The Best Kind Of Lie Is Actually True
Editors' Choice, Funny Stories, Pennsylvania, Pets & Animals, Telemarketing, USA | Working
| January 1, 2021
I answer the phone to a telemarketer one day and decide to have a little fun.
Telemarketer: “May I speak to the male head of household, please?”
Me: “Oh, sorry, he can’t be disturbed right now. He’s in his cage in the basement, sleeping off the drugs.”
Telemarketer: “…” *Click*
My roommate and I are both female, as are our two cats. The only male resident of the house is our dog, who happened to be in his downstairs kennel recovering from a dental cleaning!
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