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# I did some work for a market research company once
the survey was 'should the NHS fund tattoo removal' - you'd be amazed at how many people there are out there that don't know what a tattoo is!
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 18:55, archived)
# I'm continually amazed that
the people I speak to make it through the day.
The great general public are 90% muppets.
100% of FACT!

I'm in market research, I should know
And yes, I hate it.
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 18:59, archived)
# it's it often a bit self selecting
people who are at home all day are more likely to be povos / pikeys ?
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:00, archived)
# Or housewives.
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:04, archived)
# sorry wifey
.
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:05, archived)
# Quite alright
You know the skull does suit you better.
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:09, archived)
# Nah housewives are too busy
cleaning/cooking/looking after the kids to answer the phone.
That is NOT an insult, its FACT
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:08, archived)
# Too busy on B3ta
you mean!
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:09, archived)
# Yeah that too.
But the number of times I've been told "No, I'm cooking for the kids"...
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:13, archived)
# I have often thought
of keeping a tape recording of crying children beside the phone, and playing it when people ring. That'll scare them off.
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:17, archived)
# what's
cleaning and cooking???
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:15, archived)
# yep
trying to explain to people that you don't actually have their phone number, the number was randomly selected by a computer program.

public : where'd you get this number
me : er, a computer guessed it
public : but it's ex directory!
me : twat *hangsup*

I did this job for about a week, I still have nightmares..
(, Mon 13 Jan 2003, 19:03, archived)