Fun_People Archive
18 Aug
Re: Getting rid of pesky phone salespeople.

Date: Fri, 18 Aug 95 17:05:53 -0700
From: Peter Langston <psl>
To: Fun_People
Subject: Re: Getting rid of pesky phone salespeople.

Forwarded-by: bostic@bsdi.com (Keith Bostic)
Forwarded-by: Margo Seltzer <margo@eecs.harvard.edu
Forwarded-by: andy@pathfinder.cbr.com (Andrew Liu)
From: Ben Bonham <ben@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>

I was just stepping into the shower this morning when my SO handed me the
phone, telling me it was someone from a long distance company.  I was eager
to get into the shower; my conversation went like this:

Me:  Hello?
Him: Hello, sir.  I'm from <Major long distance carrier>.  How would
     you like to save money off your long distance calling?
Me:  If I told you that I was very happy with my current carrier, would
     that preclude any further conversation?
Him: Actually, no, sir.  I have to hear a certain number of "no's" before
     I let you go.
Me:  No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Him: Have a nice day, sir. <Click>

© 1995 Peter Langston