Today’s news and commentary:
- “Year's End”
- “CIA withheld al Qaeda tapes: paper”
- “Caught on Tape - Rocket Landing in School Yard”
- “Rabbit-Ear Users Don’t Know The End (of Analog TV) Is Near”
- “LET THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORD SHOW...”
- “FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics”
- “Exiled Stars: Milky Way Boots Members ”
- “Destination: Durban II”
- “Researchers get embryonic stem cells from skin”
THE SCENARIO: A human calls you on the phone and says he/she is calling on behalf of a candidate for some office, for demonstration purposes here Jarvis Funnypants for mayor.
THE SOLUTION: Do not let the Funnypants promoter tell you anything about why you should vote for Funnypants. Instead, firmly but politely get a word in edgewise and say something like “I will be very happy to hear why Jarvis Funnypants would make a great mayor. However, as a matter of policy I require payment of a $10,000 fee in advance. How will the Funnypants campaign be paying?” The Funnypants promoter will probably think this is a joke, but stay strong, firm, and polite; under no circumstances are you to allow any Funnypants promotion to occur without payment in advance. You may note that your time is valuable and cannot afford to listen every political advertisement unless compensation is given. The promoter, seeing you are uncooperative, will most likely give up quickly. If he/she does not, then apologize for not being able to listen to Funnypants promotion and hang up.
WHY WE SHOULD DO THIS: Telephone advertising is annoying. If we refuse to listen to it, politicians may actually get the message and stop calling us. Not to mention, it makes the experience of dealing with political telephone advertising a lot more fun.
I strongly encourage everyone to spread this idea around. Remember: you have the power to fight political telephone advertising.
Enjoy and share the weirdness.
Aaron
Enjoy and share the weirdness.
Aaron
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