I just got another cold call my secretary did not weed out. I love these.
Woman: This is Dee from R__ K___'s office and he'd like to drop you some information in the mail.
Me: That's nice. Who's R___ K___?
Dee: Well, he works with Wall Street. [Delivered in slightly reverential tone as if I am lucky to be getting a call from the flunky of a man as busy as this]
Me: What? The whole Street? Really?
Dee: Well, he works for Almond (actually another nut) Securities.
Me: Them? Pass. [Hang up]
Closing thought: Perhaps he pushes a broom on Wall Street.
Actually, I did an internet search on the real name of the firm and came up with a suspended license story. Ah, well.
Posted by Random Penseur at October 4, 2004 04:12 PMlol...
its the look on your face as you say it
that would probably make me laugh hardest.
hardest? - ah - you know what i mean
Posted by: standing naked at October 4, 2004 11:24 PMThere's a Peanut Securities?
Posted by: Simon at October 5, 2004 01:45 AMI've GOT to stop hanging up on these people so quickly. Turns out they can be very interesting :)
Posted by: Elizabeth at October 5, 2004 11:11 AMWell ya know RP, sometimes you feel like a nut and sometimes you don't.....
Posted by: Wicked H at October 5, 2004 11:47 AMAs I mentioned to someone else, my favorite "sell my stocks" cold call was one where I had just been playing squash the week before with the head of the caller's entire division. He hung up so fast when I mentioned this that I never got his name. . .
Posted by: RP at October 5, 2004 02:14 PM