My cell phone rang from a blocked number late this morning and I answered it like I always do, "This is Eric."

"How are you today, sir?"

There was a pause, and he didn't continue, so I asked, "May I ask who's speaking?"

"This is John McCain."

I thought it was a joke so I hung up.  The moment I put my phone down it dawned on me...Damn, that really was John McCain!


Originally published: http://ehowton.livejournal.com/227560.html

The Republicans NEED the citizens of Anna!

I was kinda hoping it was a radio station cuz they hung up when I started plugging SPROCKET'S KUSTOM PAINT.
It was still funny, and did I mention Sprocket's Kustom Paint? 

Thanks! It's been a LONG time since anyone called me "astute".

Im going to try and fit that in somewhere today.

Toot the tug boat was churning up foam across the harbor as he was wont to do.  As he passed his friend the oil tanker, he said, "Toot!  Toot!"  The oil tanker bellowed back in a deep, oil tanker way, "Why hello, little Toot!" 

Toot the tug boat then came across his friend the fishing vessel, just returning from sea.  As he approached Toot said, "Toot!  Toot!"  to which the fishing vessel replied (by way of salutation in which they often shared) "Hello Toot, don't let the seagulls soil your deck!"

"Toot!  Toot!"

Then Toot slowed his propeller as he tried to silently drift past the menacing Chinese Junk, a dour old thing with holds always filled with exotic spices.  Suddenly, a gust of wind blew across the Junk's deck right into Toot's dual-intake air handlers!  "Ah! Ah! Astute!" Toot sneezed.  Looking down the Chinese Junk said simply, "Bless you," in his native tongue.

I got the call too.  It was a recording.  It sounded like the recording was trying to hear what was being said and answer accordingly, needed a bit more fine tuning.  It did make me chuckle though!

Interesting point.  Suppose just for a moment that I also received an automated call.

Presumably, with the amount of intelligence the system is capable of as suggested by Glodowg, my number would've likely been marked as a hang-up.  Even without the system recording at which exchange in the 'conversation' I disconnected, is it still considered rude?