8.06.2011

true customer tales: voice modulation

gal with some sort of vocal impediment that causes her to SHOUT EVERYTHING IN A MONOTONE comes in. Here's her dialogue, with my replies excised.


WOW THIS IS A NICE BOOKSTORE. HEY IS ANYBODY HERE? DO YOU HAVE ANY BOOKS ON MINERALS AND GEOLOGY? HEY I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION- DO YOU HAVE 'THE LONG EMERGENCY' BY JAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER? OH YOU DON'T CARRY THAT KIND OF THING. THIS BOOKS IS PRETTY NEAT- IS IT ONLY FIVE DOLLARS? CAN YOU BREAK A HUNDRED? OH THAT'S TOO BAD. U2 HUH? I DON'T LIKE U2. BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT THIS CHARACTER CALLED 'THE EDGE' AND HE'S TRYING TO DEVELOP VIRGIN LAND IN THE SANTA MONICA HILLS. WELL, GOODBYE.

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