Today,( ha ha ha) the poll dujour says that O has the swing states by an increasing margin.
New day, new poll. We get calls from both campaigns every night at dinner-------some want to poll our choices. The locals up for re-election have a propaganda recording------I HATE those.
If it's a Repub poll I tell them I am a Liberal Dem and they can fill in the blanks. If it's a Dem poll I tell them I am already in------and don't call again while I am having dinner. The worst part is the caller ID shows "caller not identified." Grrrrrrrr------------------
The Repubs say, "Thank you for your time ma'am" or "well good luck with that."
I get a call every day from "800 service". They only let the phone ring 2 times and hang up. I answered it one time and, sure enough, it was a political poll. I figure then must be paid by the call.
ReplyDeleteMost of the calls are automated, though I did get the live one, a woman polling for the Republicans, who told me good luck when I told her I was voting Dem. She was quite sarcastic.
DeletePavlov and his dogs come to mind (an exercise in conditioned reflex). My philosophy is that the Phone is for the benefit of my wife and me. My wife, also known as the leader of the opposition, her indoors, the ball and chain and the woman I live with; just happens to be the best cook I have ever known. Therefore there is a rule in this house that the phone is never answered during meal times. The cook and the cooking deserve this amount of respect.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing of "caller Id" but it sounds as though it could be a wondrous device if we could ascertain in advance just who was about to pollute our auditory apparatus with meaningless drivel.
Cheers from Aussie
All our calls are preceeded by the name and # of the person calling. With Vonage service the ID comes on the TV screen while you are watching TV so you can not answer if you want. I too, am a good cook, according to your associate in subservience, my poor husband. He is so ill-treated, the 2 of you should get together and discuss how bad you have it!
ReplyDeleteYEA!!!!!!!!!! His Abusedness will have someone to talk to about his thouroughly miserable status---------poor man.
Carol
ReplyDeleteMy thanks for the information. It gives a whole new meaning to the term couch potatoes. A message on the TV screens advising who is causing your phone to ring! Unbelievable
Cheers from Aussie (we still use smoke signals here)
NB Cheers to your old man,I do wish the poor buggar well!
The poor buggar is snoozing in his chair at the moment-----when he awakens he will have a glass of wine and shrimp and asparagus over kelp noodles followed by key lime pie.
ReplyDeletePoor buggar indeed! ;-)