Favourite styles of making your 'acting up' system submit.

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[*] Mouse. Beating it into submission.
[*] Fingering or slapping side of monitor.
[*] Threatening system with fist/nearest large object.
[*] Bashing keyboard with rigid fingers.
[*] Smacking keyboard against desk.
[*] Shouting at system, liberally comparing it to excrement.
[*] Pleading with it nicely while your left eye-lid twitches.
[*] Banging your head onto keyboard.

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One day I'll actually complete the construction of a poll without making some dufus mistake :d

:puts laptop in oven:

I have to say that i do a combination of things..

Beating, Bashing, Shouting, And Comparing..

[SavageParrot]

Did you ever try sweet talk to make it 'feel better' or was that just me? Please tell me it wasn't just me

sweet talk it? i swear under my breath, cuz it might be listening.. shh
my dad's seen me punching the keys or banging the mouse up and down a bit too

you forgot the ever popular "Aim N' Flame" and lighter fluid trick.

[ShipWreck]

i just see it flying out the window if i break it i can't play

All I know is that if computers weren't so damned expensive, I would have several piles of smashed scrap metal, hardware and printed circuit boards that used to be all of my machines...