Here's a phone conversation I had at work yesterday:

Me: Connie's Auto Body.
Voice: Lemme talk to Connie.
Me: Can I ask who's calling?
Voice: Bob, whadido.
Me: I'm sorry?
voice: Bob, whadido.
Me: Heh. Okay.

I go out to the shop to get Connie. It takes a few minutes because he's crammed up in a car installing a dash. When he finally gets to the phone, the caller is gone. A little frustrated, Connie climbs back into the car. The phone rings again.

Me: Connie's Auto Body
Voice: Connie.
Me: This is Patrick.
Voice: Get Connie.
Me: Can I ask who's calling?
Voice: Bob.
Me: What can I tell him this is in regards to?
Voice: It don't matter. Go get Connie.
Me: Well, I went and got him a second ago and you didn't stay on the line long enough to talk.
Voice: That didn't happen. Go get Connie.
Me: It did happen. And I'm not gonna go pull him away from what he's doing again unless you tell me what you want.
Voice: It dont' matter what I want. Go get Connie.
Me: If you want me to go get him, it does matter. I'm not getting him unless you tell me what you want.
Voice: Go get Connie stupid!

I hung up after that. I was stunned. I can't believe some guy called me stupid on the phone. I'm pretty sure he was a salesman. And even though, he insulted me, I've decided that he is the greatest salesman ever. In honor of him, I will now start calling everyone stupid.

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