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Part I: the good
Back when I was a student, I shared a room with a friend whose name you won't be able to pronounce correctly, so for the sake of this thread, I'll just call him Fred. This guy had the habit of always answering the phone with silly greetings, such as "You have reached the house of happiness, how may I help you?", or "Welcome to Domino's Pizza, we're out of pepperoni, may I take your order?".
I had applied for an internship at a big company, and had to go to an interview. Since I did not have a car, Fred offered to drive me there. We got to the company's offices, parked the car, and entered the lobby. We were greeted by Christine, a cute receptionist, who had a radiant smile as she gave me the directions to the interview room.
I headed for the elevator, and Fred took his car back to the campus. The interview went fairly well, and two hours later, I was back in the lobby. I asked Christine if I could borrow her phone to call my friend, so that he would pick me up. Very politely, she answered that she wasn't allowed to let people use the reception phone, but that she would gladly make the call herself. That implied giving the direct phone number to my dorm room to the cute receptionist, which I happily did. I then took a seat while she made the call.
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Side-splitting
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10/24/2005 07:39 PM
Part II: the bad
The first word she uttered as Fred answered the phone was a "Uhhh...", followed by a blank stare. That's when I suddenly remembered about Fred's quirky phone greetings. A few seconds later, I heard her say to my roommate:
- "This is Christine, the receptionist at <big company>, your friend's interview is over and he's asking if you can come pick him up."
Then, she hung up the phone, gave me an uncomfortable smile, and told me that my friend was on his way. She put a weird emphasis on the word "friend". She did not say another word to me the entire time I was sitting in the lobby, waiting. Fifteen minutes later, Fred entered the lobby. I stood up, said goodbye to Christine, who answered with a sympathetic smile, and I walked back with Fred towards the car.
Part III: the ugly
- "How did you answer the phone when the receptionist called you?", I asked.
- "24-Hour Friendship Hotline, hello, this is Fred listening", he answered.
And just like that, during the four following months, the receptionist of the company I worked at as an intern thought that I was a suicidal freak who relied on the volunteers of a emergency friendship hotline to drive him around. Also, I never had access to a pair of scissors during my entire internship.
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Millie has fun-size snickers 116,854 28
10/24/2005 07:41 PM
Hmm. I would think that this cute receptionist would be intrigued by your complexity (and French accent and cuteness). You probably should have asked her out.
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Funny
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Gutted Dogs Akimbo 205,285 31
10/24/2005 07:44 PM
thought that I was a suicidal freak
Two words: pity sex.
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Gutted Dogs Akimbo 205,285 31
10/24/2005 07:44 PM
Holy Shakespeare, that was actually two words.
Eeeeeshh.
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Hilarious
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10/24/2005 09:49 PM
I would think that this cute receptionist would be intrigued by your complexity (and French accent and cuteness). You probably should have asked her out.
The story happened in France (I translated the dialogues). Over there, my French accent is not really a flirting asset. I'm glad you liked it, though.
<french accent>
So Millie, how you doin' ?
</french accent>
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Side-splitting
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Dreadful Daggy with scabs and stuff 86,640 14
10/24/2005 09:55 PM
It is my understanding that French women don't like French guys. I know this because I shared a hospital room with a French woman 11 years ago.
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The High Priestess of Stewie 58,196 29
10/24/2005 09:56 PM
We were greeted by Christine, a cute receptionist, who had a radiant smile
Why thank you! I do like my smile.
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Chuckleworthy
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Millie has fun-size snickers 116,854 28
10/24/2005 10:05 PM
<action>blushes and flutters eyelashes</action>
Hi, Mailman!
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10/24/2005 11:06 PM
It is my understanding that French women don't like French guys.
This fact is also known in some circles as "the main reason why the Mailman moved to Canada."
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