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Ugh, I'm still up. I ended up getting home later than expected. But badminton was good. I'm getting a lot of practice, and dinner was good, albeit late. Next week is apparently the last week for badminton, so I'm a little torn between the Ski Patrol meeting and badminton. Decisions, decisions..
Oh hey, there were two things I wanted to mention before right? Well, last night, I had a dream where I made up a song and actually sang the song, which wasn't too bad, but when I woke up, I had forgotten the tune and the lyrics. I just remembered making it up for some reason.
Oh, I also heard the trivia of the day this morning. What do two out of ten people do during their phone conversations?
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 07:22:01 (UTC)
Nod their head? Or maybe they ask, "Why not reduce 2 in 10 to 1 in 5?"
[GOM]Lazarius<e-mail>
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 13:52:14 (UTC)
Good question. I was wondering the same thing. Anyway, it's also something that radio hosts do everytime they're on the phone.
QYV
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 14:13:53 (UTC)
Break for commercial?
FlyingS
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 15:41:53 (UTC)
Very interesting site. How do you find the time? Are you in Dallas? Later..
Sabra <e-mail>
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 16:16:30 (UTC)
Nope. I can't really see two out of ten people talking on the phone, and then suddenly saying. "Can you hold on for a moment? Here's a word from my sponsor."
Another clue then? I think (if I remember correctly) that there is a law stating that you have to tell the person you're doing this.
Oh, and Sabra. If you're wondering how I find the time, the answer's simple: I have no life. *hangs head*
BTW, how did you come across this site?
QYV
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 17:18:41 (UTC)
Record the other person's voice? Put the person on a speakphone? Pick their nose? Scratch their bum? Chew bubblegum?!
diamondjones <e-mail>
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 21:49:30 (UTC)
Scratch their bum? "Excuse me, but by law, I have to tell you that I'm relieving an itch on my left butt cheek." *pause* "Ahh.."
Umm, no. But the first guess is very, very close.
QYV
Friday, September 07, 2001 at 22:23:18 (UTC)
Record the conversation? As long as I can answer the phone naked, I'm good.
diamondjones <e-mail>
Sunday, September 09, 2001 at 02:22:32 (UTC)
Give this man a prize! *cheers*
QYV
Monday, September 10, 2001 at 17:46:44 (UTC)
Two out of ten (let's just say 20%, ok? I hate using these artificial, unnecessary ratios) people record the phone conversation? I don't think so. I don't know anyone who does, and I'd hazard to guess that they don't know anyone either. I haven't run into any occurances in the news of people doing this. Television shows and movies don't show it, and when they do it's usually a unique and rare case, certainly nowhere close to 20%.
So I'm guessing they're including customer service and telemarketing calls -- but then saying "20% of people" is a bit misleading, since they're including businesses in that figure.
diamondjones<e-mail>