:talking to myself (again):

12.12.2005

Do Not Call

I posted this once before, but I thought it was funny.
It's from ZeFrank.com

1. Use a husky, dirty phone sex voice but ask normal questions about the proposed offer.
“Is it a low interest rate? mmmmm…I like low interest rates…really low…”

2. In an outrageously excited tone: “Thank god you called!!!” Explain that an online psychic told you that your future lover would randomly call disguised as an asshole.

3. Say you are hard of hearing and see how loud they will shout into the phone.

4. Allow the telemarketer to fully explain his offer. When he is finished explain that his company hired you to randomly spot check telemarketers on their performance. Tell him that he did a good job overall, but that he is a bit monotone and needs to fluctuate his tone of voice more to sound convincing. He also should pause longer between sentences, and more clearly pronounce the letter “s”. Tell him you won’t report him if he repeats his speech to you with the appropriate corrections. Repeat.

5. Be incredibly polite as they explain their offer, but make farting noises once in a while and ask whether there is something wrong with the connection.

6. In an annoyed tone cut the telemarketer off mid sentence : “Dan, stop screwing around…we have to get rid of this body fast, did you find a chainsaw or not?”

7. “Congratulations! You’re the 100th caller on the (insert local radio station) Sweet Vacation Giveaway Blast Marathon. You’ve just won a pair of tickets to Negril, Jamaica and the use of Sean Paul’s celebrity vacation house.” Take down her address and send her all of your L.L.Bean catalogues for the rest of your life...after you use them as liner for your cat’s litter box.

8. Flirt.

9. Keep repeating, “I knew you were going to say that…”

10. Stutter on a syllable of an obvious word in a sentence… see how long it takes before he completes the phrase. When he does, get upset, and say “That really hurts my fee…fee… fee… fee…feel…fee… fee… fee…” ad infinitum.

11. Pee on the phone while he’s talking.

12. Mid pitch, stop him and complement him on his wonderful voice. Explain that you are a voiceover scout and might have a breakthrough commercial job for him. Ask if he wouldn’t mind doing a quick test. Ask him to say in a deep husky voice “May cause dizziness, diarrhea, vomiting and shortness of breath. A small number of participants in a recent clinical trial experienced weight loss, irregular clotting, abnormally frequent and/or painful urination and hair loss. Results may vary”

13. Ask how much it would take to get him to stop working as a telemarketer. Start at $1000. Say you are dead serious.

14. Ask if he will be your friend if you sign up.

15. Tie obscure facts about Barbara Streisand to everything thing he says,, “2.3% interest rate? oh my…did you know Barbara was 23 when she filmed Funny Girl…”

16. Every few minutes repeat, “You’re going to have to bear with me, I have a slight short term memory loss problem…who is this again?”

17. “Oh my god, I used to have your job…does Bob still work there (repeat names until you find a match)…which building are you in?” Escalate coincidence until you both realize that you sat in the same chair. Explain that you had to quit work when your genitals mysteriously vanished.

18. Regardless of the offer tell him you’ll take 7. If he asks what you mean say he drives a hard bargain and you’ll take 9, but that’s as far as you’ll go.

19. Every half-minute ask him to hold and pretend to scream at your invalid mother. “You want to use the bathroom??? Well stop whining and get up out of the wheelchair for a change. You just sit there and think about that for a while, mother. Can’t you see I’m on the damn phone?”

20. Forgive him. Tell him you did. Over and over again, until he hangs up. Then secretly take it back.

7 Comments:

  • I like to play an 80's porn riff in the background and pretend that it's phone sex...

    By Blogger Squid Vicious, At December 12, 2005 10:28 AM  

  • Outrageously funny :-)

    By Blogger Yoda, At December 12, 2005 3:24 PM  

  • Haha!!! Loved these tips!

    I do something similar to #6 though... When they call, Mike from AT&T, after he spews out his pitch, I say,

    "John! Stop screwing around! Where are you? You're an hour late! ..........Is that a bar you're at? Who are all those people??? (people in the background in the office)
    "You promised me you'd stop drinking John! I can't believe you're doing this to me again!"

    They either keep insisting that they are really from AT&T, --but ONE guy said,

    "I'm sorry. I know. I can't help it."

    LOVED that one!

    By Blogger ~Deb, At December 12, 2005 3:33 PM  

  • hhhmmm gives me some ideas next time one calls! :)

    By Blogger beadinggalinMS, At December 12, 2005 5:15 PM  

  • I only use a cell phone, and thankfully they aren't calling those yet. Although, I have gotten at least one. I would recommend seeming interested for a bit, and then leaving them on hold. Forever.

    By Blogger Toni, At December 12, 2005 10:44 PM  

  • Extremely funny! I will print them out and put them next to the phone.

    By Blogger Dakota, At December 13, 2005 8:13 AM  

  • I really like #2.
    In an outrageously excited tone: “Thank god you called!!!” Explain that an online psychic told you that your future lover would randomly call disguised as an asshole.

    By Blogger :phil:, At December 13, 2005 7:21 PM  

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