November 2, 2006 | In: General
I Hung Up on Laura Bush
So far this week I’ve hung up the phone on:
- One First Lady
- One Texas Governor
- One famous actor (I’ve forgotten his name)
- And about 5 people who really need to find a new job.
Of course they all called during that sacred time of day called “Nap Time.”
Who have you hung up on during this voting season?
6 Responses to I Hung Up on Laura Bush
SAM
November 2nd, 2006 at 5:40 am
Girl, nap time is sacred time & you should get to know the little button on your phone called “ringer off.” ;o)
Seth Ward
November 2nd, 2006 at 6:59 am
I think that Elmo would be the perfect phone campaigner.
“Hi…This is Elmo! He he. I am hewe to talk about campaign wefowm and how Bawak Obam sounds to much like Barak OSAMA! ha ha ha ha”
Now I would listen to something like that.
I would probably listen to Laura too. She is nice.
Your just plain mean Kat.
SAM
November 2nd, 2006 at 7:03 am
I LOVE the Elmo idea! I’d NEVER hang up on Elmo!
The Chaotic Hammer
November 2nd, 2006 at 7:57 am
We Americans are a funny bunch. We set up a system where you pretty much have to do and say certain things while campaigning in order to get elected, then we complain about how annoying it is that these candidates are trying to use that system.
In our household, we tend to use Caller ID and the answering machine to filter out people we don’t want to talk to. Since we’ve already done the early voting this year, any messages they leave are falling on deaf ears at this point.
(I do remember getting a phone call from Arnold when we lived in Cal-ee-forn-ya. That was funny)
Kat
November 2nd, 2006 at 10:22 am
SAM,
You know…I don’t think I actually know how to turn the ringer off on my phone. I’ve never actually thought about it. I usually just race across my house while grumbling about the crazy person who is calling me during “The Nap Zone” (1-3pm) and trying not to break my neck sliding across my dining room floor to try to scoop up the phone before the second ring…
I have to find me that button. (I don’t really speak like that…)
Seth,
You’re brilliant! If Elmo called, I’d listen to it and I’d ask him to call again just so my kids could hear it. Then they’d listen to it over and over until whatever propaganda he was dispersing was permanently ingrained in my head.
I do like Laura Bush. I don’t like fake phone messages.
C-Hammer,
True. True.
We don’t have callerID.
thecachinnator
November 2nd, 2006 at 12:25 pm
I’ve hung up on everyone except the NRA. For some reason, that struck me as somthing that would be an amusing conversation. What I really wanted to know, (but never found out), is what in the world could possibly have put my name on a list that the NRA would call to discuss voting and membership. I’m an artist, a non-profit director, and a ministry student. Do any of these say “Gun Enthusiast” or “Bullethead?” I think not. So I had an entertaining conversation with them. The poor girl on the other end of the line wasn’t prepared to discuss theological opposition to violence and how that extended to posessing a weapon. I admit I was being an ass to her, but like I said, it was for amusment. If they’re going to interrupt my football game, by golly I’m going to give them a good story to tell their supervisor. Interestingly, they haven’t called back.