It seems I’m getting a lot of hits from people looking for Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw’s Zero Punctuation. Completely not by design my domain seems to attract people looking for his website, presumably because his personal website is Fully Ramblomatic and you crazy people seem to have a habit of typing Rambolic.
I’m actually a big fan of his work and I have a link o’er yonder, but if you’re looking for him and you’ve found me, well, I’m not him and you need click him over there in the links bit.
I’m seriously considering making more posts about ridiculous calls I get at work.
Me: Good morning! Customer services – Alan speaking. How can I help?
Cust: Hi. You sent me the wrong item!
Me: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that – can I take your order number?
Cust: It’s 1148262. I emailed you last week but you never replied. I’m pissed off to be honest.
Me: Apologies – your email must have been missed. I’ll sort this for you now. What have you received?
Cust: I ordered a black laptop and you sent me a white one!!
Me: According to our records we sent you a black one. I’ve had no other complaints from the same batch.
Cust: Well you’ve sent ME a white one!! It’s even white on the picture on the box!!
Me: Yes, that’s just a stock image. And the unit inside is white?
Cust: I haven’t opened it! The picture shows a white one and it even says EBONY on the side of the box!! What are you going to do for me?!
Me: *sigh* Ebony is another word for black, sir.
Cust: No, ebony’s white!!
I’m losing the will…