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[WWGD]

When McD orders not picked up after 2 min or so: How about an auction?

 

[WWGD]

I think I'm going to scream if I get one more telephone call from Spectrum TV.

I don't pickup if I don't recognize the number. I text them asking who's calling.

 

[dlgoff]

I don't pickup if I don't recognize the number. I text them asking who's calling.

On my land line, there's no number to see.

 

[WWGD]

On my land line, there's no number to see.

Smoke Signals?

 

[fresh_42]

Smoke Signals?

 

[WWGD]

Smoke Signals?

Sorry, DL. Cant you ask to be removed or be added to the do not call directory?

 

[WWGD]

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Only recently I found out who IT referred to. As if everyone knew except for me.

 

[fresh_42]

Only recently I found out who IT referred to. As if everyone knew except for me.

I once introduced myself as the new boss of IT with the words: "Hello! I am the new culprit!"

 

[WWGD]

I once introduced myself as the new boss of IT with the words: "Hello! I am the new culprit!"

CulprIT?

 

[dlgoff]

Sorry, DL. Cant you ask to be removed or be added to the do not call directory?

I tried to do that on the do not call directory, and couldn't find a way to get that number blocked. Something strange going on with that site.

edit: "On my land line, there's no number to see." But I could find it on their website.

 

[fresh_42]

The best sound at Formula E races are the many Diesel generators they use to charge their batteries.

 

[Astronuc]

Lyons Magnus, which recalled 53 beverages including Oatly, Glucerna and Premier Protein drinks last month, has added more than 30 more drinks to the call back due to potential for botulism contamination as well as the previously mentioned Cronobacter sakazakii threat.

"This recall is being conducted due to the potential for microbial contamination, including from the organisms Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum," the Food and Drug Administration said in a release Wednesday. "Although Clostridium botulinum has not been found in products, consumers are warned not to consume any of the recalled products even if they do not look or smell spoiled."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...botulism-threat-ensure-pediasure/10300835002/

 

[strangerep]

I think I'm going to scream if I get one more telephone call from Spectrum TV.

I really wish you would do that. It should confuse the heck out of the caller.

(I once pretended to be in deep dementia when I received a marketing call. I managed to waste quite a bit of their time, although in the end I couldn't suppress my laughter.)

 

[Ibix]

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Have you tried putting it out and lighting it again?

 

[Tom.G]

I tried to do that on the do not call directory, and couldn't find a way to get that number blocked. Something strange going on with that site.

The stated intent of that 'Do Not Call List' is you put your number on it so the scammers don't waste their time with you. (theoretically you've already told them No)

However, so-called Common Knowledge claims it is just another source of live, active numbers.

Here in the U.S., the phone companies allow you to enter numbers to block from getting through to you. This can help with that annoying neighbor down the street... but the scammers will randomly pick phone numbers for your Caller ID display.

An answering machine on your line helps quite a bit. Most incoming scam/spam calls will disconnect when they hear the Beep of the machine ready to take a message.

Good Luck!

[rant]
We moved about 5 years ago and got a new phone number... Peace and Quiet for over a year. Then my wife supplied our new number to an on-line business when placing an order, saying 'this one is alright.' Not! Last calendar year we reaped about 1,000 spam calls. Slowed way down this year so I haven't been tracking it.
[/rant]

 

[Borg]

Reading the comments section of a political news story is like sticking your head in a cesspool.

 

[fresh_42]

Reading the comments section of a political news story is like sticking your head in a cesspool.

 

[fresh_42]

Whenever I read Bachelor and cannot but think about Bacchus and one of our famous bars when we were students: "Ergo Bibamus!"

 

[WWGD]

I really wish you would do that. It should confuse the heck out of the caller.

(I once pretended to be in deep dementia when I received a marketing call. I managed to waste quite a bit of their time, although in the end I couldn't suppress my laughter.)

I stutter in a really, really chronic way. See how long they would take.

 

[WWGD]

This Nevada home is supposedly the one the Simpson's home was modeled after

 

[WWGD]

Strange day, three people I've never met, talking with me, seem happy to see me. I guess I look like someone else. Fortunately, it seems someone who's nice enough, and not the person who owes them money and/or is sleeping with their girlfriend or wife.

 

[Borg]

Some days I really, really, really have to work harder to maintain inner peace.

 

[fresh_42]

Some days I really, really, really have to work harder to maintain inner peace.

Oh yes. Indeed! And then imagine I am on day 127 smoke-free. It is really hard on those days to keep it counting.

 

[Borg]

I was a two pack a day smoker when I quit over 26 years ago. Hang in there. It does get easier.

 

[malawi_glenn]

My mom said it is easy to quit smoking because "I have done it 12 times!"

 

[Orodruin]

The easiest way to quit smoking is to never start …

 

[malawi_glenn]

Dying from lung cancer is also a way to quit

 

[fresh_42]

Dying from lung cancer is also a way to quit

Dying from whatever quits whatever.

 

[malawi_glenn]

Dying from whatever quits whatever.

The dying operator annihilates all states

 

[WWGD]

I stopped drinking, using drugs and eating junk food. Worse 15 minutes of my life.

 

[WWGD]

The dying operator annihilates all states

Life is the leading cause of death. 100% fatality rate.

 

[BillTre]

Life is the leading cause of death. 100% fatality rate.

Life is a terminal disease.

 

[Orodruin]

Life is a terminal disease.

Food is a drug. Quitting food can lead to severe cases of abstinence issues including a feeling of hunger, strong cravings to eat, nausea, delirium, and even death.

 

[malawi_glenn]

Food is a drug. Quitting food can lead to severe cases of abstinence issues including a feeling of hunger, strong cravings to eat, nausea, delirium, and even death.

wow that's worse than heroine!
Gonna withstand the peer pressure next time my collegues are asking if I want to join them for lunch.
Say no to drugs kids!

 

[Orodruin]

Say no to drugs kids!

Many kids do, but their parents keep insisting. Talk about getting them early…

 

[WWGD]

Batman function:

 

[BillTre]

 

[WWGD]

I suspect Superman's opposition to Krypto currency may be biased .

 

[fresh_42]

Grab your gear!

Astronomers Find A Potential ‘Major Planet’ Orbiting A Dead Star That Can Support Life For At Least 1 Billion Years Into The Future.

http://amazingastronomy.thespaceacademy.org/2022/08/

 

[Tom.G]

The above referenced article is very hard to read due to the character font in use. Doing a copy-and-paste of the text into your favorite editor makes it readable, and interesting.

 

[WWGD]

My social graces:
Me: " How are you, Andrew ?"
Him " I'm not Andrew, I'm John"
Me: " Then stop looking like an Andrew!"

 

[fresh_42]

My social graces:
Me: " How are you, Andrew ?"
Him " I'm not Andrew, I'm John"
Me: " Then stop looking like an Andrew!"

I also use a trick. On the phone, that guarantees me that it's me who leads the dialogue.

When I pick up the phone I firmly say "Shalom!" That a) prevents me from getting recorded something like "yes", or my name, such that they could fake my agreement to any obscure contracts, b) tells my Muslim fellow citizens that they obviously got the wrong number without having to explain anything, and c) stuns callers for the unexpected greeting that they loose their prepared roadbook and it's me who asks not them. And it is a political statement.

Only once, I have had an old lady with a Jewish name on the phone who dialed the wrong number. That was a bit of a pity since I did not mean to confuse her.

 

[malawi_glenn]

b) tells my Muslim fellow citizens that they obviously got the wrong number without having to explain anything

Because?

 

[fresh_42]

Because?

Because chances are 100:1 that a Muslim dialed a wrong number in contrast to a Jew. Then I almost certainly have a communication problem. I introduced "Shalom" (some years ago) after the following dialogue:

(I picked up the phone with my name.)
"As-salamu alaykum."
"Entschuldigung, ich verstehe Sie nicht."
(something hard to understand in a strange accent)
"Könnten Sie sich bitte der deutschen Sprache befleißigen?"
(something hard to understand in a strange accent, this time only louder)
This went on for a while and the caller finally closed the dialogue with
"A******!"
And no, it was not as-salamu alaykum. It was a curse that is identical in German and English.

That was the first time I decided to shock them with a "Shalom!" instead. And it is a statement against the anti-semitism in our Muslim community here. It works.

P.S: My number is pretty old and meanwhile at least 3 digits too short. That means I have a 1,000 times increased risk of wrong calls.

 

[malawi_glenn]

But not all muslims are anti-semitic. Sure, answering with "Shalom" should reduce the probability that the dialoge continues.

 

[fresh_42]

But not all muslims are anti-semitic. Sure, answering with "Shalom" should reduce the probability that the dialoge continues.

This is usually a matter of education whether they are anti-semitic or not. Well, in that case, we won't have a problem communicating anyway. But (my estimation) 90% are, since they identify Jews with Israel, and they are definitely not pro Israel. I consider my cultural heritage to be christian-jewish (e.g. Hausdorff). "Shalom" is a statement to express this opinion, plus it means exactly the same as as-salamu alaykum.

 

[WWGD]

A recent merger : "Eye of the Tiger" , with Metallica's "Eye of the Beholder":
Soon to be released : " Eye of the Beholden Tiger ".

Brings back the issue of the merger between Oxford and Cambridge :

Oxbridge or Cambford ?

 

[Orodruin]

Soon to be released : " Eye of the Beholden Tiger ".

That tiger is clearly not crouching enough next to the hidden dragon.

 

[Rive]

When I pick up the phone I firmly say "Shalom!" ... stuns callers for the unexpected greeting that they loose their prepared roadbook and it's me who asks not them.

I knew a guy who (for a period) replied every incoming call with 'Pathology!' on a kind of similar basis

 

[Tom.G]

Many years ago I knew a woman that answered with (laughing)
"Speak, Baby... It's Your Dime."

Then there was a guy that, using a guttural voice, used
"Joe's Poolroom, Q-Ball speaking."

I generally use "Hello, this is Tom." That was started mainly to save the time taken by "May I speak with Tom, please?", and responding with either "Speaking" or a deadpan "You are."

Using the "You are" response would sometimes take longer, the caller had to stop and process that!