Thursday, February 02, 2006

RE:taliation

TM and I have come up with a brilliant plan to get back at the automated phone call we've been getting at our place now for two weeks. To recap, the voice comes on saying "This is not a solicitation..." and then asks that a Victoria Holland please call them back at this toll free number, quoting this case code, as the matter is urgent and requires her immediate response (my question is of course if the response is needed so frickin' immediately, why the hell has this gone on for 2 weeks??).
What we intend to do is to call the toll free number and play our own recorded message when an "agent" picks up. The message will be as follows (the unitalicized part indicates those words that are obviously electronically inserted into the message... that's right, we're gonna have those, authentic or bust):

This is not a solicitation. This is a message for those douchebags who keep phoning at 9 am. It must be immediately brought to your attention that Victoria Holland does not exist. At least not at the following number 555-5555. Therefore Victoria Holland will never give this matter her immediate attention, unless you asshats get off your thumbs and devote some non-automated man power to finding her actual phone number. At your earliest convenience, please desist from phoning the previously quoted number. If this is not possible, please dial the following toll free number: 1-800-F-UR-SELF and see what happens. If you succeed in getting through to an agent, quote the case number:5318008 and flip it upside down. Thank you and have an excellent day.

We're still debating whether or not to actually do this (we're past the point where we've figured out the HOW, we're just on to the WHETHER). The main concern is -- would we get a visit from the cops? I don't know for sure, as I'm not the country's leading legal mind, leading though I may be... ;) I have however taken some caution from reading this website and laughing and laughing.
One thing is for certain, we are definitely recording this, and if there is a god, I'll find a way to put it on this website. And if not, I guess you'll just have to email me and get me to send it to you.

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