de Liber Cogito

So incredibly happy that tommorow is the end of the work week. This week has been full of long calls, and oh-my-god-no-they-did-not-just-say-that calls.

~ Do you have to dial a number to reach an outside line?
- No. I don't, my computer does it for me.
~ *facepalm*
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- It says there's no dial tone?
~ Okay. Are you using dial up?
- Yes.
~ Is there a phone line plugged into the back of the computer?
- I don't have a landline phone! I was using my wireless phone!
~ Erm...you mean your cellular phone?
- Yeah, that!
~ Umm...okay. Is THAT somehow connected to your computer?
- No! It's wireless phone!
~ Yeeeah, see...you need a landline to use dial up. Sorry.
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- I have a *blah*blah* Speedstream DSL modem, but it won't connect.
~ Okay, who is your DSL provider?
- My what?
~ Your DSL provider? Usually your phone company?
- Umm...
~ Who do you pay for your DSL connection?
- Uh, I just got this modem from my sister.
~ Okay...so you just got a DSL modem but you don't have DSL service?
- Yeah, and it won't connect!
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- I have a problem with *blahblah* the window keeps changing size.
~ Changing? By itself?
- Yes! And I called earlier and they said it was a server down, and is the server still down?
~ Ummm. No.
- Are you SURE?
~ Yes.
- So you haven't had ANY problems with ***** today?
~ I haven't personally spoken to anyone today that has, no.
- Ahhh!!!onetyone!!!onetyone! HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS, ITS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE, I WANT A SUPERVISOR, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU, EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT!!!!onetyone!!! SO I'M THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WITH THIS PROBLEM????
~ I don't know, Sir. I haven't spoken to everyone in the world today. I'm sorry.
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For some reason 4 people today have either commented on some unexistant accent, or thought I was from either India or the Philippines. I swear, they expect an accent so even when they don't get one, they somehow hear it.

This one last one was from NY. And she's all like "I don't know what kind of accent that is, but I can't understand a word you're saying."

For those of you whom haven't heard my voice, I barely HAVE an accent. If anything, it's vaguely northeastern, with a touch of New York, ONLY with certain words. The rest of the time I just speak plain old american english.