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  • #1

    A couple from today...

    Caller: Yes, do you take escort ads?
    Me: No, ma'am we don't.
    Caller: You don't? You don't take ads for escorts?
    Me: No, ma'am, we do not.
    Caller: Well, what about the local papers?
    Me [confused]: We are the local paper.
    Caller: Well, are there other papers that run them?
    Me: I don't know, ma'am, you'll have to call around and ask.
    Caller: Do you have the names and numbers?
    Me: No, I don't. Where are you calling from?
    Caller: I'm in [my town], sweetie (said in a condescending sugary tone; also my "lie detector" went off at this point)
    Me: Then you'll have to check the phone book, ma'am.
    Caller: Can you switch me to someone else?
    Me: No, ma'am. We can't advise you on other newspapers.
    Caller: Why not?

    It went on like this for couple of minutes until she gave this long-suffering kind of sigh and said goodbye, so I hung up. She can call the weekly rags that get into trouble every few years when their "escort" advertisers get arrested in a prostitution sting.

    Then there was this guy:

    Caller: I have three predictions and a riddle. Where can I put those in the paper?
    Me: Let me transfer you to Editorial...

    I am exhausted. We had three people on the phones today...three! I think I finished up the day with 68 or 70 ads, not counting all the stupid questions and the guy that tells you every thought that enters his head, whether it's related to his business or not. I had to keep interrupting him or I'd still be on the phone with him.
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  • #2
    Quoth MoonCat View Post
    She can call the weekly rags that get into trouble every few years when their "escort" advertisers get arrested in a prostitution sting.
    Hey! We have some of those! The most well-known is the one that shares a name with an X-Man with a noticeable accent >_> Maybe their advertisers just know which palms to grease is all...In this *ahem* general area, that sort of thing is not only "not really frowned upon" (at least until it makes the national news), it's actually expected.
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    • #3
      You should have just referred the first customer to Craigslist.
      Fiancee: We're going to need to do laundry. I'm out of clean pants.
      Me: Sounds like a job for Gravekeeper!
      Fiancee: What?!
      Me: Nevermind.

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      • #4
        At least she didn't keep trying different angles for the ad. Around here, when the "escort" agencies get hit, all of the sudden a bunch of new ads for massage parlors pop up...

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        • #5
          Quoth EricKei View Post
          Hey! We have some of those! The most well-known is the one that shares a name with an X-Man with a noticeable accent >_> Maybe their advertisers just know which palms to grease is all...In this *ahem* general area, that sort of thing is not only "not really frowned upon" (at least until it makes the national news), it's actually expected.
          Gambit? Rogue? Nightcrawler whenever people remember he's German?
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          • #6
            The first. His accent in the 90's animated show was actually not THAT far off from a real Cajun accent, which surprised the heck out of me. It's a very thick, free weekly that focuses mainly on arts and food (hence why it's so thick -- we have an disproportionate amount of both here) along with Op-Ed's, historical articles, and local interest kinda stuff like school and church news (meaning, opening/closures/scandals etc; the last few pages of every ish are packed to the gills with ads for "pheremones", phone sex lines, and the like. It's owned/Edited by one of our more prominent former newscasters (they're mini-celebrities here), tho he keeps his politics to the Op-Ed section most of the time ^_^;> One can find it, free, in just about any restaurant, diner, or gas station within 20 miles of downtown.

            It's a great resource for tourists in particular, or just for when you feel like hitting the Quarter and don't know where to go. It truly shines when they give over half of an issue to Jazz Fest or similar happenings, as they have expanded coverage for all of that stuff.

            LOL on Kurt, as well ^_^
            "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
            "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
            "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
            "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
            "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
            "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
            Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
            "Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me

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            • #7
              Quoth Hyena Dandy View Post
              Nightcrawler whenever people remember he's German?
              That made me giggle, too. He's always been my favorite X-Man, even when he's been on other teams.

              ^-.-^
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              • #8
                I'm still trying to figure out who greenlighted naming a character after a type of worm used for fish bait >_>
                "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
                "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
                "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
                "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
                "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
                "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
                Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
                "Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - me

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                • #9
                  Quoth MoonCat View Post
                  Caller: Yes, do you take escort ads?
                  Me: No, ma'am we don't.
                  Caller: You don't? You don't take ads for escorts?
                  Me: No, ma'am, we do not.
                  Caller: Well, what about the local papers?
                  Me [confused]: We are the local paper.
                  Caller: Well, are there other papers that run them?
                  Me: I don't know, ma'am, you'll have to call around and ask.
                  But if you won't take ads for Escorts, how is anyone supposed to sell their used Ford?
                  Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth wolfie View Post
                    But if you won't take ads for Escorts, how is anyone supposed to sell their used Ford?
                    One of my co-workers actually told me something like that
                    When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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                    • #11
                      Quoth Raveni View Post
                      At least she didn't keep trying different angles for the ad. Around here, when the "escort" agencies get hit, all of the sudden a bunch of new ads for massage parlors pop up...
                      Sounds like this story has a happy ending.
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                      • #12
                        I get that all the time. For some idiotic reason, people call one hotel and think we have all the names and numbers of every hotel in the city. Why would I ever sell all the hotels in the city? Incredibly dumb.

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