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Article #2781Re: Telemarketers
From: dave saltz
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 01:48
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 01:48
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"Howard S Shubs" <howard@shubs.net> wrote : > In article <D89V6.160049$oc7.9248343@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com>, > webmaster@tarotbygin.com (Troy Young) wrote: > > > subscriptions, places like Radio Shack that ask you for all kinds of personal > > details just to buy a pack of batteries that you're paying cash for....all of > > Back in the days when RS used to insist on getting this information, I'd just > feed 'em BS: > > Droid: Can I have your name please? > > Me: No. > > Droid: Then I can't sell to you. > > Me: Oh. In that case, my name is Cash. Johnny Cash. > > Droid, with a grin on his face: And your street address? > > Me: 1234 Onion Street > > Droid: city and state? > > Me: Nowhereville, East Virginia. > > Droid: thank you sir, have a nice day... I always used to tell them my dad worked for the CIA and I wasn't allowed to give out that information. Until I found out that the droids got "bonuses" for everyone they got to give info, now I just laugh and tell them "Um, no." dave
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1130cb,ae4b598f77488f25 X-Google-Attributes: gid1130cb,public X-Google-Thread: 104ad1,ae4b598f77488f25 X-Google-Attributes: gid104ad1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-11 19:50:25 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!enews.sgi.com!pln-w!spln!dex!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com!enews3 From: "dave saltz" <dave@address.intentionally.munged> Newsgroups: ne.general,dfw.general Subject: Re: Telemarketers Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:48:52 -0400 Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com Lines: 40 Message-ID: <9g3se802380@enews3.newsguy.com> References: <howard-0AFFF1.16554209062001@enews.newsguy.com> <OQ2V6.38568$Uo3.1303465@news6.giganews.com> <3B24C358.ED6D1DE@ticnet.com> <3b26157a.493966051@news.gte.net> <tia6hcgfghoa11@corp.supernews.com> <D89V6.160049$oc7.9248343@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com> <howard-968902.20233611062001@enews.newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: p-192.newsdawg.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2481.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2481.0000