Karl, I'm so sorry for your loss.
No power in the 'verse can stop me.
River ,'War Stories'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jun 13, 2012 10:53:29 am PDT #9530 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sophia Brooks - Jun 13, 2012 10:53:33 am PDT #9531 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am so sorry, Karl.
"unwrap the kimono" sounds both sexist and rascist, even if it isn't. How about unwrap the HoHo or something? I love to unwrap my Ho Hos and eat each layer separately.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2012 10:55:23 am PDT #9532 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Still haven't seen Blonde...
But I'm not giving my fancard back.
Amy - Jun 13, 2012 10:57:33 am PDT #9533 of 30001
Because books.
Well, now I want a HoHo.
ita, you don't have to see all of Blonde! Even just the kimono scene is enough.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2012 10:57:56 am PDT #9534 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Karl, I am very sorry for your loss.
I don't think being a telemarketer means you should be treated badly, but I also don't think it means I have to listen.
This. After two polite no-thank-yous from me, if they keep pushing, I say, "Good-bye," and hang up.
I pretty much interrupt their initial spiel, say "No, thank you" politely, and hang up. Not to be a dick, but because I figure it's their job, and I'm clearly not going to make them a sale, so the faster they can move on to another call that might make them a sale, the more odds they have of succeeding.
Jessica - Jun 13, 2012 10:59:07 am PDT #9535 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I pretty much interrupt their initial spiel, say "No, thank you" politely, and hang up. Not to be a dick, but because I figure it's their job, and I'm clearly not going to make them a sale, so the faster they can move on to another call that might make them a sale, the more odds they have of succeeding.
This is my reasoning as well. Though I'll admit hanging up on people is less satisfying now that I have a touchscreen phone.
Jesse - Jun 13, 2012 11:12:16 am PDT #9536 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's my reasoning, and I've been a telemarketer. It's only embarrassing on that side because you don't know they've hung up half the time, so you keep going in your spiel. So I say "I'm going to hang up now, thanks" first.
le nubian - Jun 13, 2012 11:17:52 am PDT #9537 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I recall getting a telemarketer call several years ago where the person was obviously reading a script with my first name peppered throughout. He mispronounced my first name something like 30 times during his fast-paced spiel. I do not have a name that is difficult to pronounce. 2 syllables (3 if I want to be fancy). I have never had anyone mispronounce it unless they were not a native English speaker or were really small children. It would be like mispronouncing Heather or Melissa.
Not this guy. I actually listened to his whole spiel because by the 5th different mispronunciation, I had to hear the rest. I was openly laughing 30 seconds in.
Polgara - Jun 13, 2012 11:19:43 am PDT #9538 of 30001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
For ita (don't know if you've seen this yet): [link]
Ouise - Jun 13, 2012 11:20:58 am PDT #9539 of 30001
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
I need networking advice. My sister is applying for a job (administrative assistant at a magazine). A friend of mine from high school is art director of a sister magazine and used to work on this magazine.
It seems obvious that I should get in touch with the high school friend - but what do I ask her for?