mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR) (03/25/86)
[RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIINNGGGGGGGGGGGGGG RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIINNGGGGGGGGGGGG] A funny thing happened to me last Friday. As I got home from work my phone was ringing, and being the responsible, mature adult that I am, I answered it. First I heard some awful static and then a weak voice saying, "Mr. Ross? Mr. Ross?". "Yes, I am," sez I, fairly loudly because it was a very noisy, low-quality long-distance line. I could make out the voice over the line noise: "Mr. Ross, this is Wilma Whipsnade (not her real name) of MCI. Did you recently get your ballot for selecting a long distance phone company?" "Yes, I did," sez I, not wishing to lie. "Pardon me?" said Wilma. "Yes, I did," I said, a little louder so she could hear me. "Did you choose MCI?" "No, I didn't." "Would you bu ntemrstd m savnng mxplthh frzbckt?" said the voice. "I beg your pardon?" "Would you be interested in saving 30 to 50 percent on each long distance call you make?" she said, a little louder. I couldn't hear her very well, but I was beginning to smell something. "No," sez I (well, I *would* be interested in saving the money, so technically speaking, I suppose I lied, but I could see what was coming) "I *like* to spend money, but thanks anyway," I said, then I hung up. -- --MKR "There are very many thoughts which have value for him who thinks them, but only a few of them possess the power of engaging the interest of a reader after they have been written down." -Schopenhauer
phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) (03/28/86)
In article <658@mmm.UUCP> mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR) writes: > "Did you choose MCI?" > > "No, I didn't." > > "Would you bu ntemrstd m savnng mxplthh frzbckt?" said the voice. > > "I beg your pardon?" > > "Would you be interested in saving 30 to 50 percent on each long >distance call you make?" she said, a little louder. I couldn't hear her >very well, but I was beginning to smell something. What she didn't tell you is that she is really working for AT&T. -- "It's time to raise gasoline taxes." Phil Ngai +1 408 749 5720 UUCP: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!phil ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.dec.com