If you call me

lumberjim · 02-22-2007, 10:48 AM

finish eating whatever the fuck is in your mouth before you dial! and don't continue to put stuff in there while we talk. gah!

SquadRat1 · 02-22-2007, 11:06 AM

YES I agree!! Although I do the opposite when a telemarketer calls. I make sure my mouth is full!! Or I drink something...

Shawnee123 · 02-22-2007, 11:23 AM

(chomp chomp slurp gulp)

ok, I'll stop calling you when I'm eating (slurp chomp gulp snort)

monster · 02-22-2007, 11:26 AM

I find "are you eating or giving a blow job" quite an effective mouth emptier. Especially when it's my children calling.

Undertoad · 02-22-2007, 11:34 AM

Until the day when you get back the reply, "Mmm Mmnnn mn Mmuuhhh Mmuhhhh!"

Sheldonrs · 02-22-2007, 11:47 AM

I ALWAYS tell the caller to call back when they are done eating and then I hang up before they can reply.

bluecuracao · 02-22-2007, 11:59 AM

Well I'm eating right now, so you won't be getting a call from me, sir.

lumberjim · 02-22-2007, 12:46 PM

Thanks for that. it had occured to me shortly after i posted this thread that i might get a string of prank, food stuffed calls from those who know where i work. my ext is 2308, btw.....just so no one calls the operator and asks to speak to 'lumberjim'

Shawnee123 · 02-22-2007, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

Thanks for that. it had occured to me shortly after i posted this thread that i might get a string of prank, food stuffed calls from those who know where i work. my ext is 2308, btw.....just so no one calls the operator and asks to speak to 'lumberjim'

Should I call you Al?

Elspode · 02-22-2007, 12:58 PM

Wouldn't most of us just call and ask to talk to Jinx' husband?

Spexxvet · 02-22-2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Until the day when you get back the reply, "Mmm Mmnnn mn Mmuuhhh Mmuhhhh!"

Especially if it's her son. Not that there's anything wrong with that...:p

02-22-2007, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquadRat1

YES I agree!! Although I do the opposite when a telemarketer calls. I make sure my mouth is full!! Or I drink something...

I used to work on the phone... you people have NO IDEA.

Why don't people just hang-up on telemarketers? If you don't like them, don't like talking to them, just hang-up... it hurts my damn head!
My Dad: "Who was that?"
Me" "Telemarketer"
"You didn't say anything, you just hung-up"
"Yeah? I don't like talking to telemarketers, don't think it should be legal. Got nothing to say."
"But, but... you just hung-up"
"...aaannnnd?"
"I could never do that"

Then I have a tiny aneurysm.

monster · 02-22-2007, 01:10 PM

I hear ya rk.

When I was a student I used to do market research by phone -I'd rather people just hung up if they're not interested. I got paid by the hour not the survey, but the more I got done, the more likely I was to get more work. You're not interested then I'm not interested lets hang up and move on. Since doing that i'm more likely to do a phone interview, but if you're selling something, I'm just hanging up. We don't really get any sales calls since we went on the do not call list. We're ex-directory too, although by accident rather than choice!

Spexxvet · 02-22-2007, 01:17 PM

These people are just trying to make a living - annoyingly, I grant you. I listen, say "no, thank you", they usually try to overcome an objection, I say "no, thank you. Goodbye", and that's that. Why be mean or rude?

When the phone companies were all competing for business, I would always embellish my existing plan, and the knuckleheads would come up with some outrageous counter-offer. I got my phone bill reduced by about 70% over 3 months, just by taking the next best offer that came down the road. :p

Spexxvet · 02-22-2007, 01:19 PM

Oh, and I once was solicited to buy lightbulbs. I lied that I was going into the service the very next day. The sales person recommended that I buy some for my parents. I lied, telling her that I was going into the military because my parents died in a tragic car accident. Her response was "oh....goodbye"

02-22-2007, 10:48 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	If you call me finish eating whatever the fuck is in your mouth before you dial! and don't continue to put stuff in there while we talk. gah! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-22-2007, 11:23 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	(chomp chomp slurp gulp) ok, I'll stop calling you when I'm eating (slurp chomp gulp snort) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-22-2007, 11:26 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I find "are you eating or giving a blow job" quite an effective mouth emptier. Especially when it's my children calling. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-22-2007, 11:47 AM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I ALWAYS tell the caller to call back when they are done eating and then I hang up before they can reply. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

02-22-2007, 12:46 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Thanks for that. it had occured to me shortly after i posted this thread that i might get a string of prank, food stuffed calls from those who know where i work. my ext is 2308, btw.....just so no one calls the operator and asks to speak to 'lumberjim' __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-22-2007, 11:06 AM	#2
SquadRat1 Caste-Away Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 48	YES I agree!! Although I do the opposite when a telemarketer calls. I make sure my mouth is full!! Or I drink something...

02-22-2007, 11:34 AM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Until the day when you get back the reply, "Mmm Mmnnn mn Mmuuhhh Mmuhhhh!"

02-22-2007, 11:59 AM	#7
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Well I'm eating right now, so you won't be getting a call from me, sir.

02-22-2007, 12:58 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Wouldn't most of us just call and ask to talk to Jinx' husband? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-22-2007, 01:10 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I hear ya rk. When I was a student I used to do market research by phone -I'd rather people just hung up if they're not interested. I got paid by the hour not the survey, but the more I got done, the more likely I was to get more work. You're not interested then I'm not interested lets hang up and move on. Since doing that i'm more likely to do a phone interview, but if you're selling something, I'm just hanging up. We don't really get any sales calls since we went on the do not call list. We're ex-directory too, although by accident rather than choice! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-22-2007, 01:17 PM	#14
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	These people are just trying to make a living - annoyingly, I grant you. I listen, say "no, thank you", they usually try to overcome an objection, I say "no, thank you. Goodbye", and that's that. Why be mean or rude? When the phone companies were all competing for business, I would always embellish my existing plan, and the knuckleheads would come up with some outrageous counter-offer. I got my phone bill reduced by about 70% over 3 months, just by taking the next best offer that came down the road. :p __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

02-22-2007, 01:19 PM	#15
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Oh, and I once was solicited to buy lightbulbs. I lied that I was going into the service the very next day. The sales person recommended that I buy some for my parents. I lied, telling her that I was going into the military because my parents died in a tragic car accident. Her response was "oh....goodbye" __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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