Here’s a joke I came across on Plastic. I think. Unfortunately, it was several days ago, very late at night. I only e-mailed myself the joke and now I can’t find its author to credit it. Oh well, he probably wasn’t the originator anyway. Sorry, Unknown Programmer Joke Person.

A programmer goes to his insurance agent, and says, “I’m so glad that I have a policy with you, something terrible has happened — my house just burned down! But I have full coverage with your agency, and I’d like to file a claim.”

The agent says, “Well then, let’s have a look at your policy…” and rummages in his files.

After a moment, he pulls out a document, and reads a bit of it. His brow knits in concern, and he says “I’m sorry, we can’t cover your claim.”

“But I have full Fire and Flood coverage!” cries the programmer in disbelief.

The agent replies: “Yes, that’s your problem. You need Fire or Flood coverage.”