Thursday 12 October 2006 — This is 18 years old. Be careful.
The following is an actual conversation that occurred tonight between me and a stranger on the telephone.
(phone rings)
Me: Hello?
Him: (longish pause, giving away the commercial nature of the call)
Him: Good evening sir, would you be willing to help me with a short survey about electricity use? It will only take two minutes.
Me: (reluctantly) OK.
Him: Thank you, now, um, just a minute, .. Uh, my computer seems to have frozen.
Me: (chuckling on the inside)
Him: Um, I’m having a little difficulty right now. Can I call you back?
Me: (rolling my eyes, knowing I won’t pick up the phone next time) Sure.
Him: Great. What’s your telephone number?
Me: (in disbelief, hangs up the phone) [Click]
Comments
>: Plus, it is Friday 13th!!
Besides, they literally don't know the numbers being called. They are hooked to random numbers from an outside dialing service, often.
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