06-03-2007, 03:57 PM
I win. Roberta the sister comes in second (Although her call might be more interesting in the long run.)
On Saturday, the phone rang. The man on the other end of the phone said he was from Istanbul. All I could think was Nigerian email fraud. Instead of the immediate disconnect. Turns out, it was a man representing the company that sold me my turkish carpet when I was in Turkey. He was here in Los Angeles demonstrating his wares to designers. He didn't want to have to pay the freight to ship them back so he called former customers and wanted to know if they, or I, wanted an in home demonstration? From past experiences I knew better than to get within twenty miles of their siren call. They are relentless. It's why I own the carpets I own. I said no.
Roberta came in second because she got a call from the FBI. They needed to drop by and serve her a subpoena.
On Saturday, the phone rang. The man on the other end of the phone said he was from Istanbul. All I could think was Nigerian email fraud. Instead of the immediate disconnect. Turns out, it was a man representing the company that sold me my turkish carpet when I was in Turkey. He was here in Los Angeles demonstrating his wares to designers. He didn't want to have to pay the freight to ship them back so he called former customers and wanted to know if they, or I, wanted an in home demonstration? From past experiences I knew better than to get within twenty miles of their siren call. They are relentless. It's why I own the carpets I own. I said no.
Roberta came in second because she got a call from the FBI. They needed to drop by and serve her a subpoena.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit