RE: OT-Reverse sexism?!

My nutty husband immediately tells the telemarketers that he is not
interested in what they're selling, but that if they want to practice
their spiel to go ahead and he'll critique their delivery.  If they are
foolish enough to proceed, he does just that.  Makes for some
interesting listening to hear just his part of the "conversation".  He
just loves to mess with those guys - much healthier than getting
annoyed.

Lynda
Zone 7 - West TN

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:52 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism?!


I've done that too - love it.  Now I just answer 'hola' and jabber in
pigeon Spanish and they hang up. It's great.  LOL

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:59:23 -0500

>Actually, in the days before caller ID when telemarketing was more 
>prevelant (outlawed here now if you've signed up)I had lots of calls 
>for Mrs. Morrissy.  I said "There is no Mrs. Morrissy.  "OH, Mr. 
>Morrissy then."  "There is no Mr. Morrissy."  "Oh."  They usually gave 
>up after that. Kitty
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Pamela J. Evans <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Date: 1/28/2003 6:36:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-Reverse sexism?!
>>
>> People call me Mrs. Evans all the time. I tell them Mrs. Evans is my 
>> mother, not me. When people find out I've never been married, most 
>> are astounded, even in this day and age. (was engaged twice, it 
>> didn't
>> "take")
>>
>> It's amazing, isn't it??
>>
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 18:06:45 -0500
>>
>> >Jim,
>> >I guess what I should have said was that understood their use of the
>term,
>> >but didn't agree with it.
>> >
>> >I remember in the late 70s a friend of mine, a pilot, lost out on a 
>> >job
>to
>> >a woman who had a lot less flying time.  They said they had to hire
>women.
>> >I don't agree with that.  I also had a husband who refused to tip
>waiters;
>> >didn't want to "encourage them to stay in that line of work" because

>> >he wanted to be waited on by a cute girl.  (I always left the guy a 
>> >nice big
>> >tip)
>> >
>> >I also resent the refusal to use the title Ms.  A salesperson called

>> >and referred to me as Mrs. Morrissy, I told her I'm not married and 
>> >that it
>was
>> >bad form to assume I was.  She said she was instructed to use only 
>> >Mrs.
>I
>> >resent this - as if single people don't count.  Then I received a
>Cemetery
>> >service offering through my church, addressed to Kitty Morrissy.  
>> >All 3 pages of the letter described everything offered as being 
>> >conditioned on the purchase of 2 plots, vaults, urns, whatever.  I 
>> >called to tell them that this is exceptionally rude marketing, and 
>> >were I interested in such services, I would definitely shop 
>> >elsewhere.
>> >
>> >Why don't single people count?
>> >
>> >Kitty
>> >
>> >
>> >> [Original Message]
>> >> From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
>> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >> Date: 1/28/2003 4:45:14 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] now plant clubs- Reverse sexism?!
>> >>
>> >> you're right of course, kitty. but at risk of being a sexist, i 
>> >> think
>the
>> >> women who have carried the torch against sexist behavior by men
>against
>> >> women have cozened the word as their own with only their 
>> >> definition as
>> >> acceptable.
>> >>
>> >> i think that's why when cooler heads [or both sexes] joined the
>> >discussion,
>> >> reverse sexism came to be used as the other kind.
>> >>
>> >> At 06:27 AM 1/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
>> >> >I have to ask this qstn. The subject line has been bugging me. 
>> >> >What do you mean by reverse sexism? Being sexist is the same 
>> >> >abhorant behavior whether it is a preference of male over female 
>> >> >or female over male. Reverse sexism then would be the opposite; 
>> >> >no preference, wouldn't it?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Kitty
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
>> >> >
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>> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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