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05/03/10 · Filed in Daily Grind
I just got a phone call from a politician.
But I didn’t realize he was a politician until after answering the call. I looked at the caller ID and studied the name for a second (yeah, I’m a call screener, so sue me), and though it sounded familiar, I could NOT place the name for the life of me.
So I answered.
“Hello this is [politician's name] calling for [not my name, or anyone I know]. Are they around?” He asked.
Then, I recognized the name…the guy that advertises his face all over everything that will hold pigment. Why couldn’t I have realized sooner?
“No sir I’m sorry, you have the wrong number,” I said…nicely.
“You don’t know them at all?”
“..No.”
And there’s nothing I hate more than an overly quizzical wrong number caller. I expected him to move on. But like any annoyingly effective politician, they HAVE to make sure that you know who you’re talking to. And not ONLY is he a politician…he’s also a local attorney. A tidbit of info that I would not have known had he not called. And I still don’t care.
“I was trying to get a hold of [name] from the [city] area and yours was the closest name in the phone book…” he lingered.
“…Okay…?”
What, did he want me to just make a contribution or something? Tell him what I had for lunch? Have phone sex? GET OFF MY PHONE, CREEPY OLD GUY. Nothing is more awkward than carrying on pointless conversation with someone on the phone whom you don’t know.
Apparently I need to brush up on my call screening abilities.
I screen my calls as well. I hate when people keep a conversation lingering when there is nothing left ot be said. It’s even worse when people have the wrong number and argue with you that it’s the right one. lol.
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Twitter:radkitten
I screen my calls too :P. There isn’t anything much worse though then the overly quizzical wrong number though. It’s so awkward, I hate it.
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Twitter:oceansaway
Is this an American thing? I’ve never had a politician call me. Although – now that I’m thinking about it – I’ve actually had the mayor and a politician that was running COME BY MY HOUSE before. So. Yeah. DON’T DO THAT PEOPLE. (They were actually really nice and fun but that’s still not a legitimate reason to ring my door bell.)
Also, if T-Mobile calls me one more time to do some random customer service survey, I swear I will hurt someone. T-Mobile is the *worst*.
(By the way, I love the font and font size you use in the comment box. It’s sooo easy on the eyes! Heh.)
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I always screen everything. I hate talking to telemarketers or wrong numbers so I don’t pick up any number I don’t know unless I’m expecting an obscure number (like for work).
But yeah, what a weird phone call. I’d have hung up, I’m rude I guess.
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