Sort of on topic...
I was alone in the office and as such grabbed the phone when it rang.

It was a company that does PAT testing on electrical equipment, and the conversation went thus:

"Hello, I'm calling from random company name PAT testing...could you read the label on the nearest electrical plug for me please?"
snee: "This is a wireless office, we have no plugs..."
*Long pause*
"Oh..ok, thank you."
snee: *snigger*
( snee held his breath since, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 9:57, 3 replies)

chortle
oh you....
(Monkeystrumpet monkey. Monkey, MONKEY!!!, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 11:57, closed)

Me Too
I get these calls all the time at work, i gotta remember this one!
(imanaturalblonde, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 21:54, closed)

There's also what I'll refer to as 'the security loop'...
So, picture the scene: you're sat at home nomming on some tasty titbits when the phone rings (most likely landline as no-one seems to call my mobile anymore :( ). You pickup and get some phonemonkey asking for security details before they can discuss your account.

I find it hilarious to bring out the "How do I know you're who you say you are?"
"Well, we have your phone number and know your name."
"Um...so does half of the subcontinent of India it seems at times."
"Ok, well, verify your secret password and we'll give you pertinent details to identify we ARE from 'company name/bank/whatever'"
"Hmm, well if I can't guarantee you are who you are before I give a SECRET password - why would I give it out? that wouldn't be too secure would it?"

Honestly, try it - 5 minutes of increasingly frustrating call for them, ending only when I tell them to write to me and I'll call them :)

I bet there's hundreds of voodoo dolls of snee out there...
( snee held his breath since, Wed 19 Jan 2011, 11:04, closed)