sunlore wrote:The first one to say "I love you," is always the one who gets dumped.

IceManCometh wrote:Also: every customer service phone number is automated nowadays, and the menus and options are growing considerably more complex. "For this, press 4, for that press 5 followed by a star and a pound sign, three seconds apart, then scream yes nine times." Etc. Then, you'll be routed to yet another menu where you have to repeat this process. I don't know why this enrages me to the degree that it does. I'll say "operator" repeatedly, out of frustration, and inevitably the automaton says, "Sorry, I don't understand your question," then return you to *the beginning* of the menu. Sometimes, it takes a good 10 minutes just to get through those menus. It's almost as though they *want* you to hang up.

Rotten Tanx wrote:

IceManCometh wrote:Also: every customer service phone number is automated nowadays, and the menus and options are growing considerably more complex. "For this, press 4, for that press 5 followed by a star and a pound sign, three seconds apart, then scream yes nine times." Etc. Then, you'll be routed to yet another menu where you have to repeat this process. I don't know why this enrages me to the degree that it does. I'll say "operator" repeatedly, out of frustration, and inevitably the automaton says, "Sorry, I don't understand your question," then return you to *the beginning* of the menu. Sometimes, it takes a good 10 minutes just to get through those menus. It's almost as though they *want* you to hang up.

Hold down the star button for a few seconds. That should be a shortcut to a real person. Don't quote me on that but you should definitely try it.

Steven Wright wrote:Buildings are called buildings even after they have been finished.

Maybe they should be Builts.

Rotten Tanx wrote:People think that if they employ a cunning use of the word Asians (where they once would have said pakis) then no one will notice that they're racist.

IceManCometh wrote:Also: every customer service phone number is automated nowadays, and the menus and options are growing considerably more complex. "For this, press 4, for that press 5 followed by a star and a pound sign, three seconds apart, then scream yes nine times." Etc. Then, you'll be routed to yet another menu where you have to repeat this process. I don't know why this enrages me to the degree that it does. I'll say "operator" repeatedly, out of frustration, and inevitably the automaton says, "Sorry, I don't understand your question," then return you to *the beginning* of the menu. Sometimes, it takes a good 10 minutes just to get through those menus. It's almost as though they *want* you to hang up.

Rotten Tanx wrote:Is there an echo in here?