Posted by parsingtime on January 28, 2009
Hi is this Shanna?
No. You have the wrong number.
Is this 555-555-5555?
Yes, it is.
I’m calling because you have been selected to received a free $1000 online shopping spree.
You called yesterday and I asked you to take me off your calling list.
But Ma’am. This is a free shopping spree and I would hate for you to miss out on this opportunity.
Nothing is ever free. There is always a catch. I want to be taken of your list.
No catch Ma’am. As a valued customer of Visa we are giving you this shopping spree.
I don’t own a Visa. I want to speak to your supervisor.
Do you own an Mastercard or American Express?
Please take me off your list. I’m not interested. What company do you work for anyway?
Publishers something or other (I can’t remember exactly). We are giving you a free shopping spree.
I’M. NOT. INTERESTED. Please take me off your list.
But Ma’am…
I would like to speak to your supervisor RIGHT. NOW.
Okay, Ma’am I’ll take you off our list.
I get really annoyed when I specifically ask to be taken off a calling list and they insist on calling me day after day. I get whatever the phone version is of Road Rage.
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Posted by parsingtime on January 28, 2009
Husband has a secret from me. He told me he had a secret from me so that he could take the torture of knowing he had a secret and transfer it to me. Now I’m tortured into wanting what the secret is. It is some sort of surprise…probably for my birthday but Valentines Day is also coming up and as he so kindly reminded me our anniversary is in seven months. He did that to annoy me.
My ability to deduce though leads me to believe this is a birthday surprise. I think it is a birthday surprise because we aren’t big Valentines Day people (Husband will randomly come home with a CD I’ve been wanting or Champagne and cupcakes or something similar and those moments are more romantic than sitting at a restaurant with a million other couples, in my opinion) and our anniversary seems way too far out. He isn’t that good of a planner.
I would like to take this time to remind Husband that last year he tried to plan a surprise for my birthday and I ended up agreeing to travel for work that week, completely ruining the surprise (a trip to Montreal). So Husband, don’t forget that surprises can back fire on you.
Also, writing this post might back fire on me…I mean if it is a good surprise I’m going to have to tell the internet and recant.
No pressure or anything.
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