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#97455 03/04/03 12:00 PM
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This thread really tickled my funny bone! I used to work in the cell phone industry, and we often offered free "refurbished" phones to our customers, as a way of retaining them as customers when they called to cancel their accounts, after losing their phones. (whew, is that a run on sentence, or what?!)

I never had any problem with this procedure, until one day when I had a trouble maker on the phone. He asked me just when was the free, refurbished phone "furbished" initially?

He had me there.......I hadn't a clue!


#97456 03/04/03 09:14 PM
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Troublemaker? Sounds like an ayleur to me [running just fast enough so Jackie won't cuff me-e]


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Connie, c'mere a minute--I want to refurbish you...


#97458 03/05/03 12:32 AM
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Well, I guess I am a little tarnished and my handles are a little bent. Be gentle with me...


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Oh, you're a little bent, all right! HUG!


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This thread is an example of why I love this board. Until I read this thread I though furbish was what those Furbee toys that were so popular some years ago spoke.

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then don't read maahey's link...

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