Tuesday, August 16, 2011

One of The Things I Love About My Job


My county-issued cell phone rings.

Me: Big Flat County Bioterrorism and Emergency Response Team, this is Shay.

Caller: WHAT?

Me: This is the on-call number for the county Bioterrorism and Emergency Response Team. How may I help you?

Caller: Um...never mind. Hangs up.

(When I check the caller ID number against Google, it's a bill collection agency or a telephone solicitor. This happens at least once per month).
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6 comments:

  1. JeneratorsAugust 16, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    BERT?

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  2. ShayAugust 16, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Better than Ernie.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    Love it! I think I'll start answering my phone that way!

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  4. SamAugust 17, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    What a way to start my day! How to confuse the dickens out of someone.
    Way to go Shay! Yeah, I know it was not intentional but it sure did work.

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  5. ShayAugust 17, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    I'm a rotten person, but I really enjoy this.

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  6. Not ImportantAugust 19, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    I have recently made anatomically unlikely and theologically unsympathetic suggestions to unsolicited callers on my cell phone.

    I feel bad that some of them are simply taking a job to feed themselves or their families, but come on.

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