800-S0S-APPL
Garner Miller
I still remember when this 76-year-old woman called me and asked about
getting one of Apple's warranty exchanges on her PowerBook. I told her
she'd need to call Apple directly, and gave her the number: 800-SOS-APPL.
That's Ess-Ohh-Sss...i.e., 767-2775. She then called me back asking who in
the hell I thought she was, screamed for another five minutes, and was
ready to hang up on me. I couldn't understand what the problem was, so I
had her read back exactly what she'd dialed.
Well, turns out she dialed Ess-ZERO-Ess (707-2775), and that's an ENTIRELY
different sort of phone line. Go ahead. Dial 800-707-2775 and take a
listen. I scared my coworkers I was laughing so hard. :-)
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The Unsinkable Camille Klein
The Fiendish Flouridators and the Elders of Zion forced Garner Miller to
say:
# I still remember when this 76-year-old woman called me and asked about
# getting one of Apple's warranty exchanges on her PowerBook. I told her
# she'd need to call Apple directly, and gave her the number: 800-SOS-APPL.
# That's Ess-Ohh-Sss...i.e., 767-2775. She then called me back asking who in
# the hell I thought she was, screamed for another five minutes, and was
# ready to hang up on me. I couldn't understand what the problem was, so I
# had her read back exactly what she'd dialed.
Ohboy.....I can see where this is going.
# Well, turns out she dialed Ess-ZERO-Ess (707-2775), and that's an ENTIRELY
# different sort of phone line. Go ahead. Dial 800-707-2775 and take a
# listen. I scared my coworkers I was laughing so hard. :-)
*dials*
*listens*
*ROTFLHAOPHP*
Now if that's not a meta-lart, I dunno what is!! :)
--Camille. Sharing this with her co-workers.
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On Thu, 06 Feb 1997 20:47:25 -0500,
gar...@net21.com.REMOVE.CAPS.TO.SEND.EMAIL (Garner Miller) wrote:
<snip>
>
>Well, turns out she dialed Ess-ZERO-Ess (707-2775), and that's an ENTIRELY
>different sort of phone line. Go ahead. Dial 800-707-2775 and take a
>listen. I scared my coworkers I was laughing so hard. :-)
>
I had one woman call me back after refering her to the folks at apple.
She called back and wondered why I refered her to that 'other' line.
The strangest thing was that she really didn't seem to mind. In fact
she was quite amused by it.
Voice: Oh baby, what can I do to make you hot?
Luser: Uh... fix my computer? It won't connect.
Can it be true that there are lusers out there with human
characteristics like *shudder* a sense of humor?.....Nah.
Cheers,
Carl
oddlystrange
Garner Miller (gar...@net21.com.REMOVE.CAPS.TO.SEND.EMAIL) wrote:
: Well, turns out she dialed Ess-ZERO-Ess (707-2775), and that's an ENTIRELY
: different sort of phone line. Go ahead. Dial 800-707-2775 and take a
: listen. I scared my coworkers I was laughing so hard. :-)
I know. Very now and then I fall asleep while dialing apple and end up
dialing the zero.
I usually disconnect the minute I hear "Hi there sexy..."
you know I could be getting monitored and stuff.
but damnit I cannot tell you how tempted I am to conference the cu in when
I do that:)
oddlystrange
(who occassionally brings all new meaning to phone support)
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Lisa Simpstone
Garner Miller wrote:
>
> I still remember when this 76-year-old woman called me and asked about
That was sooooooo FUNNY! I haven't stopped laughing and I tried that
number over 30 minutes ago!!!!!!!
Oh jeez Im going to pee my pants now!
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAH