I was at home the other night in the middle of my dinner when the
>>phone
>>rang.
>>
>>ME: Hello.
>>
>>AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T ....
>>
>>ME: Is this AT&T.?
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ...
>>
>>ME: This is AT&T.?
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ....
>>
>>ME: Is this AT&T.?
>>
>>AT&T: Yes! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr.Byron, please.?
>>
>>ME: May I ask who is calling.?
>>
>>AT&T: This is AT&T.
>>
>>ME: Ok, hold on.
>>
>>At this point I put the phone dow n for a solid 5 minutes thinking
>>that,
>>surely, this person would have hung up the phone. I ate my salad.
>>Much
>>to my surprise, when I picked up the receiver, they were still
>>waiting.
>>
>>ME: Hello.?
>>
>>AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron.?
>>
>>ME: May I ask who is calling, please.?
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ...
>>
>>ME: This is AT&T.?
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ...
>>
>>ME: The phone company.?
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, sir.
>>
>>ME: I thought you said this was AT&T.
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, sir, we are a phone company..
>>
>>ME: I already have a phone.
>>
>>AT&T: We aren't selling phones today, Mr. Byron. We would like to
>>offer
>>you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
>>year.
>>
>>ME: Now, that's 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day?
>>
>>AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest) Yes,
>>sir,
>>that's right! 24 hours a day!
>>
>>ME: 7 days a week.?
>>
>>AT&T: That's right.
>>
>>ME: 365 days a year.?
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, sir.
>>
>>ME: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That's amazing!
>>
>>AT&T: We think so!
>>
>>ME: That's quite a sum of money!
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, sir, it's amazing how it adds up.
>>
>>ME:&nb sp; Ok, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just
>>one
>>big one at the end of the year for the full $52,560; and if you
>>send an
>>annual check, can I get a cash advance.?
>>
>>AT&T: Excuse me.?
>>
>>ME: You know, the 10 cents a minute.
>>
>>AT&T: What are you talking about.?
>>
>>ME: You said you'd give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7
>>days a
>>week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day, $1008 per week
>>and
>>$52,560 per year. I'm just interested in knowing how you will be
>>making
>>payment.
>>
>>AT&T: Oh, no, sir. I didn't mean we'd be paying you. You pay us 10
>>cents
>>a minute.
>>
>>ME: Wait a minute , how do you figure that by saying that you'll
>>give me
>>
>>10 cents a minute, that I'll give YOU 10 cents a minute? Is this
>>some
>>kind of subliminal telemarketing scheme.? I've read about things
>>like
>>this in the Enquirer, you know.
>>
>>AT&T: No, sir, we are offering 10 cents a minute for ...
>>
>>ME: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please.?
>>
>>AT&T: Sir, I don't think that is necessary.
>>
>>ME: I insist on speaking to a supervisor.!
>>
>>AT&T: Yes, Mr. Byron. Please hold.
>>
>>At this point, I begin trying to finish my dinner.
>>
>>SUPERVISOR: Mr. Byron.?
>>
>>ME: Yeth.?
>>
>>SUPERVISOR: I understan d you are not quite understanding our 10
>>cents a
>>minute program.
>>
>>ME: Is This A T & T.?
>>
>>SUPERVISOR: Yes, sir, it sure is.
>>
>>ME: (I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all I
>>could do
>>to suppress my laughter and I had to be careful not to produce a
>>snort.)
>>No, actually, I was just waiting for someone to get back to me so
>>that I
>>could sign up for the plan.
>>
>>
>>SUPERVISOR: Ok, no problem, I'll transfer you back to the person
>>who was
>>helping you.
>>
>>ME: Thank you.
>>
>>I was on hold once again and managed a few more mouthfuls. I need
>>to end
>>this conversation. Suddenly, there was an ag gravated but polite
>>voice
>>at the other end of the phone.
>>
>>AT&T: Hello, Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested in
>>signing
>>up for our plan.?
>>
>>ME: No, but I was wondering - do you have that "Friends and Family"
>>thing because I'm an only child and I'd really like to have a
>>little
>>brother...
>>
>>AT&T: click........

oh ... no way I could pull that off I'd be laughing my ass off and would've choked on the salad for sure. Tell them you dont' need 10 cents a minute you have a blue box..... see where that one leads ya.