Subtitle: "But I'm Supposed to Stay on Script!"
Sometimes, you do get a second chance to make a first impression.
Last week, our phone rang and the caller ID was from an area code I didn't recognize. Now, most telemarketers will show up on my phone as "unavailable," and I do have some pretty far flung relatives, so I went ahead and answered it.
The caller asked for me by name, and then went into her spiel. About a dozen words into her script I heard the phrase "on behalf of the Republican National Convention," and there I cut her off cold.
"Please take me off your call list," I said. "I'm a passionate Democrat who is committed to taking back America from you all."
After I hung up, I had one of those staircase moments when I wished I'd have kept her on the line longer to hear and maybe argue some of her talking points. Know thy enemy, and all that.
So when the phone rang again yesterday, I was ready.
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