Month: April 2003

  • Andy Rooney's tips for telemarketers

    Three Little Words That Work !!The three little words are: "Hold On, Please…"Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know…

  • Marines

    A large group of Iraqi soldiers are moving down a road when they hear avoice call from behind a sand dune."One United States Marineis better than ten Iraqis!"The Iraqi commander quickly sends10 of his best soldiers over the dune, whereupon a gun battle breaks andcontinues for a few minutes, then silence.The voice then callsout "One…

  • Life at work

    via eMail, Wed, 23 Apr 2003 16:54:51 -400

  • Jesus Arguments

    There were 3 good arguments that Jesus was Black:He called everyone “brother”He liked GospelHe couldn’t get a fair trial.But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish:He went into His Fathers business.He lived at home until he was 33.He was sure his Mother was a virgin and his mother was sure he…

  • Gulf War II Protest

    This is from an Army captain stationed in DC.To nobody'ssurprise there were protestors today in DC, they attempted to disrupt themetro system and block the Key Bridge, a leading artery into DC fromNorthern Virginia.I got hosed twice because I come in from NoVAon the metro and it is raining hard which makes traffic worse anyway…tothe…

  • Never say to a Cop

    I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas)Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.Aren't you the guy from the Village People?Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good job!Are You Andy or Barney?I thought you had to be in relatively…

  • Oooh, very fun ways to waste a few minutes

    Kunstbar Other winners of the Flash Film FestivalFun Middle East geography quizWeight Watchers recipes from the 70sPeach MelbaJellied TomatoLiver PateThanks for this and several other links.Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time This is the coolest online game I've seen in awhile. One hint to get you started: click stuff. Fun etch-a-sketch page.…