Oh, no! The dratted telemarketers are back!

Funny article on telemarketing. I found this on theprairiestar.com


Ring, ring. The telephone rings.

Oh, joy. What happy tidings will this call bring? A long-vanished friend phoning after a 20-year silence? News that Uncle Moneybags has croaked and left his entire $400-billion fortune to you alone?

All breathless and sweaty from running down the hall from the bathroom, you grab the receiver. “Heelloo.”

There’s a long crackling click and somebody comes on the line, talking so fast you can barely make out the words.

“This is soandsoandsoandsoandso with umpty-umpty-ump. Howareyoutoday?”

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