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My dad got a phone call from a guy with a bad accent and asking for Mr John ( his Sunday name) and saying he had a new phone deal for him. My dads response was initially how did you get this number the which the bloke finally said I get your name from phone book. My fathers response was aye right.

He still wonders where the bloke got his number as John is his Sunday name he is known by everyone by the Gaelic form Ian this also how he appears in the phone book.

Most convincing one I've had said he was from 'Tech guys on line'. Proper English and good phone manner. Still told him to ***** off.

One of the worst, beside bad accent, got names the wrong way round, introduced himself as Yardley Mr David.

Andy

JBA

We used to get them from 'Microsoft Windows' but they now appear to have changed tack. Telstra is Australia's largest ISP, but not all of us are with them.

When I was working I had to go with Telstra, as my phone was paid for by my employer.

Once I stopped working, I changed companies, as I was never happy with the Telstra service

It can work the other way around :-D

I was in an office (which was scheduled for closure) one day and a clerk had a customer on, who it transpired had been playing the race card over how they were being treated, when that didn’t work they told the clerk she was lucky to have a job!

The first we heard was the clerk saying “Well as it happens I’m black and I’m being made redundant next week so **** off” and slammed the phone down. You could have heard a pin drop in the office, then the applause started………….

we get them here they say they are from Microsoft
I tell them we don t have a computer
or I put a small child on the line
telling them its santa and he wants to hear all their Christmas song
that one really gets them ;-) ;-)

Maggie

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I like that story :-)

lol Maggie :-D :-D :-D

I think I've told this before, but I find it hilarious.
My friend got a cold call from a bank,(not his) offering him internet banking.
Caller explained what this involved, friend occasionally got a word in sideways about security etc, caller reassured him, all was agreed.

Friend then asked when he could expect the computer to arrive.

'The computer' asked the caller.
'Yes', said friend. 'You've just offered me internet banking, don't I need a computer for that?'
'You use your own computer' replied the slightly befuddled caller
'I don't have one', said friend. 'But as you're offering me this service, surely you should be providing the means to use it?'

For some unknown reason, the caller hung up!

I can just imagine it!





I did learn some previously unknown words when we lived in Melbourne for a year :-)

lol Sylvia

My wife spent twenty years in the front office of a local high school. Unfortunately, it was one of those with 'social problems' and the police were frequent visitors.

Hence her rather broad vocabulary, complete with Lancastrian accent :-D

i'm fed up with the ..............

"is that Mrs xxxxxx?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"I'm calling about your Microsoft Windows. There might be a problem with the operating system"



with another Peter Sellers impersonator.





I now tell them that I have no idea what they are talking about as I don't even have a computer



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NB .............. this Oldhamer doesn't know many swear words :-)



just lies to little Indian gentlemen phoning out of the blue :-D

good innit :-D

I also favour "do one" :-D

Yes Alan the Romans may have given the world central heating and straight roads, the French fries, and the Italians pizza, but the Anglo-Saxons gave the world the best and most commonly used expletive!

Now, I'm quite deaf, and yesterday. I got a call, very Asian sounding bloke, asking how I was today. and then referred to a car accident that I might have had in the last three years,
had to ask him to repeat several times and I could hardly understand him. so gave the phone to 'er indoors, who having listened to what he was asking, told him we haven't had any accidents,and to shove off.......
Bob

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She`s adapted well then. :-D :-D :-D

Actually, Budgie, she's from Oldham! :-D :-D :-D :-D

Sounds as if the missus is a true ozzie Sheila Allan, Hang on to that one matey.

Two phone calls in two days, supposedly from Telstra (Australia's equivalent of British Telecom) saying that they had detected viruses on our computer's system and would have to disconnect us from the internet.

The accent of both callers sounded like a very bad impersonation of Peter Sellers doing an Asian accent.

Problem is, we are not with Telstra, but another ISP :-S

Needless to say, a few choice Anglo- Saxon phrases were used! :-0

I honestly didn't know that my wife knew those sort of words ;-) :-D