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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 06/09/2005 : 01:42:01
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Every once in a while, the more rabid of our double-dipped neighbors come up with something hilarious. Often it concerns the gay folks, who seem to drive them insane without even trying. Thus, whether you are gay, straight, or still trying to sort it all out, you'll have to admit that this is as good a comedy routine as you are likely to find in an hour of channel surfing.
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The newest battle in the culture wars is being waged on the telephone lines. In a departure from the standard telemarketing calls aimed at selling long distance service, United American Technology has taken telemarketing to a whole new level.
The Oklahoma-based long distance carrier, which describes itself as a Christian conservative company, is seeking like-minded customers by bad-mouthing bigger rivals for their "sinful" behavior.
"Our base, which would be a conservative base, really does not like the same-sex marriage that has been pushed down our throat," UAT consultant Carl Thompson told ABC News....
But some say UAT takes its politics too far. New York City comedian Eugene Mirman was so astonished by a UAT call he received, he recorded it. Mirman believes he was contacted — as something of a joke — because he donated $51 to the 1996 presidential campaign of Republican Alan Keyes.
"I got a phone call," Mirman said. "It was a recording and it said: 'Hi, I'm the mother of three, and I don't support gay marriage. If you don't support gay marriage press one.' I have something hooked up to my phone to record phone calls, and so I scrambled and found it … Every time they would call, I would record it because it was crazy."
In one of the "crazy" exchanges he recorded, the telemarketer starts her sales pitch by asking about Mirman's stance on same-sex marriage:
In the exchange that follows we discover that God hates AT&T, MCI, and Verizon. 
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
 Posted - 06/09/2005 : 01:57:32 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
In the exchange that follows we discover that God hates AT&T, MCI, and Verizon.
Lol, how convenient. Wow. I actually see this becoming a bigger and bigger trend. Faith-based marketing. Or would it be family values commerce?
Hey, it worked with politics. Why not services and merchandise?
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
"Face facts with dignity." --found inside a fortune cookie |
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GeeMack
SFN Regular
USA
1093 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2005 : 05:15:02 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by H. Humbert
Hey, it worked with politics. Why not services and merchandise?
For the past few months I've been getting increasing amounts of junk email from places with names like Christian Mortgage Lenders. I don't even open mail like that, but I bet they're offering no interest long term loans with flexible payment options, too.  |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9691 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2005 : 06:35:59 [Permalink]
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From Filthy's link:
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MIRMAN: MCI sponsors hardcore child pornography?
UAT: Yes, they have a pedophile Web site for men who love boys. Uh, it's a Montreal-based Web site.
MIRMAN: Oh my God! Our Canadian pervert neighbors!
Hey, the_ignored... Did you hear that? You perverts! 
Where does all this insanity come from? |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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Starman
SFN Regular
Sweden
1613 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2005 : 07:19:00 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
Where does all this insanity come from?
Religion. |
"Any religion that makes a form of torture into an icon that they worship seems to me a pretty sick sort of religion quite honestly"
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GeeMack
SFN Regular
USA
1093 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2005 : 08:37:15 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Which Came First?
Where does all this religion come from?
Insanity.
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
1191 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2005 : 15:06:48 [Permalink]
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"Our base, which would be a conservative base, really does not like the same-sex marriage that has been pushed down our throat," UAT consultant Carl Thompson told ABC News....
I wonder how many men has Carl been forced to marry. |
The foundation of morality is to . . . give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibliities of knowledge.
T. H. Huxley
The Cattle Prod of Enlightened Compassion
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tomk80
SFN Regular
Netherlands
1278 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2005 : 15:22:23 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by R.Wreck
I wonder how many men has Carl been forced to marry.
Only one of course, since we're still working on compulsory polygamy. |
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`Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee, `if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.'
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