Charitable Giving
Jul. 31st, 2006 05:36 pm*phone rings*
Me: *picks up phone* "Hello?"
Voice on the other end: "Mrs. Winters?"
M: "No."
V: "Jennifer Winters?"
M: "Yes, that's me. I am not a Mrs. I am a Miss."
V: "I'm sorry, ma'am. I am calling on behalf of the Deputy Sheriff's Association."
M: "What?!?" [1]
V: "The Deputy Sheriff's Association."
M: "Ah, so you are asking for money. Well, let me inform you that I have already earmarked all the money I am going to give out this year. If I happen to receive a windfall, I may decide to contribute to your organization. However, if you call me asking for money and annoy me, I probably won't."
V: *hangs up*
[1] For some reason I parsed that as "Japanese Sheriff's Association", hence my confusion.
Me: *picks up phone* "Hello?"
Voice on the other end: "Mrs. Winters?"
M: "No."
V: "Jennifer Winters?"
M: "Yes, that's me. I am not a Mrs. I am a Miss."
V: "I'm sorry, ma'am. I am calling on behalf of the Deputy Sheriff's Association."
M: "What?!?" [1]
V: "The Deputy Sheriff's Association."
M: "Ah, so you are asking for money. Well, let me inform you that I have already earmarked all the money I am going to give out this year. If I happen to receive a windfall, I may decide to contribute to your organization. However, if you call me asking for money and annoy me, I probably won't."
V: *hangs up*
[1] For some reason I parsed that as "Japanese Sheriff's Association", hence my confusion.