Can any of you tell, from the accent of this English, WHERE

[Unquestionably Confused]

On 8/30/2014 1:34 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:

On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 03:54:33 +0000 (UTC), Ned Turnbull
NedTurnbull@example.com> wrote:

On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:24:27 -0400, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

[snip]

I think you have to string them along for a while. If you just hang up they
seem to call back, unless there are thousands of freelance scammers with the
same script.

How about the old low tech method for harassing phone calls?

Talk low so you know the person has the phone tightly clenched to his
ear... pull out a loud police whistle and.... That's all folks!

<g>

 

[Hans Aberg]

On 2014/08/29 19:40, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/27 19:20, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/27 15:16, Ned Turnbull wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:17:18 -0400, Mayayana wrote:

Indeed. And don't people have caller ID?

I don't have caller ID on my landline, unfortunately.

Here in Sweden, one typically has to order it from the phone company and
pay a few bucks a month. For mobile phones, it is built into the
protocol, so they always have it.


Caller ID isn't available to people who use the Lifeline phone
service.

That's bad, because malicious phone calls typically have withheld Caller
ID and do not leave a message on the answering machine.

You can't have anything other than local phone service for
that type of account.

What is this and why can't one have Caller ID presentation on that?


It is a zero frills landline service for the disabled or senior
citizens to have access to medical help. They remove the federal taxes,
in exchange for giving you basic service at a low price.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/lifeline-and-link-affordable-telephone-service-income-eligible-consumers

I saw that one, but also in Sweden, Caller ID is typically not included
in the basic landline: you have to pay a few bucks a month to get that.
Is that not possible on this type of landlines (for which there is no
equivalent in Sweden)?

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/29 19:40, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/27 19:20, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/27 15:16, Ned Turnbull wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:17:18 -0400, Mayayana wrote:

Indeed. And don't people have caller ID?

I don't have caller ID on my landline, unfortunately.

Here in Sweden, one typically has to order it from the phone company and
pay a few bucks a month. For mobile phones, it is built into the
protocol, so they always have it.


Caller ID isn't available to people who use the Lifeline phone
service.

That's bad, because malicious phone calls typically have withheld Caller
ID and do not leave a message on the answering machine.

You can't have anything other than local phone service for
that type of account.

What is this and why can't one have Caller ID presentation on that?


It is a zero frills landline service for the disabled or senior
citizens to have access to medical help. They remove the federal taxes,
in exchange for giving you basic service at a low price.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/lifeline-and-link-affordable-telephone-service-income-eligible-consumers

I saw that one, but also in Sweden, Caller ID is typically not included
in the basic landline: you have to pay a few bucks a month to get that.
Is that not possible on this type of landlines (for which there is no
equivalent in Sweden)?

No. If you want frills, you have to pay full price for basic service
first.


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[Michael A. Terrell]

Ned Turnbull wrote:

On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 01:56:02 -0400, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

They have never been on the line more than five minutes before they
curse me out, and hang up.

Reminds me of Jury duty.
Within one or two questions, I always get "Juror number 7, you are excused"...

The last time I was summoned for jury duty I never made it past the
registration point. The open wounds on my legs scared the crap out of
them.


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[Hans Aberg]

On 2014/08/31 04:57, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/29 19:40, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/27 19:20, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Hans Aberg wrote:

On 2014/08/27 15:16, Ned Turnbull wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 08:17:18 -0400, Mayayana wrote:

Indeed. And don't people have caller ID?

I don't have caller ID on my landline, unfortunately.

Here in Sweden, one typically has to order it from the phone company and
pay a few bucks a month. For mobile phones, it is built into the
protocol, so they always have it.


Caller ID isn't available to people who use the Lifeline phone
service.

That's bad, because malicious phone calls typically have withheld Caller
ID and do not leave a message on the answering machine.

You can't have anything other than local phone service for
that type of account.

What is this and why can't one have Caller ID presentation on that?


It is a zero frills landline service for the disabled or senior
citizens to have access to medical help. They remove the federal taxes,
in exchange for giving you basic service at a low price.

http://www.fcc.gov/guides/lifeline-and-link-affordable-telephone-service-income-eligible-consumers

I saw that one, but also in Sweden, Caller ID is typically not included
in the basic landline: you have to pay a few bucks a month to get that.
Is that not possible on this type of landlines (for which there is no
equivalent in Sweden)?


No. If you want frills, you have to pay full price for basic service
first.

OK.

 

[William Sommerwerck]

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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The last time I was summoned for jury duty I never made it past the
registration point. The open wounds on my legs scared the crap out
of them.

Here's how to get out of jury duty:

"I'm an intellectual. I read non-fiction, and carefully consider what I'm
reading. I will listen carefully to all the evidence, and make a careful,
considered judgment, with the least prejudice possible."

You'll be rejected in a microsecond -- nay a nanosecond.

 

[chuck]

On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:26:42 -0500, amdx <nojunk@knology.net> wrote:

On 8/27/2014 8:17 AM, Ned Turnbull wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:26:01 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

in nearly all of them the accent has sounded Indian to me.

That's interesting.
Do you know if the accent is particular to any specific region?


Here's a neat quiz to give a location by words you use.
Only good in the US though. I bet the government is developing such a
program for homeland security.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=2&


I took it and it said I was probably from Grand Rapids, Detroit or
Toledo. Darn close to Kalamazoo Mi., where I was born and lived for
about 40 years. Apparently I didn't loose my native speech even though I
have lived in Florida for 20 years.

Mikek

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The results said I was from Philadelphia or the NYC area though I
haven't lived in the Philly area for over 45 years.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

William Sommerwerck wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

The last time I was summoned for jury duty I never made it past the
registration point. The open wounds on my legs scared the crap out
of them.

Here's how to get out of jury duty:

"I'm an intellectual. I read non-fiction, and carefully consider what I'm
reading. I will listen carefully to all the evidence, and make a careful,
considered judgment, with the least prejudice possible."

You'll be rejected in a microsecond -- nay a nanosecond.

Them seeing blood and pus running down your legs is even faster.


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Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.