I'm really not happy, I'd like to make a complaint please...
October 13, 2010 3:12 AM Subscribe
According to YouTube, a Welsh pizza complaint to ASDA is related to Cheryl Cole.
But that was a glorious punchline. And it gave some hope to the poor soul who has to man the ASDA help line.
posted by Harry at 3:22 AM on October 13, 2010
But that was a glorious punchline. And it gave some hope to the poor soul who has to man the ASDA help line.
posted by Harry at 3:22 AM on October 13, 2010
Just for those wondering: yes, it is a prank call, and there's more by the same guy.
posted by Hartster at 3:41 AM on October 13, 2010
posted by Hartster at 3:41 AM on October 13, 2010
People baffle me!
Maybe you've opened them upside down.
posted by pracowity at 4:31 AM on October 13, 2010 [10 favorites]
Maybe you've opened them upside down.
posted by pracowity at 4:31 AM on October 13, 2010 [10 favorites]
Here he calls ASDA again to seek reassurance that he will not get in trouble for the large egg which he found in the box of small eggs.
I laughed at the original clip too thanks. Nice subtle prank calls.
posted by therubettes at 4:42 AM on October 13, 2010
I laughed at the original clip too thanks. Nice subtle prank calls.
posted by therubettes at 4:42 AM on October 13, 2010
It's great to see a prank call that's about being funny and not about being an a-hole.
posted by facetious at 5:27 AM on October 13, 2010 [13 favorites]
posted by facetious at 5:27 AM on October 13, 2010 [13 favorites]
"I call up an accident helpline where, unbelievably, the operator has obviously never heard the Michael Jackson song, smooth criminal…"
posted by yaymukund at 5:50 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by yaymukund at 5:50 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
That was pleasantly not mean-spirited (as these things tend to be). Great punchline!
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 7:25 AM on October 13, 2010
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis at 7:25 AM on October 13, 2010
I think I've solved the problem of why my lawnmower does a bad job.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:05 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:05 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
I received bad pizza as well.Don't remember going the lenght to make such phone calls..Great humor..
posted by tsagis at 8:09 AM on October 13, 2010
posted by tsagis at 8:09 AM on October 13, 2010
I was briefly a phone operator and these were the types of calls that kept me going late at night. My favorite was a guy that talked like an old blues singer and played the "I'm a man" break on his harmonica after every sentence. It was the Pre-Jerky Boys/Punk'd days, so I'm sure the prank calls were less frequent than they are now.
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 8:14 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 8:14 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
weapons-grade pandemonium: I think I've solved the problem of why my lawnmower does a bad job.
You installed the lawn upside-down?
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:17 AM on October 13, 2010
You installed the lawn upside-down?
posted by Greg_Ace at 8:17 AM on October 13, 2010
No, just the blade :)
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:20 AM on October 13, 2010
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 8:20 AM on October 13, 2010
I don't understand how this is a prank. There aren't any insults or yelling. Maybe I'm missing some really good curses and stuff because of his accent?
posted by orme at 8:33 AM on October 13, 2010
posted by orme at 8:33 AM on October 13, 2010
Great. Just Great.
Now they will add a step to every call center script in the UK to check if things are upside down.
I already lose 15 minutes of my life every time BT connects a new internet customer in my area and the techs disconnect my service but now in addition to the blinking light quiz, cable checking, power on, DSL filter crap I have to go through every time they are now going to ask if my router is upside down.
This is not funny. It is ominous.
posted by srboisvert at 9:00 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
Now they will add a step to every call center script in the UK to check if things are upside down.
I already lose 15 minutes of my life every time BT connects a new internet customer in my area and the techs disconnect my service but now in addition to the blinking light quiz, cable checking, power on, DSL filter crap I have to go through every time they are now going to ask if my router is upside down.
This is not funny. It is ominous.
posted by srboisvert at 9:00 AM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
I don't understand how this is a prank. There aren't any insults or yelling.
Humour isn't all about insults or yelling. This would be filed under 'good natured' or 'self-deprecating'. It's a refreshing change from the norm for this kind of thing.
posted by macdara at 9:29 AM on October 13, 2010
Humour isn't all about insults or yelling. This would be filed under 'good natured' or 'self-deprecating'. It's a refreshing change from the norm for this kind of thing.
posted by macdara at 9:29 AM on October 13, 2010
macdara: Did you happen to hear a large whooshing sound overhead before you posted?
posted by spock at 10:00 AM on October 13, 2010
posted by spock at 10:00 AM on October 13, 2010
¿oʍʇ sɹǝʇsnqʇsoɥb ʇı sı
posted by Potomac Avenue at 11:11 AM on October 13, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 11:11 AM on October 13, 2010 [2 favorites]
(Okay, that Smooth Criminal one is freaking hilarious.)
posted by koeselitz at 12:18 PM on October 13, 2010
posted by koeselitz at 12:18 PM on October 13, 2010
Okay, so this is totally taking the piss right? I mean, these are staged, prank calls not real calls right?
posted by 1000monkeys at 1:33 PM on October 13, 2010
posted by 1000monkeys at 1:33 PM on October 13, 2010
Oops, never mind I saw the comment above that it's a prankster. Some of his other calls are okay, but most of them are kind of lame.
posted by 1000monkeys at 1:45 PM on October 13, 2010
posted by 1000monkeys at 1:45 PM on October 13, 2010
He is gonna get an ASBO for this
posted by Iron Rat at 4:58 PM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Iron Rat at 4:58 PM on October 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
[i]macdara: Did you happen to hear a large whooshing sound overhead before you posted?[/i]
Yeah, yeah. Even Homer nods.
posted by macdara at 2:21 AM on October 15, 2010
Yeah, yeah. Even Homer nods.
posted by macdara at 2:21 AM on October 15, 2010
Like I did just there using forum tags instead of HTML. I'm not a morning person.
posted by macdara at 2:21 AM on October 15, 2010
posted by macdara at 2:21 AM on October 15, 2010
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At least he admitted it. I guess.
People baffle me!
posted by Omnomnom at 3:20 AM on October 13, 2010