Today's screwy sportsdesk call

For the record:

Paul Campbell
Paul Hinrichs
Paul Hinson
Paul Howard
Paul Lehner
Paul Maloy
Paul Musser
Paul Quantrill
Paul Zahniser

Oh, and David Pauley.

 

Reminds me of the time some old guy called in and rambled for 5-6 minutes about how our TV listings were wrong and how he couldn't see the game on the channel we said it was on, etc. When he finally slowed, I tried to tell him the game had been rained out and there was another game on another channel. More rambling from the guy, who threw in a complaint about how the neighborhood kids were out to get him. Finally, we got back to the game. Said he couldn't find the channel and all the channels looked the same. Told him what channel it was on. Turns out kept pushing the up button past the few basic channels he had, so all he was seeing was static and he couldn't tell what channel he was on. Or, what planet he was on, apparently.

 

You should have told him the static channels are what the police, government and aliens use to watch him when his tv is on.

 

Old people are funny.

 

I hate the TV callers. Any of them
"Where can I find Olympic boxing?"
"Most of it's on CNBC sir."
"Do I get that?"

At which point I always feel like asking something like "What's your address?"
"xxxx Dumbass Lane"
"Oh no, sorry according to our listing XXXX Dumbass Lane has been blocked by Homeland Security from getting CNBC, also it looks like your phone is bugged. Oh and your neighbor appears to be a Russian spy."

 

Some guy called and asked what MLB stood for a few weeks back. :

 

Mariners Lose Big

 

Nothing like seeing this whack job e-mail I got in response to a story I wrote that's on my paper's Web site.

The dude not only sent it to both my work e-mails, but to every politician mentioned in my story.

Well that's one way to draw exposure.

 

Pity you weren't the one who answered that call.

 

"What station is Georgia/Tennessee on?"
"ESPN."
"But they've been advertising it on ABC!"
"That's because ESPN and ABC are both part of the same company."
"But I don't get ESPN!"

 

I must admit that the threads about wacky calls are some of the most entertaining threads here. Reading them always cheers me up.

 

Once overheard this conversation between the SE and a caller. This is the reader's digest version. The actual conversation lasted about five minutes.

Daily Planet sports, this is so-and-so.
Uh, huh. Yeah, it's on TV.
No, it's on TV.
I promise you it's on TV, I'm watching it right now.
Are you on cable or satellite?
Uh, huh. OK. So do you have a dish on the roof of your house?
OK. So who do you write the check to every month?
OK, yeah. The game is on Channel XYZ.
No, Channel XYZ.
OK, take your remote and point it at the TV. Press X, press Y, press Z.
You're welcome, have a good night.