On Jan 9, 2007, at 8:52 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> I registered my home phone in a totally fictitious name. Anyone who
>> asks for that person only hears the click as I hang up.
>
> A friend of mine always did that. He used the name "Noah Vail" ;-)
One of my pseudonyms is Bendt Dikk Hansen.
Bo
On 10/01/07, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I remember a guy a long time ago who registered his car in the name
> of his 4-year-old daughter so he could get away with speeding
> tickets. You've probably already guessed that it didn't work.
A feline was recently issued a credit card with
On Jan 10, 2007, at 2:18 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> The best I heard is registering the phone in the dog's name. They
> knew immediately when it was a telemarketer.
Good trick.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_L._Halper
I remember a guy a long time ago who registered his car in the name
of
Despite the grating 'gotten' is okay. Look it up in your Oxford. Another
one that's interesting is plow, that, in UK English is plough. Plow is
older and closer to the original than plough.
Don
John Francis wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 04:07:41PM +0100, Thibouille wrote:
>
>> I think tho
In the US you buy them in a bubble pack and pay cash...
Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 10/01/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> I registered my home phone in a totally fictitious name. Anyone who
>> asks for that person only hears the click as I hang up.
>>
>
> Amazing, eve
Neither Thru nor Nite is correct in any variation of English, I know of.
Thibouille wrote:
> I think those are nice example but they do not generate any buzz in my brain.
>
> Variations like Elevator/Lift are more notable and Through / Thru is
> like touching Reset button of my computer. Same with
On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 04:07:41PM +0100, Thibouille wrote:
> I think those are nice example but they do not generate any buzz in my brain.
>
> Variations like Elevator/Lift are more notable and Through / Thru is
> like touching Reset button of my computer. Same with Night/Nite ... I
> feel like t
Well, in the "American" dictionary we use as the official source for
Scrabble play, both
night/nite color/colour realize/realise are good - though the s
version is considered British
as is the "our" ending . But night/nite is just a modern cutseyism(I
just invented this word)
We get a lot o
Neither "nite" nor "thru" are correct for formal prose use. They're
alternative spellings based on US English sound correlates, usually
used for signage contraction, to save space and/or draw attention
*because* they are 'wrong' and thus acceptable because they get the
message across.
Godf
I think those are nice example but they do not generate any buzz in my brain.
Variations like Elevator/Lift are more notable and Through / Thru is
like touching Reset button of my computer. Same with Night/Nite ... I
feel like those american spellings jumping into my eyes and making fun
of me ;)
keith_w wrote:
>
> On the other hand, you say, "Correct Canadian usage is UK English..."
> Do you know who made that so?
Is the Queen on their money? There's your answer. :-)
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On 10/01/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I registered my home phone in a totally fictitious name. Anyone who
> asks for that person only hears the click as I hang up.
Amazing, even to obtain a pay-as-you-go SIM card you have to provide
approved photo ID such as a drivers license in Oz
On Jan 9, 2007, at 8:18 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> The best I heard is registering the phone in the dog's name. They
> knew immediately when it was a telemarketer.
I registered my home phone in a totally fictitious name. Anyone who
asks for that person only hears the click as I hang up.
Bob
Bob Shell wrote:
>I registered my home phone in a totally fictitious name. Anyone who
>asks for that person only hears the click as I hang up.
A friend of mine always did that. He used the name "Noah Vail" ;-)
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The best I heard is registering the phone in the dog's name. They
knew immediately when it was a telemarketer.
Regards, Bob S.
On 1/8/07, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 8, 2007, at 7:30 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
>
> > Same here, often Mrs Smiths from New Delhi :-(
>
> Our p
On Jan 8, 2007, at 9:02 PM, SJ wrote:
> like adam said, 'z' is the american usage...
But we don't advertize that fact.
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> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/01/08 Mon PM 11:19:44 GMT
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> Subject: Re: OT Question (was Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that
> complicated)
>
> keith_w wrote:
> > Adam Maas wrote:
>
On Jan 9, 2007, at 2:04 AM, Bob Shell wrote:
> One year the phone company put my photography studio in the yellow
> pages under Welding instead of Wedding.
My mother-in-law's name is always mis-spelled in the phone
directory. Every year she asks them to correct it, and gets a months
free pho
On Jan 9, 2007, at 4:30 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> The "z" is USA , the "s" is used by the Brits
>
> ann (the Scrabble player, remember? )
Lucky sods... you get to use the 10-point letter :)
As far as I'm concerned, a word is legal if you can make up a
plausible-sounding definition.
- Dave
On Jan 8, 2007, at 7:30 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> Same here, often Mrs Smiths from New Delhi :-(
Our phone line is listed in my partner's name and we occasionally
receive telemarketing calls for a Mister with her surname (which they
always pronounce wrong). I can tell them with a cle
Hey! We invented the dictionary. That insured that we had a standardized
way to misspell the words.
Stan Halpin wrote:
> Some time ago, (late 1800's?) there was a spelling reform movement in
> the U.K. Strangely, they got rid of the z's, but kept the ou's (as in
> colour, honour, ...). In the
On 1/08/07 10:30 PM, "ann sanfedele", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The "z" is USA , the "s" is used by the Brits
>
> ann (the Scrabble player, remember? )
Must be right!
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too late :)
ann
P. J. Alling wrote:
>There's no way this side of Hell that any of you guys will ever get my
>phone number...
>
>Scott Loveless wrote:
>
>
>>On 1/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Cotty wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
You guys are all nuts. I a
The "z" is USA , the "s" is used by the Brits
ann (the Scrabble player, remember? )
K.Takeshita wrote:
>On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, "Bob W", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
>>moaning or apologising
>>
>>
>
>This is not to pick out Bob :-).
>I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a differen
I've never gotten that message... you see, I always answer the phone -as
long as I hear it ring.
ann
Digital Image Studio wrote:
>On 09/01/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>>Do nothing. Once your "inbox" is full, new message senders will receive a
>>message that theirs was una
But we don't have to waste cell phone minutes - we can jsut YELL
ann
Norm Baugher wrote:
>Nah Ann, we'll still call him.
>Norm
>
>ann sanfedele wrote:
>
>
>>Scott - This year he is going to be there :)
>>we can just go rattle his tent
>>ann
>>
>>Scott Loveless wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>On 1/8/0
Some time ago, (late 1800's?) there was a spelling reform movement in
the U.K. Strangely, they got rid of the z's, but kept the ou's (as in
colour, honour, ...). In the U.S. such reforms never have a chance
because nobody knows how to spell in the first place.
Stan
On Jan 8, 2007, at 4:06 PM,
On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:06:02 -0500
"K.Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 1/08/07 4:56 PM, "Adam Maas", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the
> > schools teach correct english less and less).
>
> Thanks Adam.
> One more perso
Adam Maas wrote:
> keith_w wrote:
>> Adam Maas wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the
>>> schools teach correct english less and less).
>>>
>>> -Adam
>> Oh?
>> "[C]orrect English, you say?
>> H.
>>
>> keith whaley
> Yes, as defined by
K.Takeshita wrote:
> I certainly wish to use "correct" spelling but this is probably not a matter
> of correctness per se.
On the Internet, there's not any "correct" spelling for stuff like "s"
vs "z", "-or" vs "-our", etc. :-) Pretty true, though, in an
international venue like this. Use whate
On 1/08/07 6:21 PM, "Doug Franklin", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> But if "S" is correct, then I have to mind to switch to "S".
>
> Both are correct, though the folks that use the other way are likely to
> look at you funny if you spell it one way.
Actually, this was what concerned me. I have n
On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Adam Maas wrote:
> The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the
> schools teach correct english less and less).
Not sure what "correct" means in this case. I am lead to believe that
the American spelling is closer to the original spelling of the words.
K.Takeshita wrote:
> But if "S" is correct, then I have to mind to switch to "S".
Both are correct, though the folks that use the other way are likely to
look at you funny if you spell it one way.
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keith_w wrote:
> Adam Maas wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the
>> schools teach correct english less and less).
>>
>> -Adam
>>
>
> Oh?
> "[C]orrect English, you say?
> H.
>
> keith whaley
>
>
Yes, as defined by the OED, not by Webst
We don't need Hell. We got Norm.:-)
Dave
Quoting "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> There's no way this side of Hell that any of you guys will ever get my
> phone number...
>
> Scott Loveless wrote:
>> On 1/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Cotty wrote:
>>>
>>>
You guy
Your asking ME.
You must not read my posts Ken.
LOL
Dave
Quoting "K.Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, "Bob W", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> moaning or apologising
>
> This is not to pick out Bob :-).
> I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (I
Adam Maas wrote:
[...]
> The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the
> schools teach correct english less and less).
>
> -Adam
>
Oh?
"[C]orrect English, you say?
H.
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On 1/08/07 5:44 PM, "Cotty", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If it has a 'Z' in it, it was written by someone who likely paints a
> flag on their fence :-)
LOL :-))
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On Jan 8, 2007, at 1:48 PM, David J Brooks wrote:
> Quoting graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> Hey, when I was growing up we did not even use the phone to call our
>> neighbors, it was cheaper to walk down the street.
>
> Oh, your lucky to have a street.We had to walk to school in the sewer
> pip
On 8/1/07, K.Takeshita, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Apologize
>Sympathize
>Realize
>Recognize
>
>And so on, while people use
>
>Apologise
>Sympathise
>Realise
>Recognise
If it has a 'Z' in it, it was written by someone who likely paints a
flag on their fence :-)
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Adam Maas wrote:
> K.Takeshita wrote:
>
>> On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, "Bob W", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> moaning or apologising
>>>
>> This is not to pick out Bob :-).
>> I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (
On 1/08/07 5:01 PM, "Scott Loveless", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Apologize, etc., is the U.S. spelling.
>
> Apologise, etc., is an incorrect spelling used by the rest of the
> English speaking world. HTH. ;-)
Thanks, Scott and Bob.
Now I've got it.
Perhaps I will use these spellings case by
On 1/08/07 4:56 PM, "Adam Maas", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The s is correct, z is american usage (Sadly common in Canada as the
> schools teach correct english less and less).
Thanks Adam.
One more person to confirm this?
I learned English in Japan, where they taught U.K. English in school at
K.Takeshita wrote:
> On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, "Bob W", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> moaning or apologising
>
> This is not to pick out Bob :-).
> I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (I
> thought) I learned in school, and was thinking about asking somebody about
> it.
On 1/8/07, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, "Bob W", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > moaning or apologising
>
> This is not to pick out Bob :-).
> I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (I
> thought) I learned in school, and was thinking abou
> bob W wrote:
>
> >A few years ago for about 6 months I had a message on my answering
> >machine every Friday from some computer operators asking someone to
> >switch their modem on because they couldn't connect, and to call
back
> >when ready. They never left a number to call back on (this was
b
bob W wrote:
>A few years ago for about 6 months I had a message on my answering
>machine every Friday from some computer operators asking someone to
>switch their modem on because they couldn't connect, and to call back
>when ready. They never left a number to call back on (this was before
>1471)
On 1/08/07 4:19 PM, "Bob W", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> moaning or apologising
This is not to pick out Bob :-).
I am increasing seeing certain words spelt in a different way than (I
thought) I learned in school, and was thinking about asking somebody about
it. Suddenly, I thought "why don't I
Mine was a department store years ago, people miss dialed to the office
I worked in. Can you imagine what 5 guys in their early 20's did with
those people. "One moment I'll transfer you, please hold.", "Finance
department, your credit limit is now $100,000." etc. etc.
Norm
P. J. Alling wrote:
>
>
> The pattern of Blockbuster misdials is quite interesting. A good
> number of them presumably simply mis-dialed the number; after they
> get our answering machine once that's it. But a significant number
> redial the same wrong number immediately after hanging up; my guess
> is that this is p
Doug Brewer wrote:
> And when I was a nipper, our home phone number was very close to
>the local time and temp number, so at times we'd report, "at the
>tone, it will be eleventy twelve o'clock, temperature 257 degrees.
>Beep."
Not nearly radical enough. How about: "At the tone, the time will
I hate to tell you Doug...
Doug Franklin wrote:
> Digital Image Studio wrote:
>
>> On 08/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> phone number is one simple digit transposition away from
>>> the local Blockbuster Video/DVD rental store.
>>>
>> mis-dialled by listener
>
> Maybe some of the older list members can educate me. What did you
all
> do before mobile phones?
>
> How did you manage not being in contact with all and sundry 24/7?
>
well, for one thing we would get all anxious and tied up in knots when
we were late for a date. For another, we would stan
There's no way this side of Hell that any of you guys will ever get my
phone number...
Scott Loveless wrote:
> On 1/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Cotty wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You guys are all nuts. I answer any phone call I get, mobile or
>>> landline.
>>>
>> Hmm. I
On 09/01/07, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm surprised. We're ex-directory as well, but honestly, nowhere near
> two a day :-/
Quite a few years back my phone company stuffed its records and listed
one of my silent numbers, I only worked out what had happened when I
found my number using
On 09/01/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do nothing. Once your "inbox" is full, new message senders will receive a
> message that theirs was unable to be delivered. If you don't have it
> enabled, they should get the same message.
The trouble with that scenario is that most handse
On 09/01/07, Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And when I was a nipper, our home phone number was very close to the
> local time and temp number, so at times we'd report, "at the tone, it
> will be eleventy twelve o'clock, temperature 257 degrees. Beep."
LOL, must have been a lot of fun as
When in college, (university to non-Americans), the phone number in a
house I rented was commonly misdialed by people trying to contact a
local fast food, (fried chicken), place. We got calls all hours of the
day and night, much hilarity ensued, (for the chicken place as well when
those custom
On 09/01/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe some of the older list members can educate me. What did you all
> do before mobile phones?
>
> How did you manage not being in contact with all and sundry 24/7?
>
> Dave (I'm being sarcastic)
We didn't, and it was bliss!
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> On 1/8/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> When I go for a drive around town almost everyone I see has a cell
>> phone glued to their ear and are chattering away. My question: Who
>&g
49:43 GMT
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>
> oh um a question about that -
> I dont' use nor do I want to use text messaging - email is tough enough
> and trying to type on little cell phone buttons let alo
On 8/1/07, graywolf, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Those four foot thick stone walls wouldn't have anything to do with
>that, would they?
Everything!
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On 8/1/07, Malcolm Smith, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Yes. The trouble is so many companies you do deal with sell their telephone
>lists - no matter what is ticked in boxes on forms to suggest otherwise.
I'm surprised. We're ex-directory as well, but honestly, nowhere near
two a day :-/
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On 8/1/07, ann sanfedele, discombobulated, unleashed:
>we can just go rattle his tent
LOL
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You knew THIS was coming.:-)
Quoting graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hey, when I was growing up we did not even use the phone to call our
> neighbors, it was cheaper to walk down the street.
Oh, your lucky to have a street.We had to walk to school in the sewer
pipes.:-)
Dave(with the normal
Hey, when I was growing up we did not even use the phone to call our
neighbors, it was cheaper to walk down the street. A local phone call
cost a dime for 3 minutes, didn't matter if it was your phone or a pay
phone. 10 cents please. BTW, that dime would buy a cup of coffee or a
bottle of Coke
Quoting Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Norm Baugher wrote:
>
>> ann sanfedele wrote:
>>>
>>> Scott Loveless wrote:
I say that this year, about an hour after he goes to bed, we call
him again. And again. And again
Better yet, lets call his wife and ask where he i
Norm Baugher wrote:
>ann sanfedele wrote:
>>
>> Scott Loveless wrote:
>>>
>>>I say that this year, about an hour after he goes to bed, we call
>>>him again. And again. And again
>>>
>>> Better yet, lets call his wife and ask where he is. ;-)
>>
>> Scott - This year he is going to be
Those four foot thick stone walls wouldn't have anything to do with
that, would they?
Cotty wrote:
>
> Believe me, I would switch it off if I could. I haved to have mine on
> for work. In fact the reception in our area is shady - I have to have it
> in the window or it won't work.
>
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On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 07:11:31PM +1100, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 08/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Mind you, that still doesn't get rid of the biggest source
> > of unwanted calls (especially in the late evening) - our
> > phone number is one simple digit transposit
Cotty wrote:
> >I answer all the calls I get* and I get at least two
> canvassing calls a
> >day on average.
>
> Malcolm, are you ex-directory?
Yes. The trouble is so many companies you do deal with sell their telephone
lists - no matter what is ticked in boxes on forms to suggest otherwise.
Nah Ann, we'll still call him.
Norm
ann sanfedele wrote:
> Scott - This year he is going to be there :)
> we can just go rattle his tent
> ann
>
> Scott Loveless wrote:
>
>> On 1/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Cotty wrote:
>>>
You guys are all nuts. I answ
Scott - This year he is going to be there :)
we can just go rattle his tent
ann
Scott Loveless wrote:
>On 1/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>>Cotty wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>You guys are all nuts. I answer any phone call I get, mobile or
>>>landline.
>>>
>>>
>>Hmm. I seem t
Cotty wrote:
>On 7/1/07, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>
>
>>I'm with you there. On my cell phone I answer most calls because the
>>number is not widely distributed. But I always check the ID. If it's
>>suppressed, I don't answer. I never answer my land line. I do check
>>t
On 8/1/07, Scott Loveless, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I say that this year, about an hour after he goes to bed, we call him
>again. And again. And again
You ain't seen nothin yet Scotty.
>
>Better yet, lets call his wife and ask where he is. ;-)
Grr.
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On 8/1/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
>Hmm. I seem to recall *one* phone call you didn't answer but let go
>straight to voice mail...
Call screening - listen to the voicemail first to see who it was - just
because I have to be contactable 24/7 doesn't necessarily mean I'm
*availab
oh um a question about that -
I dont' use nor do I want to use text messaging - email is tough enough
and trying to type on little cell phone buttons let along see the
letters on them
is maddening - but if someone sends me a text message and I don't ahve
text messaging
on a cell phone does my ce
On 8/1/07, Malcolm Smith, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I answer all the calls I get* and I get at least two canvassing calls a day
>on average.
Malcolm, are you ex-directory?
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Cotty wrote:
> On 7/1/07, Doug Franklin, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>> About cell phones, the ones that kill me are the ones that walk out of
>> the house, and fire up the cell phone even before they get into their
>> car to leave.
> Believe me, I would switch it off if I could. I haved to ha
On 1/6/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Jan 5, 2007, at 10:50 PM, David Savage wrote:
>
> > But then you get people who'll break off a face to face conversation,
> > to answer the phone. That really pi55es me off.
>
> I won't put up with a salesclerk who does that. I politely tell h
On 7/1/07, David J Brooks, discombobulated, unleashed:
>> I have to be contactable 24 hours a day as a part of my contract, and so
>> I carry 2 cell phones > Cheers,
>> Cotty
>
>Then how come Norm got your voice mail:-)
Ahar - I have to be contactable 24 hours a day since my contract started
(D
On 7/1/07, Doug Franklin, discombobulated, unleashed:
>About cell phones, the ones that kill me are the ones that walk out of
>the house, and fire up the cell phone even before they get into their
>car to leave.
Believe me, I would switch it off if I could. I haved to have mine on
for work. In fa
Quoting David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 1/8/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> When I go for a drive around town almost everyone I see has a cell
>> phone glued to their ear and are chattering away. My question: Who
>> in hell are all of these people talking to??
>>
>> Bob
>
> Ma
Quoting Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On 1/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Cotty wrote:
>>
>> >You guys are all nuts. I answer any phone call I get, mobile or
>> >landline.
>>
>> Hmm. I seem to recall *one* phone call you didn't answer but let go
>> straight to voice mail.
My house number is 1 digit off the local Canadian Tire store.
Most calls are for the garage, and want to know if their vehicle is ready.
I always say, YES.:-)
Dave
Quoting Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Digital Image Studio wrote:
>>
>> Oh the Joy. A friend of mine once had a number that w
On 1/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Cotty wrote:
>
> >You guys are all nuts. I answer any phone call I get, mobile or
> >landline.
>
> Hmm. I seem to recall *one* phone call you didn't answer but let go
> straight to voice mail...
>
I say that this year, about an hour after he goes
William Robb wrote:
> - Original Message -
> From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: OT Is returning a phone message really
> that complicated
>
>
>> I don't know what number mine is "close to", but I keep getting calls on
>> my cell p
Cotty wrote:
>You guys are all nuts. I answer any phone call I get, mobile or
>landline.
Hmm. I seem to recall *one* phone call you didn't answer but let go
straight to voice mail...
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- Original Message -
From: "Doug Franklin" Subject: Re: OT Is returning a phone message really
that complicated
> I don't know what number mine is "close to", but I keep getting calls on
> my cell phone from escort services! Now, if it was "
Digital Image Studio wrote:
>
> Oh the Joy. A friend of mine once had a number that was commonly
> mis-dialled by listeners attempting to dial a local radio stations
> competition line. For some entertainment he put together a bogus
> winners message on his answer machine which was quite rude, a l
On 1/8/07, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I go for a drive around town almost everyone I see has a cell
> phone glued to their ear and are chattering away. My question: Who
> in hell are all of these people talking to??
>
> Bob
Maybe some of the older list members can educate me. Wh
Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 08/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> phone number is one simple digit transposition away from
>> the local Blockbuster Video/DVD rental store.
>
> mis-dialled by listeners attempting to dial a local radio stations
> competition line.
I don't kno
On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Bob Shell wrote:
> One year the phone company put my photography studio in the yellow
> pages under Welding instead of Wedding. We could have sold a lot of
> acetylene that year !!!
> It's funny in hindsight, but sure wasn't at the time.
I apologise for laughing loud :-)
- Original Message -
From: "Digital Image Studio" Subject: Re: OT Is returning a phone message
really that complicated
> On 08/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Mind you, that still doesn't get rid of the biggest source
>> of
On Jan 8, 2007, at 5:10 AM, mike wilson wrote:
> Despite being listed only in Yellow Pages, under "Ecological
> Consultancies", my company, having one letter different to a major
> UK houseware retailer, still gets calls asking if the local shop is
> open. I suspect that they are getting t
On Jan 7, 2007, at 6:27 PM, Doug Franklin wrote:
> About cell phones, the ones that kill me are the ones that walk out of
> the house, and fire up the cell phone even before they get into their
> car to leave.
When I go for a drive around town almost everyone I see has a cell
phone glued to th
On Jan 7, 2007, at 5:54 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> And I must admit I'm far less inclined to answer any
> phone these days if the senders caller ID has been suppressed.
>
I simply don't answer such calls. None of the people who should be
calling me have suppressed caller IDs. Let them
When you dial another person's phone you are asking to be allowed to
take up some of their time. It's like entering a room where someone is
busy doing his or her own thing. You intrude upon their space and may,
or may not, be welcome. I often find the telephone a bloody nuisance and
may choose
Cotty wrote:
> You guys are all nuts. I answer any phone call I get, mobile
> or landline. Unsolicited canvassing calls amount to probably
> less than half a dozen a year. We get / make many calls to /
> from friends and relatives. Call me old-fashioned, but
> chatting using voice is still my
>
> From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/01/08 Mon AM 08:11:31 GMT
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Subject: Re: OT Is returning a phone message really that complicated
>
> On 08/01/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTE
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