Last Holdout Cries Uncle

[El Presidente]

I still have one, but the only people who call are companies telling me I've had a car accident or Indians from the "Microsoft technical department"" calling to let me know there's an issue with my computer. Those are normally quite fun. We never really use it to make calls though.

Bizarrely, If I want the broadband, and the cable (which i do) then they would charge me extra if I cancelled the phone service... so I save around £50 a year by keeping the landline.

Unfortunately I need the landline for my broadband service.

Yeah, BT said they wouldn't give us broadband without the landline so we're stuck with it.

 

[Deleted User]

I still have one, but the only people who call are companies telling me I've had a car accident or Indians from the "Microsoft technical department"" calling to let me know there's an issue with my computer. Those are normally quite fun. We never really use it to make calls though.

I don't get those calls very often, but when I do I like to play with them. The last person got very irate indeed, and said I was wasting his time.
Mission accomplished!

 

[lunatic59]

I don't get those calls very often, but when I do I like to play with them. The last person got very irate indeed, and said I was wasting his time.
Mission accomplished!

Is that all? I usually irritate them to the point of questioning my lineage and suggesting it was from my mother being too friendly with farm animals. (My mother would have laughed at the proposition, God rest her soul.)

One of my favorites was:

Caller: "Hello, this is Robert from Microsoft. We have detected a cum-pooter virus on your cum-pooter."

Me: "Oh dear. That sounds bad."

Caller: "Are you in front of your cum-pooter?"

Me: "No, I'm behind it. Should I get in front of it?"

Caller: "Yes."

Me: "Okay, I'm in front of my computer now."

Caller: "What's on the screen?"

Me: "Dust."

Caller: "I mean, can you see the desktop?"

Me: "No. It's not turned on. Should I turn it on?"

Caller: "Yes."

Me: "Okay, it's on."

Caller: "What's on the screen?"

Me: "The Apple logo."

Caller: "F%^&% YOU!"

 

[Deleted User]

Brilliant. I think I'll print that off and use it as a script for my next one.