My new game.

[jmendez29]

So a buddy of mine was relaying a story that had happened to him a couple of days ago. He was walking past a cubicle when he heard a phone ring. The guy in the cubicle picked it up and answered, "Hello, this is Brian Griffin." He stopped for a moment to see who it was and noticed that the guy had a serious look on his face. With no immediate name tag around we both just assumed that it was the guys real name and its just a funny coincidence.

But that got me thinking. I answer a lot of phone calls at home from telemarketers and on occasion, I like to mess with them a little bit. So I was thinking of answering with names of (secondary?) TV characters to see who would notice. I imagine Peter Griffin might be more easily identified than Brian Griffin. Or Al Bundy as opposed to Bud Bundy. You get the idea?

So what kind of other things do people do to entertain themselves? Also looking for other ways to make this more entertaining for me. Any suggestions?

 

[HIM_Tattoos]

Dude, just answer as the Spanish maid, they'll never call back.

"Nooo, no, he no here. You no call back, nooo."

 

[Soonerbourne]

Classic.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7OgWcwgB50"]Tom Mabe Prank[/ame]

 

[jmendez29]

Classic.

Tom Mabe Prank

I've seen that a bunch of times before and its what gave me the idea to start doing that. I've even had some guy on the phone trying to sell me an exterminator service. I told him my entire house was built out of steel.

 

[Yooper]

I'm not witty enough to come up with names on the spur of the moment, so that game is out for me. I have other ways of entertaining myself, though.

 

[BBKing]

"Cant say I haven't thought about it myself! Say I'm out in Vegas. Have a few drinks. Cute little Mexican music"

What a riot.

 

[machinelf]

This is my all-time favorite telemarketer hacking... British guy plays several members of a family... I can't believe how patient the guy is...

 

[slowbie]

Dude, just answer as the Spanish maid, they'll never call back.

"Nooo, no, he no here. You no call back, nooo."

Or Mrs. Pennyapple...

 

[IrregularPulse]

or mrs. Pennyapple...

:d.................

 

[danger831]

I've been screwing with a time share company for about 4 years now every few months they call and want to rescedual my visit that I didn't show up for (I always make it in the afternoon on a Saturday it's there busiest slot) when they call I act kind of mad and tell them I showed up but the door was locked and no one was around except some guy mowing the lawn and he said I was in the right place but the people had decided to go home early.They get confused and apologize I had one of them even checking to see if they could reimburse me for gas one time it was great.I have talked to them so many times and got the speeches about the layout and the facility I tell them specific things about the place and they real think I have been there for the meeting.

When telemarketers call I tell them me and the wife had just talked about that the other day and to let me get my wife to talk to them then I put the phone down yell a girls name though the house wait awhile then pick up the phone and say shes coming put the phone back down and continue to watch tv if you time it just right and yell hurry now and then you can pick up the phone every few minutes and say shes coming and put the phone back down and they will stay on the phone for a long time.

I know I shouldn't but I was once a telemarketer and it gives them something to talk about in the smoke filled back room of a strip center in the bad part of town. at least that's how it was when I had the job I was 16 and it was a police charity thing supposedly. I was the only young one the rest of the people were hookers and street people that did it for a cash job the funny thing was that the street people would take the money and hire the hookers and then they would sit around the next day and all talk and joke about it .

 

[gratus fermentatio]

When going thru the supermarket checkout, the cashier will usually ask you "how ya doin'?" I'll say "really lousy, how're you?" You should see some of the reactions I get, they never know how to react to that. Sometimes I'll toss things into other people's shopping carts when they're not looking. Of course usually you have to wait till they're going through the checkout to get a reaction, but sometimes it's just enough to know that the nun behind you in line has a box of condoms in her basket.

One time at work, I took a screen shot of a coworker's computer when he went out for a smoke. I left it open full screen & when he came back, he spent about 10:00 trying to figure out why nothing worked when he clicked on it. It's also fun to get the "electronic cricket" & tape it under a desk, or to the back of a drawer. It's a little device that emits a cricket-like chirp every so often & will eventually drive some people nuts. Or you could super glue a quarter to the floor in a hallway, then just wait & see who tries to pick it up. Regards, GF.

 

[Homercidal]

The cricket thing can be had at www.thinkgeek.com I've been wanting one real bad, but my place is laid out so that I'll never get to see anyone's reactions.