No, I mean one of the Dominican candidates (the eventual winner of the presidential elections here, held in May 15th). He hired an American firm to do the cold-calling, so the area code presented was from Florida, I think.
No, I mean one of the Dominican candidates (the eventual winner of the presidential elections here, held in May 15th). He hired an American firm to do the cold-calling, so the area code presented was from Florida, I think.
We miss you Mike.
Nice to know that there are some things that we can still do the best. At annoying people over the phone during inconvenient times of the day, we're number one!Originally Posted by User Name?
- From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.
What grinds my gears is the way different serial killers of different races are portrayed. The Guy who shot up the nightclub is a terrorist (which he was, Isis affiliated, etc), Freddie Gray was a thug (sure, he was, he had an arrested record longer than Jerry Sandusky had rape victims), yet the guy who killed Christina Grimmie was considered "mentally ill" and that's only logical he would do something like that. he isn't a serial killer sack of shit, he was a mentally disturbed something who fucked up.
No, all of these people who kill for no logical reason are all the same. Fucking scum.
Caller ID is a wonderful tool.
Or you can have some fun with them. On those rare occasions when I have been suckered into picking up the phone with one of these types of calls, I might say something like "I can't do that, I have a cat". Throws them off their script every time and is especially good with callers from India.
My favorite one was years ago back when the long distance companies were competing for your business (this was before cellphones). One of them called one day and told me they could give me 10 cents a minute (or what ever it was). So I let him go on for a while and then asked him to confirm that he was going to give me 10 cents a minute for long distance calls. He said yes. So I asked him how I collected the 10 cents a minute? Will you send me a check weekly or monthly or how? The silence was golden.
The Yankees could go 0-162 and it wouldn't be enough
If I don't recognize the number, I don't pick up the phone. The problem is, these calls from the candidates are all automated recordings and they leave lengthy messages on my answering machine, which I have to listen to while it's being recorded.
It's interesting to note that calls from one politician come from several different phone numbers with different area codes and different names, like they're going to fool me into picking up the phone.
Nope. And I don't answer the door either unless I'm expecting someone.
My former fiancee and I used to strip when we saw a door-to-door religious shill or a salesman coming up the sidewalk, and then answer the door and act like he just interrupted us in the middle of having sex. A couple times we'd actually start doing it (or at least simulating it) on the couch in front of the window. They couldn't see everything, but they could see enough that they decided to turn around and skip our address.
- From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.
I don't blame them for skipping the address if they saw even the silhouette of your naked ass.
We miss you Mike.
I know a shit load about telemarketing.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Please tell me you weren't a telemarketer.
- From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.
Worthy of a signature.
Priorities:
1. Yankees lose
2. Red Sox win
I owned a business where advertising expenses went through the roof. As Much as I hate telemarketing, I gave it a shot.
I took classes on the subject and followed all the Federal and state regulations to the T. I never broke the law and I always maintained an opt-out choice and do not call list.
I became pretty knowledgeable. So much so, a company that made telemarketing computers asked me to sell for them.
My advise to anyone who does not want to deal with telemarketing is to get onto the National Do Not Call List with all of your numbers.
Also, when you answer your phone and say "Hello", and then hear a silence for a few seconds, this is the time it takes an Autodialer or Predictive Dialer to recognize your response and transfer you to the next option ( usually a live agent ). When you sense this silence immediately hang up. Unfortunately it will do nothing to prevent the company from calling you again. To achieve that you must stay on the line and request addition to the Do Not Call List. Of course, that is if that company is playing by the rules and has a list!
Here is a tidbit.
Non-Profits and Politicians can dial away without restrictions.
They don't even have to maintain a do not call list, as I remember.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Fuck my allergies right now.
saying good bye to my old dog today - my old friend
Sorry to hear it.
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