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Post by katlady on Jul 17, 2024 16:51:12 GMT
I read about people getting calls from the President or other famous people. I was just wondering, how do they know to answer the phone? With caller ID on phones now, how would you know if someone important, like the President, was calling you? On my phone, unknown numbers are silenced. I guess they can leave a message, but how would we know it is legit? And if we did pick up the call as it was ringing, how would we know it was not a joke?
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 17, 2024 16:53:39 GMT
I believe those important people have "pre callers" that let you know someone important will be calling and when. I imagine that people get voicemail to let them know prior. I have heard people on talkshows say that they were called to let them know that so and so would be calling.
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Post by katlady on Jul 17, 2024 16:55:37 GMT
I believe those important people have "pre callers" that let you know someone important will be calling and when. I imagine that people get voicemail to let them know prior. I have heard people on talkshows say that they were called to let them know that so and so would be calling. Ahh, that makes sense! So not really a cold call. Thanks! |
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Post by quiltz on Jul 17, 2024 17:20:36 GMT
When I worked for the gov't, I did a few of the *pre-calls*. I would set up the date/time for when the call would be made by a *someone important*.
They would show up on your caller ID as *Confirmed ID*, so you would know that it wasn't a scam caller.
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Post by papersilly on Jul 17, 2024 17:28:44 GMT
if it was someone uber important, i'm sure i would get a heads up from their people that the important person would be coming on the line or would be calling later.
on a side note, i was just telling DH about the rally goers widow not taking the President's call. i don't care what my ideology may be, i will take that call out out of respect for the office. even if it's a President i hate, i will take that call. i would just keep it very brief.
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Post by melanell on Jul 17, 2024 20:32:32 GMT
if it was someone uber important, i'm sure i would get a heads up from their people that the important person would be coming on the line or would be calling later. on a side note, i was just telling DH about the rally goers widow not taking the President's call. i don't care what my ideology may be, i will take that call out out of respect for the office. even if it's a President i hate, i will take that call. i would just keep it very brief. My DH & I were discussing it too, and 2 things struck me. She wouldn't take the call because her husband wouldn't like it, which leads me to believe that her husband wouldn't have taken the call, either. And Not because he had any deep dislike for Biden, but because he was a democrat. I can't imagine refusing to even speak to someone on the phone due to them being in the opposite political party as me. Secondly, I really hope she opted against it in honor or remembrance of her husband, and not because she's so accustomed to not doing things he wouldn't do, because as the good little wife, she can't do things her DH wouldn't do, kwim? |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 17, 2024 21:03:21 GMT
I also think a "pre-call" from an assistant, social secretary, etc... would let the recipient know that "important person" would like to speak with you. What day and time is convenient for you? If I agreed to take the call it would then be scheduled and I would know to answer. I'm guessing that their would be a pre-call call to confirm that scheduled call >> Hello, this is assistant abc calling to confirm that "important person" will be calling you in two minutes.
There are some people, that I don't like or that *I* don't consider "important", so I would politely decline accepting that persons call.
If one of the Kardashians wanted to call me.....that is a firm >> Hell NO!
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Post by papersilly on Jul 17, 2024 21:42:39 GMT
Secondly, I really hope she opted against it in honor or remembrance of her husband, and not because she's so accustomed to not doing things he wouldn't do, because as the good little wife, she can't do things her DH wouldn't do, kwim? that's what stuck with me the most. she didn't take her call because her husband was a staunch member of his party. but it's not like the President was calling to ask her for a $20 donation to his campaign and to ask her to put a sign on her lawn for him. he was calling to extend his condolences as a decent human being would. at that point, the other guy whose event it happened at hadn't called her. what does that say about him? so, that good little wife thing seemed odd to me too. |
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Post by pilcas on Jul 17, 2024 23:20:18 GMT
Secondly, I really hope she opted against it in honor or remembrance of her husband, and not because she's so accustomed to not doing things he wouldn't do, because as the good little wife, she can't do things her DH wouldn't do, kwim? that's what stuck with me the most. she didn't take her call because her husband was a staunch member of his party. but it's not like the President was calling to ask her for a $20 donation to his campaign and to ask her to put a sign on her lawn for him. he was calling to extend his condolences as a decent human being would. at that point, the other guy whose event it happened at hadn't called her. what does that say about him? so, that good little wife thing seemed odd to me too. Isn’t that typical Maga behavior? Don’t think on your own, don’t question, accept whatever they tell you. This is how they want us to be. If you are in a Trump rally you enjoy the Rhetoric and the anger and disrespect on display there. I’m not sure she was there or not but I’m assuming they both shared similar ideas. |
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Post by hop2 on Jul 18, 2024 11:16:42 GMT
if it was someone uber important, i'm sure i would get a heads up from their people that the important person would be coming on the line or would be calling later. on a side note, i was just telling DH about the rally goers widow not taking the President's call. i don't care what my ideology may be, i will take that call out out of respect for the office. even if it's a President i hate, i will take that call. i would just keep it very brief. Nah, there’s at least 1 President I would not speak to other than to say F off. But I do know some people who are still owed money so if they were interested I’d let them take my call. |
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Post by peabay on Jul 18, 2024 14:45:39 GMT
if it was someone uber important, i'm sure i would get a heads up from their people that the important person would be coming on the line or would be calling later. on a side note, i was just telling DH about the rally goers widow not taking the President's call. i don't care what my ideology may be, i will take that call out out of respect for the office. even if it's a President i hate, i will take that call. i would just keep it very brief. My DH & I were discussing it too, and 2 things struck me. She wouldn't take the call because her husband wouldn't like it, which leads me to believe that her husband wouldn't have taken the call, either. And Not because he had any deep dislike for Biden, but because he was a democrat. I can't imagine refusing to even speak to someone on the phone due to them being in the opposite political party as me.
Secondly, I really hope she opted against it in honor or remembrance of her husband, and not because she's so accustomed to not doing things he wouldn't do, because as the good little wife, she can't do things her DH wouldn't do, kwim? Nope - wouldn't take a call from Trump. Just wouldn't. |
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Post by melanell on Jul 18, 2024 20:52:06 GMT
My DH & I were discussing it too, and 2 things struck me. She wouldn't take the call because her husband wouldn't like it, which leads me to believe that her husband wouldn't have taken the call, either. And Not because he had any deep dislike for Biden, but because he was a democrat. I can't imagine refusing to even speak to someone on the phone due to them being in the opposite political party as me.
Secondly, I really hope she opted against it in honor or remembrance of her husband, and not because she's so accustomed to not doing things he wouldn't do, because as the good little wife, she can't do things her DH wouldn't do, kwim? Nope - wouldn't take a call from Trump. Just wouldn't. I can understand that, but something about the wording when I read about her refusing the call made me think that her husband would refuse more because Biden was a Democrat than because Biden was Biden, if that makes sense. And that's the part that struck me. But maybe I'm wrong about that. Maybe he wouldn't have spoken to Biden, but would have spoken to any other Democrat. |
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