# In which Mangetout takes the upper hand with telemarketers.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-mangetout-takes-the-upper-hand-with-telemarketers/269919>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 18, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-mangetout-takes-the-upper-hand-with-telemarketers/269919 "2004-10-18T22:11:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-mangetout-takes-the-upper-hand-with-telemarketers/269919/241 "2004-10-28T12:22:43Z")

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> [@calm kiwi](#):
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> This is good news. I shall make good use of my get-out-or-arseholishness-free card 😃

I think you deserve two or three. Extras for being _calm_. 😃

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**Author:** ![Clock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@Clock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clock)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-mangetout-takes-the-upper-hand-with-telemarketers/269919/242 "2005-12-10T17:43:34Z")

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> [@Waccoe](#):
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> Gee, doesn’t anybody feel any compassion for these people?
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> They can’t be doing the job because they want to.
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> And what’s more, they have mothers.

…and what’s more they have children, please won’t someone THINK of the children 😉

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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-mangetout-takes-the-upper-hand-with-telemarketers/269919/243 "2005-12-10T17:46:56Z")

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**Clock** , welcome to our boards, but please don’t post to resurrect old threads. If you feel you must share some vital information, either post a new thread and link to the old one, or contact a moderator.

I’m closing this thread.

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