Straight from one of my favorite blogs.
My best friend would do this. Wish I had the guts.
hat tip, Queen of All Evil whom I wish was me in disguise...
Telephone Etiquette
When you call someone and they politely answer their phone with "hello", do not respond with "who's this?". You see, it is very possible that you've dialed the wrong number and the nice person on the other end will instantly think you're a dick.
I don't play well with rude people and I play less well on a Sunday morning. Don't call at 9:00am Sunday morning and greet someone with "WHO'S THIS?" You know what you get back? A snotty non-answer.
Me: Hello.
Caller: Who's this?
Me: The owner of the phone.
Caller: I'm not kidding.
Me: Me neither.
Caller: Is Dana there?
Me: Who's Dana?
Caller: What number did I call?
Me: Are you kidding me?
Caller: ...no?
Me: You aren't sure if you're kidding me?
Caller: ..um...
Me: If you didn't start out so rude and demanding I wouldv'e said "wrong number" politely in the beginning.
Caller: I'm really sorry, I'm having a bad day.
Me: I forgive you. Can I give you some advice?
Caller: Sure.
Me: When you try this number again, say hello and ask for Dana.
Caller: What if it's you again?
Me: Dana still won't be here.
Caller: What is your number?
Me: Why? do you want a date?
Caller : NO, I don't want to disturb you again.
Me : Dude, I'm disturbed anyway.
Caller: Can I tell you the number I was trying to call?
Me: Bingo ! Your'e catching on pretty quick there, young man.
Caller: The number is xxx-xxxx.
Me : Bad news dude.
Caller: Why?
Me: That's my number. Dana doesn't live here.
Caller: (long pause)
Me: You there dude?
Caller : yeah.. I hate women.
Me: Me too
Caller: Aren't you a woman?
Me: Yep
Caller: Why do you hate women?
Me: I don't hate all women, just catty b*tches that give out bad phone numbers at bars.
Caller: Yeah. I guess I should go.
Me : Ok.
Caller: Thanks for being so nice
Me: Dude, this has been a 10 minute wrong phone number call. What do you mean nice? I am a sadistic b*tch.
Caller: Maybe, but I was rude to you so I deserved it.
Me: Very true. Hmmm. You sound like you'd make a good minion.
Caller : A what?
Me: Never mind.
Caller: Thanks again.
Me: No problem dude, have a good one.
Caller : Bye.
Heh. Boy, do I wish I could do this sometimes.
hat tip, Queen of All Evil whom I wish was me in disguise...
Telephone Etiquette
When you call someone and they politely answer their phone with "hello", do not respond with "who's this?". You see, it is very possible that you've dialed the wrong number and the nice person on the other end will instantly think you're a dick.
I don't play well with rude people and I play less well on a Sunday morning. Don't call at 9:00am Sunday morning and greet someone with "WHO'S THIS?" You know what you get back? A snotty non-answer.
Me: Hello.
Caller: Who's this?
Me: The owner of the phone.
Caller: I'm not kidding.
Me: Me neither.
Caller: Is Dana there?
Me: Who's Dana?
Caller: What number did I call?
Me: Are you kidding me?
Caller: ...no?
Me: You aren't sure if you're kidding me?
Caller: ..um...
Me: If you didn't start out so rude and demanding I wouldv'e said "wrong number" politely in the beginning.
Caller: I'm really sorry, I'm having a bad day.
Me: I forgive you. Can I give you some advice?
Caller: Sure.
Me: When you try this number again, say hello and ask for Dana.
Caller: What if it's you again?
Me: Dana still won't be here.
Caller: What is your number?
Me: Why? do you want a date?
Caller : NO, I don't want to disturb you again.
Me : Dude, I'm disturbed anyway.
Caller: Can I tell you the number I was trying to call?
Me: Bingo ! Your'e catching on pretty quick there, young man.
Caller: The number is xxx-xxxx.
Me : Bad news dude.
Caller: Why?
Me: That's my number. Dana doesn't live here.
Caller: (long pause)
Me: You there dude?
Caller : yeah.. I hate women.
Me: Me too
Caller: Aren't you a woman?
Me: Yep
Caller: Why do you hate women?
Me: I don't hate all women, just catty b*tches that give out bad phone numbers at bars.
Caller: Yeah. I guess I should go.
Me : Ok.
Caller: Thanks for being so nice
Me: Dude, this has been a 10 minute wrong phone number call. What do you mean nice? I am a sadistic b*tch.
Caller: Maybe, but I was rude to you so I deserved it.
Me: Very true. Hmmm. You sound like you'd make a good minion.
Caller : A what?
Me: Never mind.
Caller: Thanks again.
Me: No problem dude, have a good one.
Caller : Bye.
Heh. Boy, do I wish I could do this sometimes.
posted by grasshopper at Monday, February 06, 2006
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