Common Sense Evaluation

– When they ask for the man of the house, I ask them to hold; then I put my 2-year-old son on the phone.

– Interrupt the telemarketer’s sales pitch and ask them if they would like to buy something from you (could be anything that you’re selling). That will usually get them to end the call.

– Ask the telemarketer to marry you. Seriously, this will probably shock them, and they won’t know what to say.

– Say: “Hello.” (Wait on them to start talking.) “I’m sorry we can’t come to the phone right now. Please leave a message. Beep.”

– “You know, I was just thinking about (doing/buying) just that very same thing. So, I said to myself, ‘Self, why don’t you just (do, buy) it and get over it.’ To my amazement, self replied with a loud, ‘GO FOR IT!'”

The choir director boarded, counted the students, and said it was OK to leave, also not asking if it was the correct bus.

About two miles down the road, I spoke up in a loud voice, saying, “When we get to the work site, the deputies will issue each of you an orange vest, gloves, and two plastic trash bags. When you fill a bag, leave it beside the road. When you need more bags, raise your hand and the deputies will give you more.”

I then looked in the mirror and saw the most shocked kids I’ve ever seen. I explained what happened to the director, and we both, or perhaps I should say all, had a good laugh. Bet those kids never “assumed” they were on the correct bus again.