Comments on: JR’s ‘Phone Wars’

By: Vijay

Vijay — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:09:05 +0000

Those would be Rhino horns not cow horns..or else the poor species would have been extinct by now…

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:59:51 +0000

I wonder if it has aphrodisiac powers?

By: Vijay

Vijay — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:58:27 +0000

Maybe..obviously you are a better prospect for his horn products

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:31:55 +0000

I thought Govinda might have found me from your blog, Vijay.

By: Vijay

Vijay — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:01:40 +0000

These days HSBC has Ad jingles between the time you press the keys..very annoying..

Still laughing at the “horn” trading..didnt know they were tradeable items..

By: jr

jr — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:52:40 +0000

Isn’t the cow a holy animal in Gavinda’s neck of the woods? Anyway, he couldn’t have scored himself a hornier prospect than Bright’s premier stud.

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:51:07 +0000

Thank you, Govinda. I’ll certainly go to you when I’m next after a bit of horn.

(Folks, please click on the link in Govinda’s name – you might need this stuff)

By: Govinda ramu amujuri

Govinda ramu amujuri — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:11:32 +0000

Dear Ray Dixon,

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By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:06:34 +0000

Yeah, that always happens. Have you tried telling them “You’ve already got it, look at your screen”? They don’t like that.

What about when they ask you for your date of birth and stuff like that? I once had someone from Telstra call me (about an overdue account I guess?) and then ask me for my date of birth before they would tell me what the call was about !! I just told them to piss off (and then I raced out and paid the bill).

By: clubwah

clubwah — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:00:06 +0000

I hate when you have to input your account number follwed by the # key and then when you finally get through to someone they ask you for the account number.

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:57:03 +0000

It’s not referring to me, JR. No offence intended, it’s just a comment on the way you set the poor receptionist up.

By: jr

jr — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:53:05 +0000

If that smart arse tag is referring to me, that’s OK, I’ll take anything I can get these days.

By: Ray Dixon

Ray Dixon — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:39:13 +0000

I ‘like’ those recorded messages you get from Telstra, Banks, Power Companies, etc: “For account enquiries press 1 ….” and so on. I never conform, I just keep saying, “Put me through to a real person please” over & over. And eventually that’s what happens.

PS: Did you notice the ’smart arse’ tag, JR?