tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post1342115818019012769..comments2023-12-03T20:07:04.781+11:00Comments on Lexicon Harlot: This spay tonightAlexis, Baron von Harlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-26520638590819804392009-07-21T10:14:18.407+10:002009-07-21T10:14:18.407+10:00I had fun reading this post!I had fun reading this post!benauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00143670115220972170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-48200280617181138522009-07-20T09:52:55.673+10:002009-07-20T09:52:55.673+10:00Lexington, how awful. Best get your phonic number ...Lexington, how awful. Best get your phonic number on the "Do not call" register.M L Jassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918911547104202603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-54955728195976522532009-07-13T23:22:06.964+10:002009-07-13T23:22:06.964+10:00By Jove, Doctor, I'm going to use that one abo...By Jove, Doctor, I'm going to use that one about the Sabbath; it's <i>brilliant</i>! A tip o' the hat to your Pater, young lady!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-49156119125456394592009-07-13T09:48:44.598+10:002009-07-13T09:48:44.598+10:00He's a vet, ffs, the big girls blouse should b...He's a vet, ffs, the big girls blouse should be used to cats clawing him.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-43955185138707224882009-07-13T08:07:16.669+10:002009-07-13T08:07:16.669+10:00Try something new, like "Oh, I'm so glad ...Try something new, like "Oh, I'm so glad you rang, I was just about to call you to talk about Jesus/talk about the benefits of organic food/discuss the new internet-integrated potato peeler cum milkshake maker I've invented, could I sign you up first before we get on to your topic?"<br /><br />I've often thought about doing that except it goes clean out of my mind when someone like that rings (which hasn't been often, thank goodness). Should have a script near the phone so I don't forget, see how it works.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-46639294786329416262009-07-12T10:43:53.768+10:002009-07-12T10:43:53.768+10:00Not only is there a little lag when I pick the pho...Not only is there a little lag when I pick the phone up, but if they use the words "Ma'am" or "Mrs (Husband's name") I know it's telemarketing and hang up.<br /><br />I do hear you about the starving students thing, though, and I did it myself when a starving musician, so I don't hate them.Helenhttp://castironbalcony.media2.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-40191089575608039422009-07-12T10:19:34.919+10:002009-07-12T10:19:34.919+10:00Being a technical sort, I have built a wonderful c...Being a technical sort, I have built a wonderful computerised PABX for our household, and programmed it with some unusual features. When a telemarketer perseveres in the face of my obvious indifference, I say "Just a moment - I'll transfer you to the right person who absolutely wants to talk to you!" and put them through to extension *61.<br /><br />I have programmed ext. *61 to fetch some information from the web and feed it through a text-to-speech converter. So the unsuspecting telemarketer is treated to a voice not unlike Steven Hawking reading them the Sydney weather forecast. I believe this can amuse them for some time, but in any case, they rarely ring back.<br /><br />(Hmm: word verfication today is "plexuate", which may describe the effect this has on the victim. Or maybe "perplexuate").<br /><br />NB: I don't do this to market researchers, as a) I have one in the family and b) telephone survey work is a favourite of starving students.Anonymous Boschnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-87867070817744042112009-07-11T21:46:51.929+10:002009-07-11T21:46:51.929+10:00Gosh, hard to imagine a wee cat having to look aft...Gosh, hard to imagine a wee cat having to look after kittens that young. These ones are still such kids, if galloping frantically in circles is any measure.<br /><br />It's easy to speak ill of the telemarketer, but I can imagine telemarketers must hear some extraordinarily abusive/rude/silly/ridiculous things now and then.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-71365141854858582212009-07-11T21:31:52.138+10:002009-07-11T21:31:52.138+10:00What a great blogpost title.
Hope the kits are fe...What a great blogpost title. <br />Hope the kits are feeling chipper soon :-D<br /><br />it is astounding how many of those telemarketers think they can indeed tell us what we should want in the privacy of our own homes, isn't it.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895689949182365454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-47263863762955446932009-07-11T21:17:27.653+10:002009-07-11T21:17:27.653+10:00I've probably mentioned this before elsewhere,...I've probably mentioned this before elsewhere, but my trick is that any phonecall I don't want usually has a little lag between the answering and the start of frantic telemarketing talking... it's when the computer discovers it's found a live one and passes it on to the poor employee. When I hear that little lag, I hang up. It's made Best Beloved give up ringing me with the speakerphone autodial, but other than that, I don't think I've lost anyone important. And I have a lovely quiet life!<br /><br />Commiserations to the kitties, but tell them they'll feel fab in a week or so :) I'm glad you managed it; my first kitty got discovered by the local Tom the week before spayday, and the poor thing had kittens before she was a year old herself.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.com