Digging Up The Daylilies

I know I complain about telemarketers here all the time. Really they're not so much complaints as a way to remember some of the sillier things I encounter at work.

Yesterday I was called 3 times by a window washing company and asked that they take our business number off of the list. Today I was called by them again. The guy was very apologetic and explained that it can take a day to get the number out of the autodialer.

Still, I'm tempted to tell them next time "Thanks, but we don't have any windows. Our entire complex is underground, except for the parking. We have a surface lot and underground living."

I just hung up on a telemarketer and then had to laugh. This was the snarkiest telemarketer I've ever spoken to.

Me: "Good afternoon <snip rest of standard greeting>"
Her: "Hi this is Mary, I'm calling about your copier"
Me: "Can you tell me where you're calling from?"
Her: "My desk"
Me: "And can you tell me what company you are from?"
Her: "Uranus" -- pronounced "Your anus"
Me: "Well in that case you're not my copier supplier, so please don't call me again".

This woman's voice was just so smarmy. I know it was a phishing call, but I have to wonder how the company that hired her expects anyone to buy that she's a legitimate supplier when she talks like that.

Ah well. It made me smile.