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Originally posted by Tingles View PostWhy is it not a problem?
A simple yes or yes of course would be good.
Is it some sort of US or Ozzie saying?
Tone
I do expect a higher level of subservience than that but it is possible that the world is changing and I am becoming a dinosaur.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostI used to, for my sins, have to work out of a Zoo in Paignton. I used to love it when we got visitors trying throwing peanuts at me.
I would enthuse over the whole process picking nits from my hair and scratching my nuts. You could almost hear them going oo' oo' oo' and mentally planning just how they were going to afford my banana.
That was right up until the point that I pissed myself at which point the line invariably went dead.
Used to make my day it did!
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostI would enthuse over the whole process,
Mr Moorfield (for it was he): Yes of course, one minute, he's in the garden, I'll just get him for you .....
<leaves phone off hook for 10 minutes and wanders off>
Mr Moorfield (10 minutes later): Hello, Mr Moorfield here ....
Phone: <brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr>
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I used to, for my sins, have to work out of some rooms in the BT Telephone Exchange in Paignton. I used to love it when we got cold callers trying to sell me Conservatories or Double glazing.
I would enthuse over the whole process, suggesting that a huge ornate and colossally pretentious addition was just what was needed to brighten the place up and provide more light and airiness. You could almost hear them getting moist and mentally planning just how they were going to spend this forthcoming sales bonus.
That was right up until the point that I broke the news to them that the Bill Payer would in fact be BT themselves, at which point the line invariably went dead.
Used to make my day it did!
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or when telephone cold-callers say it.
"I already have double glazing"
"OK, not a problem!"
("Thank goodness for that. If my already having double glazing had caused you a problem, I don't think I would be able to sleep tonight.")
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Originally posted by SizeZero View PostIt's called being polite. You should try it one time. Perhaps then, they won't snort the content of one nostril onto your plate before they meet your demand.
Why is it not a problem?
A simple yes or yes of course would be good.
Is it some sort of US or Ozzie saying?
ToneLast edited by Tingles; 16 December 2010, 20:13.
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Originally posted by Tingles View Postwaiting staff say 'no problem' when I ask for something - I don't care if it's a problem or not, I want it!!!!
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Originally posted by Tingles View Postwaiting staff say 'no problem' when I ask for something - I don't care if it's a problem or not, I want it!!!!
Tone
Bam-bam-rama-dama-ding-dong
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waiting staff say 'no problem' when I ask for something - I don't care if it's a problem or not, I want it!!!!
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