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Pardon?Originally posted by DS23 View Postinvisibility pasting cloak activated?My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostAfter a few seconds where I wait for them in their call centre to pick up the call they made to me...
"Is Kim there?"
"There's nobody here by that name."
"Can I speak to Kim something-Chinese-sounding?"
"I don't know anyone called Kim."
"Do you know how I can contact Kim?"
"I don't know Kim."
"Have you got a business number for Kim something-Chinese-sounding?"
I hung up at that point.
I always hang up at that point. They have called for Kim something-Chinese-sounding every day since this line was connected.
Later, someone will phone from a mobile; that will be a wrong number. I get one of those every afternoon.
Is this an NTLHell (a.k.a. VirginOnTheRidiculousMedia) line?Comment
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I had the same problem with the guy who rang up from Sky yesterday.Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostI don't know. I can never make out the name because of the accent.
He had a particularly broad Irish accent & I was busting for a pee.Comment
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Originally posted by DS23 View Postwhy not ring them back and find out who they are?
Try that with a number like "0000000000" and see how far you get.

Or "0301"
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i'd have gone for a pee and let the phone ring. it'll only be someone from sky / everest / barclaycard / blah inc. anyway...Comment
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