Wherein I Peddle Unimaginable Wonders

[Rapscallion]

I wonder, if we all got together and decided to call up GK during business hours to see if any of us make up anything more out there than his usual callers. Could we out whatever the usual's?

Something I'd prefer not to contemplate.

First, GK suffers enough as it is.

Second, anonymity on this site is something we take seriously.

Third, would you really want to descend to the level of his callers?

Just saying

Rapscallion

[dalesys]

...knowing how or taking the time to look up how to spell Chihuahua.

Yapyapyapyap.

[Becks]

I guess it might grant you the power of marmots themselves. But seeing as those are basically slower, fatter squirrels, I’m not sure such abilities would have any practical applications.

They also use loud whistles to communicate with one another. That might be a useful skill.

[Gravekeeper]

I've never had trouble spelling chihuahua since I saw an episode of "WKRP In Cincinnati" where Les Nesman kept pronouncing chihuahua as Ch-eye-hoo-uh-hoo-uh.

That's....honestly how I know how to spell it correctly. Because its stuck in my head as "Cha-hoo-uh-hoo-uh" ><

Truly one of the best phrases you have yet come up with.

I cannot claim to be the inventor of the term. You've never heard it before?

Since we could not see the face of that guy, would you care to describe it for us? As I'm sure it was classic, and you do rather have a way with words.

Mainly a mixture of awe and slowly dawning fear for his rather expensive phone. This guy went up and down the Skytrain asking for change. Then up and down the Skytrain asking to borrow a cell phone. With an impassioned and lengthly plea about how if he could just call his friend then he could get a ride instead and didn't need fare. Best part he wasn't even able to convince this "friend" of who he was and had to end the call with "Uh, ok, I guess I'll call you back later or something". >.>

To be (somewhat) fair, I could see someone hearing <company> Tech Support as <company> Taxi Port. It's not that big a stretch.

Its not actually tech support, I'm obfuscating to hide the identity of the client. Their name is way too descriptive of who they are and what they do. Also, it's 1 number off from Yellow Cab ( hence the wrong numbers all the time ), so hard to mistake for Taxi Port, heh ;p

I'm beginning to form a theory that your callers from the northern climes are not simply stupid, dull-witted troglodytes, but that their phone reception is rather poor due to their extremely northern locale, and thus they don't always hear you clearly.

Surprisingly, the reception is typically pretty good. Once in a while I'll get one that sounds like they're yelling at me from the bottom of a well on the other side of a hill in a snow storm. But normally its surprisingly decent.

They also use loud whistles to communicate with one another. That might be a useful skill.

I don't know. The perferred form of communication up there seems to be is "Make the woman do it while I yell at her from the background". I don't think they'd adequate overly well. =p

[Jester]

I cannot claim to be the inventor of the term. You've never heard it before?

Clearly not.

Its not actually tech support, I'm obfuscating to hide the identity of the client. Their name is way too descriptive of who they are and what they do. Also, it's 1 number off from Yellow Cab ( hence the wrong numbers all the time ), so hard to mistake for Taxi Port, heh

Well then, there goes my one potential theory that doesn't make your caller a complete blithering idiot. Why I ever even bothered trying, I don't know.

Surprisingly, the reception is typically pretty good. Once in a while I'll get one that sounds like they're yelling at me from the bottom of a well on the other side of a hill in a snow storm. But normally its surprisingly decent.

Ah, but while it may well be decent for you hearing them, it may not be so decent the opposite way. I myself have been on many calls (none to Nunavut) where one person can hear the other perfectly well, but the second can't hear the first at all, or at least not very clearly. Of course, my friends and I, being somewhat intelligent and rational beings, merely hang up and redial, almost always getting a good connection for both parties the second time around.

[Moirae]

OMG, I'm trying so hard not to burst out laughing so I don't disturb the whole office that I'm actually crying. I'm having trouble typing because I can barely see.

I'm also disturbed.

roflmao

Oh, I cannot imagine doing that job.

[thatcrazyredhead]

But We Have Such Wonders

Me: “Are you calling to place an order?”
SC: “Uh, not really.”

You don’t sound convinced. Are you sure you don’t want to place an order? We have many wonderous and amazing items in a plethora of eye searing colours that will help you stand out for miles on the arctic tundra. Whether you’re just trying to survive the tempature or you want to look like an extra in a rap video. Or both. We’ve got you covered!

We even have a jacket that will grant you the power of a large squirrel.

Am I the only one who wonders how to get their hands on one of these catalogues? Not to place an order or anything, just to gaze upon the items for comic relief.