Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

Status
Not open for further replies.

I Dont Care

Premium Platinum
Joined
Sep 6, 2009
Posts
36,653
Likes
37,969
Location
Everywhere But Here
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
I just hung up a call from a telemarketer after the standard 10 seconds or so, then I got a call back about 20 seconds later and the same guy is on with this angered voice

'What's up mate? Did you hang up?'
'Yeah?'
'What you don't wanna talk huh?'
Then he hung up on me. What the hell just happened?
I always get them to hang up on me...it's a new game I play
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

Phhht

Norm Smith Medallist
Joined
Mar 15, 2007
Posts
5,210
Likes
4,535
Location
Adelaide
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
I always get them to hang up on me...it's a new game I play
I dont have a landline at home anymore. Havent had one for about 10 years now.

When I did and got those inevitable telemarketing calls, I'd usually ask the person calling if they could hang on for one second. Lay the handset down and wander off for the next 15-20 minutes doing important stuff like removing belly button lint, restocking the toilet paper in the loo etc.

The rude campaigners would always hang up before I got back to them.....:)
 

spookism

Premium Platinum
Joined
May 28, 2005
Posts
22,948
Likes
28,380
Location
It's not a Tuna!
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
MCFC, Bulls
I just hung up a call from a telemarketer after the standard 10 seconds or so, then I got a call back about 20 seconds later and the same guy is on with this angered voice

'What's up mate? Did you hang up?'
'Yeah?'
'What you don't wanna talk huh?'
Then he hung up on me. What the hell just happened?
They're becoming sentient
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

edgie

Hall of Famer
Joined
Apr 27, 2008
Posts
38,031
Likes
40,369
Location
The 'Yabba
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Chael Sonnen: Moral Champion
My missus has a fairly high pitched voice, when a telemarketer rings and she answers, they ask if they can speak to an adult. She usually replies something along the lines of "Mummy! Mummy!... Mummy wake up! Mummy won't wake up, and she looks blue, I don't think she's breathing mister!"

They hang up pretty quickly.
 

Grave Danger

Brownlow Medallist
Joined
Jun 6, 2000
Posts
16,435
Likes
24,549
Location
West Perth
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Woomera Centrals, Jazza
I don't think I have ever envisaged phone sex with a call centre person...but if that floats your boat, light up :cool:

NS GSOH - likes to test smoke alarm battery when receiving unsolicited calls about 'computer problems'
 

Doctor Feel

Shitposter In Chief
Joined
Mar 30, 2009
Posts
54,654
Likes
138,637
Location
#BringBackTheBars
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
bretty good

my rig has been the same for 5 years or so, im rocking an old i7, an AMD HD6870 and a measely 4gb of ram - str8 bottleneckin
Yeah my current system is:

I7 960
ASUS Rampage 3 Extreme
GTX 480
6gb of 1600mhz corsair dominators

Around the same age as yours, pushing 6 years. I reckon I may just bite the bullet and get a new system, even though all bar the graphics card is still working fine. Chances are after 5 years more parts are going to start shitting themselves soon.
 
Joined
Apr 7, 2013
Posts
34,992
Likes
68,364
Location
Burn City
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Liverpool FC
Yeah 'keep until the system shits the bed' is how im going right now, i don't use it nearly as much as i did for vidya in my early teens when i got it, so i'm not fussed.

At most I'll consider picking up a couple of ram sticks and a new video card. I can't justify the price of a decked out desktop upgrade atm, i'd rather drop money on a laptop for uni.
 

philreich

Brownlow Medallist
Joined
Mar 2, 2014
Posts
21,270
Likes
38,327
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
My missus has a fairly high pitched voice, when a telemarketer rings and she answers, they ask if they can speak to an adult. She usually replies something along the lines of "Mummy! Mummy!... Mummy wake up! Mummy won't wake up, and she looks blue, I don't think she's breathing mister!"

They hang up pretty quickly.
A telemarketer made the mistake of ringing a mate of mine at work one day (he and his wife own a plant nursery). When my mate answered the phone, the guy said, "Can I speak to your wife?" My mate said, "No sorry - she's dead." The guy immediately terminated the call, while husband and wife burst out laughing.
 

Zakk Wylde

Brownlow Medallist
Joined
Aug 16, 2009
Posts
13,293
Likes
38,937
Location
Latvia
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Phoenix Suns
I just hung up a call from a telemarketer after the standard 10 seconds or so, then I got a call back about 20 seconds later and the same guy is on with this angered voice

'What's up mate? Did you hang up?'
'Yeah?'
'What you don't wanna talk huh?'
Then he hung up on me. What the hell just happened?
Happened to a mate of mine the other week... Something to do with prostate cancer research.

My mate hung up on them...

Phone rings again.... "Coward" and then hangs up on my mate.
 
Joined
Apr 7, 2013
Posts
34,992
Likes
68,364
Location
Burn City
AFL Club
Port Adelaide
Other Teams
Liverpool FC
Happened to a mate of mine the other week... Something to do with prostate cancer research.

My mate hung up on them...

Phone rings again.... "Coward" and then hangs up on my mate.
**** that holier than thou shit.

When I'm hanging up a telemarketer every bloody two hours I don't have to patience to hear 'em out for more than 5 seconds.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom