face like mine, I’m pretty good at turning women off, but I haven’t figured out how to turn them on again afterward yet.”