I was just called by a marketing company in Mumbai. The poor man, who could barely speak english was calling to see if I would like a better mobile phone package.
Obviously I didn't, but due to a technical glitch I failed to get cut off when I didn't hang up on him (my preferred technique is to ask them to repeat everything they say and leave them talking to an empty line while I make a cup of tea).
I spent about ten minutes listening to him make the same call to other poor sods around the country, and to their various amusingly rude replies....
Then I got bored...... and spent the next thirty minutes moaning "mmm, he's a cake lover", "do you want to buy a phone made from cake? " over the top of his sales pitch.
Occasionally he calls his supervisor to try and solve the mystery voice on the line, at which point I go quiet for a bit, before resuming the cake love in different silly voices when the coast is clear.
The results have been hilarious and I have practically broken my ribs stifling laughs.
But I am feeling a bit sorry for him now. Am I evil?
Friday, 23 May 2008
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Are you not working at the moment?
Seriously though, that's great. I have also tried the "Could, you give me more detail?" trick whilst going to make some toast. She was still there when I got back.
No, still not bloody working. Have had plenty of numeracy tests, interviews and group assessments though. Bastards.
I've finished decorating the house and have resorted to more puerile ways to entertain myself, as you can see.
My Dad once kept a home insulations guy on the phone for hours thinking he was making a sale.
When he finally asked "what is your house insulated with at the moment sir" my Dad just said "fur" and refused to back down until he had been give a reasonable cost comparison of foam insulation against bear fur.
That's great. We had a really annoying guy come round and take up most of a Saturday morning trying to sell us a spray-on coating for our brickwork. I should have said "Sorry, we're going to cover it in fur" and shown him the door...
Yes you are evil - but very funny as well and that makes up for a lot.
Evil, yet ingenious...
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