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Skriven 2014-12-05 07:09:34 av Dave Drum (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 20086 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
Ärende: Robot Calls was:LOF
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-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Nancy Backus <=-

 DS> For the past year plus, we have had caller ID on our phones.  Now, we
 DS> don't even pick up unless we recognize the name (or number).

 NB> We've had caller ID for many years, partly in lieu of having an answer
 NB> box or Voice Mail.  Unfortunately, we've found that some of the
 NB> legitimate calls come up as Unknown Caller/Unavailable, particularly
 NB> from certain doctor offices (like our primary) and the hospital where
 NB> most of our tests get done...  So we can't afford to ignore them, just

 DS> For us, if they don't have an identity or number that we recognize then
 DS> we depend on them leaving a message in our voice mail.  Most of the
 DS> sweat shop calling places seem to say Unknown, or have their number in
 DS> the place of an ID.  I have yet to see any robot caller leave a
 DS> message.

That's truly odd to me. One of my pet peeves with robots is that they will
start their spiel as soon as they hear any activity on the line - be it my
"French Butler" doing *his* spiel or me, thinking it's a legit call saying
hello or something pithy. Many times it's "Hello. This is (name) and I am a
candidate for (office) ...." -- which gets them onto my list of people to vote
against. Or the message may start "This is you last chance to reduce your
credit card interest ... " or that old favourite "Imagine you or a loved one
lying helplessly on the ..... ".

OTOH - you may not ever get robot calls so they wouldn't get a chance to do
their thing on your answer bot. I seem to get a lot of them, though.

Actually, if the pre-canned outbound message and answering machine had not come
with the phone - I probably would not have an answering device .... but, just
let it ring until the other end gets bored and goes away. As I once told a
friend with whom I was having a conversation when the phone rang and I didn't
pick up (interrupting our chat) "If it's important they'll call back". He
couldn't seen to understand that I have a telephone for *my* convenience, not
the inbound caller's. He would still be my friend if he were still with us,
though.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Robot Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
      Yield: 16 Servings

 18 1/4 oz Pkg (2-layer size) chocolate
           - cake mix; Drunken Hines or
           - Arrowhead Mills
      8 oz Tub Cool Whip Whipped
           - Topping; thawed, divided
      1 ts Blue food coloring
     12 lg Hard silver round candies
      2 tb Small hard silver round
           - candies
      8    Mini OREO Bite Size Cookies

  PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for
  13" x 9" pan, lining pan with foil sprayed with cooking
  spray before adding batter. Cool cake in pan 15 min.;
  invert onto wire rack. Cool completely; cut into pieces
  and arrange on platter as shown in diagram, using
  toothpicks to attach the robot's hands and feet to top of
  cake. Discard cake trimmings or reserve for snacking.

  DECORATE chocolate cake circle and square as shown in
  photo. Carefully place on cake as shown in photo. Tint 2
  cups COOL WHIP with food coloring; spread onto top and
  sides of robot's body. Spread remaining COOL WHIP onto
  robot as shown in photo. *

  ADD remaining ingredients as shown in photo. Keep
  refrigerated.

  Tips:

  Size-Wise: Sweets can be part of a special occasion but
  remember to keep tabs on portions.

  Note: Hard silver candies, called "dragees," can be found
  at most bulk food stores. Remove and discard them from
  cake, along with the toothpicks, before serving cake.

  Frankenstein Cake: Tint 1 cup COOL WHIP with green food
  coloring; spread onto hands, feet and head pieces. Tint
  remaining COOL WHIP with blue food coloring; spread onto
  body. Use brown decorating gel to add facial features and
  hair. Add Mini OREO Cookies on the side of head and on the
  shoulders for Frankenstein's electric bolts.

  * http://tinyurl.com/Robot-Cake

  From: http://www.kraftrecipes.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

MMMMM

... Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it. - Russell Baker

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