How not to interact with me
Mar. 11th, 2010 01:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiThe phone rings.
Me: This is Adam.
Caller: Hi, my name is Anna, and I'm calling about your subscription to [trade magazine]. I'd like to renew your free subscription, and I just need to confirm your address and answer a few questions.
Me: Sure, but I'm rather busy right now. Can you call back tomorrow?
Caller (without taking a breath): Sir, it will just take a minute, and there are just five questions, and. . .
Me: *click*
Seriously, your free trade magazine isn't worth it. Really. If I need it again, I can go to the website and request it again. At this point, though, you've just chased me away.
Related: I just realized that the classic slasher/comedy flick Student Bodies is finally out on DVD. It features, of course, this great exchange between the school principal and the killer (played by Richard Belzer):
The Breather: Click
Ms. Van Dyke: Did you just hang up?
The Breather: No, I just said "Click."
Me: This is Adam.
Caller: Hi, my name is Anna, and I'm calling about your subscription to [trade magazine]. I'd like to renew your free subscription, and I just need to confirm your address and answer a few questions.
Me: Sure, but I'm rather busy right now. Can you call back tomorrow?
Caller (without taking a breath): Sir, it will just take a minute, and there are just five questions, and. . .
Me: *click*
Seriously, your free trade magazine isn't worth it. Really. If I need it again, I can go to the website and request it again. At this point, though, you've just chased me away.
Related: I just realized that the classic slasher/comedy flick Student Bodies is finally out on DVD. It features, of course, this great exchange between the school principal and the killer (played by Richard Belzer):
The Breather: Click
Ms. Van Dyke: Did you just hang up?
The Breather: No, I just said "Click."