Looking over the log book kept by the computer support staff at my office, I noticed several entries stating the problem was PICNIC.

I asked one of the technicians what PICNIC meant.

He laughed as he told me it meant "Problem In Chair, Not In Computer."
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:-) that's usually the case.
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I am not an IT person, but. Had a guy at work yesterday ask me what was wrong with the computer. I took a look when he moved the mouse, then the monitor said "no signal" Looked over and pushed the power button on the tower and wala-- it came on.
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Greg's not only a Dr. of banter, but an IT guru as well!
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I totally agree with the PICNIC acronym :-)
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AKA a PEBCAK error - Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard, or an ID-10-T error... :-)
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This one has many names. The one I know it as is called CKI - chair/keyboard interface.
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I say PICNIC or PEBKAC a lot...

"thanks! what was wrong with the printer?"
"PEBKAC" as I walk away to a puzzled look.
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Yeah, the PICNIC is what I usually refer to as "walking denial of service"
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:-):-)
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PEBKAC! :-)
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At my last company, where I was the closest thing to an IT guru (very scary indeed!), I would tell our AA evertime she called me with a problem that the problem stemmed from a loose nut behind the keyboard. She looked for a nut to tighten for weeks.

I know, I'm going to pay for all of these things I did one day :-) :-) .
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:-):-):-):-)
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I ran into many of these when I did computer work. :-)
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You gotta love that operator error....
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Reminds me of an old joke I heard in the nineties...that ends with the words "tell them you're too f#%&ing stupid to own a computer"! :-)
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