Stalked by a Bot
The phone rang. I picked up on the third ring and said, “Hello, who is there?”
A robot voice said, “Good-bye.”
Several days later, the phone rang, I picked up on the third ring, “Hello, who is there?”
A robot voice said, “I’m sorry, that is not a valid extension.”
After that I picked up on the third ring every time, in the hope of getting a third creepy robot. Finally: Ring, ring, ring, I pick up, “Hello, who is there?”
Silence.
And that’s a trifecta! Have I been rejected by a bot?
(in voice of HAL9000)
ReplyDelete"Sorry Dave, You aren't sounding like a potential victim, ah, I mean potential customer today"
I gave up on "Hello" altogether, and play with other greetings such as "Good " so "Good morning" etc.. "Ahoy-hoy", "Greetings", and other such are used as well.
And then if I know who it is, I'll say something appropriately goofy.