TV Licensing....
Automated Phone Woman: Please say the full postcode of your old address

Me: blah blah blah

Automated Phone Woman: Thank you. Please say the name or number of the building.

Me: 5

Automated Phone Woman: Sorry, I didn't get that. Please say the name or number of the building.

Me: 5

Automated Phone Woman: Sorry, I didn't get that either. Please blah blah blah....

Me: FIVE!

Automated Phone Woman: Sorry....

Me: (getting annoyed by this point) FUCK YOU!

Automated Phone Woman: Thank you. I am now transferring you to an operator

Operator: Hello TV Licensing...

Me: *Uncontrollable Laughter*


Apparently (so people in the know have told me) some of these systems are programmed to recognise swear-words in order to detect pissed-off callers and send them to a real person. This knowledge has dramatically changed how I use a telephone...
(mellotron never could get the hang of Thursdays, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 12:53, 5 replies)

Awesome
I am sooo going to try this in work!!!!
(magic the cat will someone please think of the kittens, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 12:59, closed)

Me too !
Aviva-Beaver insurance would have gotten that last week pretty pronto, if only I had known. If it doesn't work, well, nothing ventured....
(womanwhocanonlylivewithdogs, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 13:07, closed)

true
This is true, a friend of mine developed it. Like lie detectors it measures the stress in your voice which is why I always swear at automated systems........well that and the fact that they really piss me off.
(ladraven, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 15:02, closed)

Your friend
is on a pint from me
(mellotron never could get the hang of Thursdays, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 17:32, closed)

I'll try that!
but also, a lot of the systems will recognise that you haven't pressed a button when asked to, so will transfer you to an operator if you don't.

Something to do with the old style telephones with the big dial or something.
(Kip, Thu 3 Sep 2009, 19:22, closed)