computer says no

== English == === Alternative forms === the computer says no === Etymology === From the British sketch comedy series Little Britain (2004), where it was the catchphrase of the character Carol Beer, a bank worker and later holiday rep and hospital receptionist, who dealt with customer enquiries by typing them into her computer and responding with computer says no. === Pronunciation === === Phrase === computer says no (humorous) Alluding to an attitude where decisions are based solely on the output of a computer system, apparently without using common sense and without any desire to help, especially in customer or public service. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== jobsworth officialism Kafkaesque automation bias