Phone Call of the Day

[hummingwolf]

Me: Hello?

Him: Hello?

Me: Yes, hello.

Him: Yes, may I speak to Mr. [my father's name]?

Me: I'm afraid he's not available. May I ask who's calling?

Him: Oh, I'm, uh, is Mrs. [my father's name] available?

Me: I'm afraid she's not available either. May I ask why you're calling?

Him: I'm [name], a paid caller calling on behalf of Concerned Women for America. When do you think they might be available?

Me: I'm afraid they won't be. They're dead.

Him: Oh. Is there some better time I could call to speak to them?


Oh, those fine upstanding men of Concerned Women for America never fail to let me down. In fairness, this man did say he was just a paid caller calling on their behalf--but one does get the feeling that he fits right in.

Comments

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

>Him: Oh. Is there some better time I could call to speak to them?

......duhhhh. did he really SAY that? score none for the religious right. :(

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes he did. This is why I had to get online immediately after hanging up the phone, just so I could share the conversation with you all.
:-)

get their number

[mynn-sanity.livejournal.com]

Tell them you'll have your parents call you back.

Or keep the number of a local psychic handy.

Re: get their number

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I didn't think about the psychic until it was too late. Here's hoping I remember to do better in the future!

[lizjonesbooks.livejournal.com]

Heeeeeee!!!!!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Some conversations just have to be shared. :-)

[bearybipolar.livejournal.com]

That's a scream!

My mother-in-law who passed on in 2002 still gets mail from Christian Science charities at our old house though she never lived there.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

It amazes me that people still try to sell things to my parents after all these years. At least I'm not getting mail for my grandparents anymore!

?

[bearybipolar.livejournal.com]

are you living in your grandparents house?

Re: ?

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Nope, the house where I rent is one nobody in my family has ever lived in besides me. That doesn't stop the junk mail and telemarketers from following me, though!

[paradigm-palace.livejournal.com]

If that wasn't so utterly sad then I would LOL :-)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

It may be sad, but I laughed anyway!