Phone banking.
Me: Hello, I'm calling on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign...Hm.Older White PA Ethnic: Faith and begorrah, 'tis the Devil his self! [click, dial tone]
Me: Hi there! I'm calling on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign...Huh. Maybe a different list...Another Older White PA Ethnic: Aiee! Vade retro, Satanas! [click, dial tone]
Me: Hello there! I'm calling for the Hillary Clinton campaign...NB: some people like my voice.Younger White PA Ethnic: I know who you are.
Me: You do?
Younger White PA Ethnic: Yeah. I know. I know. Like, I did everything you told me to.
[pause]
Younger White PA Ethnic: I have their teeth right here.
Me: Listen, I gotta go. [click]
There's a scene in one of the "Order of the Stick" cartoons where the evil sorceror has just been transformed into an /undead/ evil sorceror.
While the other characters continue talking and acting, he spends the next several panels walking around saying "Reverb? ...Reverb! I love it!" "Luke... I am your father!" "This... is CNN!" "Can't get enough of your love ba-by!"
N.B., I wish my voice were several notes lower.
Doug M.
Posted by: Doug M. | March 26, 2008 at 03:39 PM