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“The only problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back” is a jocular saying about troubleshooting. “The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back” was cited on a bumper sticker in 1989. Authorship of the saying is unknown.

“What’s the difference between an American and a computer?”/“An American doesn’t have troubleshooting” and “Why don’t developers carry guns?”/“They have troubleshooting” are other troubleshooting sayings.

26 December 1989, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, “Sea of requests floods mailbox” by Allen Rose, pg. E1:
Bumper sticker on Merritt Island: “The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.”

Google Books
Linux Companion for System Administrators
By Jochen Hein
Harlow, England: Addison-Wesley
1999
Pg. 461:
The only trouble with troubleshooting is that the trouble shoots back.
Anonymous troubleshooter

Google Books
Perl Power!:
A jumpstart guide to programming in Perl 5
By Michael Schilli
Reading, MA: Addison Wesley
1999
Pg. 140:
“The trouble with troubleshooting is that the trouble shoots back”,

uTest (Software Testing Blog)
16 Great Quotes For Software Testers
Posted on 01/14/2011 in Testing Trends by Mike Brown
Presented without further comment, in no particular order:

“The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.” – Author Unknown

Mae West
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Mae West: Trouble Shoots Back
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In “Courting Mae West,” Texas Guinan [vividly portrayed in NYC during The Fresh Fruit Fest in July 2008 by Eileen Glenn] visits Mae West [dynamically portrayed in July 2008 by Yvonne Sayers] backstage at the Royale Theatre on 1 October 1928 to warn her about the raid.
• • MAE WEST: Tex, isn’t there a way to trouble-shoot this?
• • TEXAS GUINAN: Honey child, the problem

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