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Jaap STIJL's avatar

‘Critiquing the false smiles of underpaid workers is kinda my jam’. classical, bravo - well done!

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Wrong Channel's avatar

Thanks Jaap. People who’ve never worked in the service industry always demand the best service. I don’t expect people in supermarkets to grin from ear to ear, I’ve worked in one

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Gary Gruber's avatar

Hilarious. I don't stay on the line after a customer service call to review the service either but I might the next time. Nah,, probably not. I am going to write a Trip Advisor review, very positive. That's me.

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Wrong Channel's avatar

Thanks Gary. I'm the same. You could serve me a steaming bowl of refuse and I'll smile and say it was lovely

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Gary Gruber's avatar

I used to get some kind of warped pleasure of staying on the line with a telemarketer until they realized I wasn't the least bit a serious prospect. I probably gave it away with a line like, "Could you ship a ton of those via FEDEX or DHL to my address in Mexico?"

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Wrong Channel's avatar

haha that’s the kind of personal entertainment I can get behind. I used to swear at telemarketers as a child, that gave me a lot of pleasure

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yes's avatar

> Every snip at someone else is just a snip at yourself.

i'm shitting at the office crying

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Wrong Channel's avatar

only not in the toilets

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Wrong Channel's avatar

haha been there myself

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Stavros's avatar

such is the esteem I hold curry houses in, I have almost felt compelled to write one star reviews on the rare occasion something unsavoury has occurred and upset me.

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Julian Smith's avatar

"I was packed into my one branded polo shirt, in the hope that the small emblem of a crocodile on my left tit would substantiate my human worth for the headwaiter." The human condition in one sentence — excellent!

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Wrong Channel's avatar

haha thanks Julian!

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Portia's avatar

"(...) negative Trustpilot reviews are the lowest form of human expression. What a dismal contribution to the written word. That’s coming from an author whose most cherished works are a 10-part anthology of times they’ve crapped themselves." But Sam, you talk about shit, while some jerks talk shit. There's a big difference, big. Huge.

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Wrong Channel's avatar

haha thanks Portia. 'Let's talk about shit' will be the name of the social impact docuseries I release in my creative twilight, when I want to give something back

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Portia's avatar

I'm sure your twilight docuseries will be The Shit. 💩 May the milk of human kindness never cease flowing from you, Sam.🥛

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Wrong Channel's avatar

haha I will keep milking it from the teat of benevolence

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