>From: Dick Bossart <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Attention Mass. Shelters >For the second time in a week, we received a call said to be from the >Dartmouth Museum of Science ... The caller's comments were: "Well, I >thought I could talk you into giving us a ferret, but I guess not. ><click>." A rude hanger-upper can benefit from a real waker-upper: Call them right back! Look up the number in the phone book real quick, call back, and boy, will they be shocked. Then, in honeyed tones, while they're still off-balance, say, "Oh, hello there! This is (so-and-so)! It seems we were disconnected somehow!" and proceed to deliver (sweetly) the message of your choice. Don't be afraid to try it; they're always humble and submissive. Weird, eh? Shows what tough stuff bullies are really made of. Cheers to all, Vesna Ferris and Beulah say hi! [Posted in FML issue 1761]