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It's great being off work, and having the time to relax and sort out things at home (I just had a plumber round, for example) but the worst part of the whole deal is telemarketers, who seem to call incessantly. I've just taken to having fun with them and wasting their time like they do ours. Here's how the latest call went.
[phone rings. naxos answers]
naxos. Hi.
Telemarketer. Hi, am I speaking to naxos?
naxos. Oh god, you sound like another telemarketer. Is that right? Why don't you just say so and we can save everyone's time.
T. No sir, you must be confusing me with someone else. I'm from the customer services department.
naxos. You still sound like a telemarketer to me.
T. I assure you this call is genuine. How would you prefer to be addressed?
naxos. Addressed?
T. Mister, or Doctor?
naxos. Oh. Well... I actually prefer my friends to address me as "My Lord"...
T. Mal... ?
naxos. "My Lord"... as in Lordship.
[Telemarketer hangs up.]
[phone rings. naxos answers]
naxos. Hi.
Telemarketer. Hi, am I speaking to naxos?
naxos. Oh god, you sound like another telemarketer. Is that right? Why don't you just say so and we can save everyone's time.
T. No sir, you must be confusing me with someone else. I'm from the customer services department.
naxos. You still sound like a telemarketer to me.
T. I assure you this call is genuine. How would you prefer to be addressed?
naxos. Addressed?
T. Mister, or Doctor?
naxos. Oh. Well... I actually prefer my friends to address me as "My Lord"...
T. Mal... ?
naxos. "My Lord"... as in Lordship.
[Telemarketer hangs up.]