radhika
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:41 PM
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OFA Caller?: "You Have a Yeast Infection" |
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Just got a local LA phonebank call from someone describing himself as being with OFA - Organizing For America. He asked if I support the new Health Reforn Bill and I said no. He admitted many people were saying that - then I proceeded to tell him why. Standard reasons, corporate, lobbyist input, sellout by Obama etc. Expected some sort of reasoned response, some sort of justification and encouragement to stay on board with the Administration.
At that point he just said "You Have a Yeast Infection" and hung up. Now, I ask you.....does OFA (if indeed that was the source) have anything better to say to the millions of us that are justifiably pissed by what is going on in DC?
BTW: I dailed the displayed caller ID and left the messsage "I'm blogging about this call". And I am.
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:42 PM
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1. rofl, that is the best put down ever, how the hell do you respond to that timely... |
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:43 PM
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2. LMAO! Yeast infection? |
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:44 PM
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:44 PM
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4. Did you contact OFA and ask if they were indeed calling |
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on the issue? That seems like the sort of prank a teenager would pull. I don't have any fondness for groups like these - particularly when they call on a weekend afternoon - but that just seems a little too bizarre to be a real phonebank call.
Are they recruiting 14 year olds these days?
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:50 PM
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5. Some teabagger acting like a douchebag to get you pissed at OFA and the Dems. |
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Gotta give him points for a creative way to sound like an ignorant asshole however.
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:51 PM
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6. I guess FOX News is right. |
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These secular seasonal greetings are getting way out of control. :rofl:
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:54 PM
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9. See you after vacation--you have a yeast infection! Thanks, you too! |
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Best Hernias! Feliz Impacted Wisdom Tooth! Seasons Goiters!
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:32 PM
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:51 PM
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7. Lucky it was only a yeast infection he diagnosed you with. |
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Edited on Sun Dec-20-09 05:52 PM by notadmblnd
that can be cured with a tube of Miconazole Nitrate cream from the dollar store. Imagine just how much it would have cost you if he had diagnosed you with a brain tumor?:crazy:
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:31 PM
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19. I wonder how many hypochondriacs he's driven crazy so far |
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yeast infections....blue balls...farfalonus of the blowhole...
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:52 PM
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8. Perhaps it's an allusion to the Bible, and you are being accused of being a Pharisee or Sadducee. |
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"Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of Pharisees and Sadducees who have yeast infections."
(The above is a slightly garbled version of Matthew 16:6)
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:55 PM
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Edited on Sun Dec-20-09 05:58 PM by RufusTFirefly
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Sun Dec-20-09 05:55 PM
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11. I had some telespammer do the same thing |
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was an investment telespammer I think, not one of these alleged non profit ones, but when I asked him to identify himself and his company he insulted me and hung up.
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:12 PM
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13. As in, he did the same thing by saying something insulting? |
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Or he did the same thing by saying "you have a yeast infection".
If it's #2, I think we may be seeing the beginning of a very weird trend.
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:17 PM
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15. saying something insulting |
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I forget what it was - it's been a few weeks and I tend to let this stuff slide off my back (as a seasoned veteran of the Internetz) but I do remember it was something sexually graphic.
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:07 PM
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12. Did you by any chance see FrenchieCat's thread about |
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something similar? I think she posted it yesterday or the day before. I'll mention this thread to her.
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:12 PM
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14. So what was the displayed caller ID? Do a reverse directory search? |
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Sun Dec-20-09 08:44 PM
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25. I have the number from caller ID |
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But the outgoing voicemail message did not identify. I hesitate to print it here since it might just be a loser doing phonebanking from his own cellphone (which I did before for OFA). I'll try the reverse directory thing...thanks.
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:19 PM
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16. Maybe he's not allowed to say Merry Christmas? |
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:29 PM
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17. I'll bet he was just itching to say that to someone |
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:47 PM
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22. so HE had the yeast infection? good one, pipi. eom |
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Edited on Sun Dec-20-09 06:50 PM by ellenfl
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:30 PM
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18. Bill Frist is phonebanking for OFA? |
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Sun Dec-20-09 06:33 PM
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21. ROFL! that was good! nt |
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Sun Dec-20-09 07:09 PM
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23. Sorry about that call, |
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but I'm loving the posts on this thread.
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Sun Dec-20-09 07:11 PM
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24. that almost sounds sexist if you ask me |
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Sun Dec-20-09 08:47 PM
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26. Try to get his supervisor. IIRC telemarketers and the like are recorded for your protection and... |
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you can sue the organization and also get him fired.
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