ScottM
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Interesting trick. I will have to try it next time I get an IVR.
Put your potty mouth to work
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Interesting trick. I will have to try it next time I get an IVR.
Trapper John
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Was that from the article in last week's New Yorker?
The transcript of the recording of the angry caller was hilarious, especially with the bong bubbling in the background!
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Forgot to post the link. Here it is http://lifehacker.com/software/cust...the-operator-with-your-dirty-mouth-179352.php
Teller1900
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Hmmm...the US Bank automated system frequently makes me swear; I guess I just need to swear a little louder next time!
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I've never made a call to HP without saying a few choice words. The only words it recognizes are the words you'd never consider using.
Teller1900
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What, like the "C" word, or words like "sign me up for the service plan"?
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KennyFlys
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It's the damn service plan that got me into the mess. I should have treated it as a freakin' consumable from the start!
If HP gave away sledge hammers to use at the end of a product's life, I'd be more inclined to buy from them again. Or, it could be used to slam on the phone when I call for service.
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One of my students has ties to the voice-recognition industry. In fact we just brought up the swear word issue the other day when I said how much the Lockheed-Martin system annoys me. He pretty much said what the OP quoted.
I have learned that I apparently subconsciously clear my throat if there's dead air before talking to someone on the phone. At least probably five times now, I've done the "a-hem" thing with Flight Service and have had to suffer through the whole "I'm sorry, I did not understand, if you need help, bla bla bla" thing. Even though I have done this to myself over and over, I keep forgetting. So my little "a-hem" keeps making the system think I'm talking to it when I am not. Grr. I should try swearing next time.
I have learned that I apparently subconsciously clear my throat if there's dead air before talking to someone on the phone. At least probably five times now, I've done the "a-hem" thing with Flight Service and have had to suffer through the whole "I'm sorry, I did not understand, if you need help, bla bla bla" thing. Even though I have done this to myself over and over, I keep forgetting. So my little "a-hem" keeps making the system think I'm talking to it when I am not. Grr. I should try swearing next time.