oded@inmet.UUCP (Oded Feingold) (04/25/89)
[Personal experience.] After reading rec.humor and rec.humor.funny, I figured I was well prepared for somebody calling me up to sell cemetery plots on the (ahem) layaway plan. Yesterday, I got the call. I let the guy launch his spiel, and at the first closing question: HE: "Doesn't it make sense to save your family the trouble of searching for a burial plot at a difficult moment?" ME: [In my best Firesign Theater voice.] "Sorry, you have the wrong guy. I spell my name `Danger.'" HE: "Oh, I must have been misinformed. The nice lady at the telephone company said you were Salman Rushdie. Well, goodbye, and my best regards to Ms. Wiggins, if she's still known as _______ ________." (He named correctly the person I live with, and owner of the phone number.) "I'll call back in a month, and see if you're still in a condition to discuss this marvelous opportunity." Moral: Never shit a shitter. -- Oded Feingold -- Edited by Brad Templeton. MAIL, yes MAIL your jokes to funny@looking.UUCP Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. I will reply, mailers willing. Remember: If you POST your joke instead of mailing it, I will not reply.