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Posted By: RootunTootunHootun on November 2nd 2012 at 12:35:52

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fun with telesales (General Chat) - Firstnews, Nov 2, 12:06:38
- I took a call from a lovely NCFC lady asking me to pay ?10 (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Nov 2, 12:57:31
  - karni's happy to pay and will enter!!! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:58:43
- Have more fun.... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 2, 12:48:16
  - That stops a lot of them but you still get the accident helpline and PPI ones (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Nov 2, 14:07:43
- I had one ring last night and say they were from Sky, and because my "breakdown cover" had (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 12:22:19
  - That's another cracking story isn't it. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 12:30:53
    - Who do you think will play you in the film? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Nov 2, 12:46:50
      - Jonathan Rhys Meyers is just about good looking enough I think. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 12:49:06
        
        Can I be caller number 2? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 2, 12:51:48
    - Keep these knee-slappers coming, AB. (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Nov 2, 12:34:50
      - That sounded nasty. I like your stories. (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Nov 2, 13:13:16
        
        Don't worry, I'm unupsettable. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:18:44
        
        powpowpowpowpow (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Nov 2, 13:25:55
        
        * rage * (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 13:28:12
        
        Doing a shit handstand followed by a forward roll in celebration (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Nov 2, 13:34:24
- I like to ask them to explain fully their offer, and benefits to me as a customer.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:12:27
  - Yeah, but you don't do that really, really do you. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 2, 12:33:54
    - yeah, i have done.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:37:43
      - I'm sure I sound like a broken record (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Nov 2, 12:40:12
      - My favourite is "don't worry, I'm not trying to sell you something" (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 2, 12:39:36
        
        I tell them I don't do business with people who start by lying to me (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Nov 2, 14:10:55
        
        ^yep! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:44:53
    - I wrestled a bear the other day. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 2, 12:35:28
      - No, that was Jafski (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 2, 12:37:29
        
        No, not me. I've never wrestled a bear. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 2, 12:41:30
        
        would you like to though? (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:45:18
        
        Not really. I don't think I'd win. Not prepared to risk losing face. (General Chat) - jafski, Nov 2, 12:46:27
        
        i saw a wild brown bear once, across a field in British Columbia.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:49:56
      - Slippery glass? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 2, 12:36:26
        
        I like to steal food from supermarkets. (General Chat) - APB, Nov 2, 12:39:43
        
        Warning: this video is intended to be provocative. It contains explicit nudity, both human (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 2, 12:52:46
        
        Jesus. She totally just put a chicken up her fanny. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 2, 12:48:15
        
        Not sure it's the best way to defrost, but it's in the name of art. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 2, 12:50:03
  - Oh (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 2, 12:16:29
    - I find, if you don't answer your mobile to a number you don't recognise (General Chat) - pants, Nov 2, 12:20:35
      - Just had an "information message" 10 minutes ago. (General Chat) - APB, Nov 2, 12:32:01
        
        Guessing networks have spam filters just like email (General Chat) - pants, Nov 2, 12:34:13
        
        Some text message ads are tailored by checking your phones internet browsing history (General Chat) - RootunTootunHootun, Nov 2, 12:35:52
        
        Good job. I shudder to think what would happen after that Russian supermarket stunt. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Nov 2, 12:43:53
      - that explains why you never answer my calls (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 2, 12:29:58
- maybe because it's a bit freaky (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 2, 12:07:30

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