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I just told someone off over the phone...
pearljamjen
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And it felt great!!
I noticed the phone said "private caller" so I thought it was my dad or brother (I never answer if it says "unknown). It was this guy saying "Hi, I'm Mark, and I'm with the Yes on proposition 8 campaign."
For those outside Cali, Yes on 8 takes away the right for same sex marriage. I'm sorry but no matter how you feel about gay people, this is an issue of equal rights.
Anyway, as soon as Mark introduced himself, I really told him off! This is an issue I really feel passionately about. Then I hung up. My only regret is that I don't have the kind of phone that you can slam down--clicking the "off" button just isn't the same as slamming down the phone.
Now I doubt Mark cared, but I'm a pretty mild mannered person and I rarely yell, but it just felt SO GOOD to give him a piece of my mind.
Just thought I'd share.
I noticed the phone said "private caller" so I thought it was my dad or brother (I never answer if it says "unknown). It was this guy saying "Hi, I'm Mark, and I'm with the Yes on proposition 8 campaign."
For those outside Cali, Yes on 8 takes away the right for same sex marriage. I'm sorry but no matter how you feel about gay people, this is an issue of equal rights.
Anyway, as soon as Mark introduced himself, I really told him off! This is an issue I really feel passionately about. Then I hung up. My only regret is that I don't have the kind of phone that you can slam down--clicking the "off" button just isn't the same as slamming down the phone.
Now I doubt Mark cared, but I'm a pretty mild mannered person and I rarely yell, but it just felt SO GOOD to give him a piece of my mind.
Just thought I'd share.
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the people running the yes on 8 campaign make me sick....closed minded twats :mad:
YOU'RE MY HERO!!!
You didn't happen to save the phone number? I would not mind given them a call and saying something sweet
Me too! It scares me, actually. I've lived in countries where people have had their rights taken away. It is sickening, and I do not want it happening here.
Aww thanks BD. No, it just said "private caller." Darn
Haven't gotten those kind of political calls, But as an independent it kinda pisses me off to receive political shit(dem. and rep.) in the mail!what an incredible waste of paper!
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ignorance like this, especially towards your fellow man, is inexcusable.
i realise this is just the tip of the iceberg, but it's no wonder our world is in such a mess.
*sigh*
See These Bones
8/7/08, 6/9/09
Elderly man: (Waving pamphlet) "blah blah blah....protect marriage...marriage is between a man and a woman....blah blah."
Sponger: "Maybe 80 years ago marriage was that way. Times are changing."
EM: "No they aren't. Marriage doesn't change."
Sponger: "Yes they are. This isn't 80 years ago."
EM: "God says marriage is between a man and a woman."
Sponger: "God says? Does God talk to you? Did God tell you about marriage?"
EM: "The bible says..."
Sponger: "The bible? Ha Ha Ha. The bible! Ha Ha Ha."
EM: (Points to other people in the restaurant) "90% of those people are behind proposition 8."
Sponger: "That's a sad statistic."
EM: "90%!"
Sponger: "That's a sad statistic."
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825
We don't either!! But they are getting trickier now and the call shows up as "private caller." A couple of my family members show up as private caller, so that's why I answered. But you know what, I'm glad I did pick up. You are right though, talk about a huge money waster!
Thanks STB!
Thanks everyone for posting. I really wish I would have done more for this, such as volunteering for the "Vote No" campaign. Things have been hectic lately so I didn't and I regret that. It did feel good though to at least tell this guy off.
"Hello Mark; I'm Jen.........
Are those gay nutcases trying to get married so they can blow up the world? Are they going to try to overthrow the government and make us all wear fidoras? Or paint our homes with rainbows and shit?
Oh my God!! Mark. You have just saved my life where can I sign up for the burning of those flamers? How dare they try to get married? What next divorce? Shit they want all of our rights..........
(And I thought we had the market cornered for marriage, divorce and misery.......wow, just ............wow.............)
For the record, I am not into the gay thing, don't want it pushed in my face. But I don't want to have anyone sexuality pushed down my face or thrown in front of my kids eyes.......but to call people up on the phone about this...shit this guy has less of a life than he thinks I suppose..........
find a real cause........
Together we will float like angels.........
In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
i love the Seinfeld episode when Jerry's dealing with a telemarketer: Thanks for calling. Say, I’m a bit busy right now. Would you mind giving me your home telephone number? …Oh, you don’t like getting business calls at your home? Well, neither do I. Good-bye.
hehe..
good on ya btw!
Because it is a hot issue on the election right now. The Mormon Church is the backer; they are pouring a SCARY amount of money into this. They are lying and saying this will be taught in schools and asking if people really want their kids exposed to this. Teachers and schools are saying that this is a lie, but unfortunately people fall for these tactics.
Interesting article in today's paper about the strategy. http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1344079.html
It is scary that this could win. Again, this is an issue that could take away civil rights for people. It terrifies me that this is okay for some people.
"Its a secret to everybody."
They play that song in spin class sometimes...and I'm not going to comment on my experiences with that right now
Yep, that is great Seinfeld episode.
Thanks Snake
Someone just pointed out in a pm that most people seem to think this thread is about telemarketers/phone calls and it seems people are reading that way. Its not. This is real and scary. If you live in California PLEASE PLEASE vote no on 8...
I keep saying it but I truly don't see how it is okay to take away civil rights from people. I really hope this doesn't pass.
I agree, please vote no on this, fellow californians! i can't even believe this got on the ballot.
This issue really bugs me as well.
So much for separating church and state eh :rolleyes:
that is great, really.
i myself just answered the phone.
it went like this:
ring, ring, ring.
i look at caller i.d.
long view, washington
### ### ####
by now the answering machine has answered the call
and i am saying hello at same time as i am walking to the answering machine
to stop the recording and the machine is all staticy screaching thru the phone into our ears.
finally i can clearly hear this.
caller: chad ?
me: no chad isn't here
caller: oh ok i'll call back later
me: who is this
caller: blah blah with the barack obama campaign
and i was just wondering if he got his election ballot
and if he didn't here is a number he can call
and that number is....(firmly interupting)
me: yeah dude he had his election ballot
caller: oh, ok, great
do you know what direction he went?
me: uh NO
caller: oh... ok, thank you for.......
me: click...the end (phone noise hanging up = click)
beings i was kinda goofy from a few pulls off of a cigarette
at first i thought he was asking me what direction chad went beings i wasn't home. (meaning where is chad, store, library, bowling alley?)
turns out that after about 10 minutes it dawned on me that he was asking
if i knew what direction chad went in preference to his voting stance.
goofy ass fuckin hillbilly i am.
i must edit this:
i was also cussing the fucker out once i hung up the phone.
(why does this fucker give a fuck where i went)
(i told the fucker chad wasn't home and he asks me what direction he went)
(goofy fucker whats to know where i am, what the fuck is up with that guy)
10 minute time lapse.
oh, wait a minute...
enlightenment
good funny stuff...
i am an idiot...
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I am tired; my heart is
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no more forever."
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Yeah, aren't elections suppose to be private.........the voting part that is??
Together we will float like angels.........
In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
HAHAHAHA... sounds like something I would do... "Uh yeah, he went, 40 degrees north west..."
edit: and i just hit the post count "sad"...... just an attest to the thought that i'd do something like this as well maybe