S for Sugar

[willk]

I've kept this one quiet for a couple of years, to protect the main character.

Back a bit (see above) I was taking delivery of a refurb plotter from Raymarine in the UK. The nice laydee asked me to spell my name for the address:

Me: "It's Whiskey India Lima..."
Her (interrupting): "Excuse me Sir, please don't do that"
Me: "Do what?"
Her: "That Whiskey-Zulu thing, I just don't get it"
Me: OK, sorry about that, I just thought, you know, what with the Raymarine thing..."
Her: "No"
Me: "OK, sorry, that's w-i-l-l-k"
Her: "Sorry Sir, doubleyew what?"
Me: "Yeah, W for Woman, I for Intelligent, L for Linda..."
Her: "Oh thanks, that's better"

Seriously...

[Mollers]

Do Raymarine use a call centre somewhere in the sub-continent?

[willk]

Originally Posted by Mollers

Do Raymarine use a call centre somewhere in the sub-continent?

Dunno, but she sounded like she was from Pompey.

[SPR]

I like using:

d for dummy
I for idiot
s for stupid
L for Loonie
F for Fool

you can image what A, B, C I would like to use ...

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by willk

she sounded like she was from Pompey.

She was clearly Scottish and got thrown by the curved ball of "Whiskey"

[SDGANDER]

Have that problem all the time, especially in the USA

SDG

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Leapy

She was clearly Scottish and got thrown by the curved ball of "Whiskey"

That my man is clearly racist any more and I will have to report you

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[GaryC]

Originally Posted by Leapy

She was clearly Scottish and got thrown by the curved ball of "Whiskey"

Thats cos its pronounced different in Scotland.

[uncle al]

a few years ago when i used to work , I had a gentle man phone and wanted to know where a certain part was on his power head he said" dont get technical) not port or starbard just left/right front and back, I asked where he boated he asked why?I said " that I would stay away from that water as you are a danger to yourself and anyone one the water" he wasnt a happy chappy.I made no apology as regards safety on the water.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Leapy

She was clearly Scottish and got thrown by the curved ball of "Whiskey"

Pure Pompey, so the "F" in Whiskey shouldn't have been an issue...

[Anchorhandler]

Originally Posted by willk

Dunno, but she sounded like she was from Pompey.

Same thing these days....:-)

[Anchorhandler]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Same thing these days....:-)

Hmm that should have referred to Mollers post about the sub continent..... Bloody Iphone app wouldn't let me quote though...

Simon

[wiLlfish]

Originally Posted by willk

Me: "It's Whiskey India Lima..."

Yew bin spendin too mucch tyme wiv dem cowstgard nobburs yew nobbur

[willk]

Originally Posted by wiLlfish

Yew bin spendin too mucch tyme wiv dem cowstgard nobburs yew nobbur

Originally Posted by RaymarineBurd

Her: "Sorry Sir, doubleyew what?"

Oh.... sorry wiLlfie, she's not a relation of yours, is she?

[wiLlfish]

Originally Posted by willk

she's not a relation of yours, is she?

noe butt i fink i mite av shaggid hir wunce

i vaygly reemembir hir sayin de saim werds

Originally Posted by willk

Her "Excuse me Sir, please don't do that"

Originally Posted by willk

Her: "Oh thanks, that's better"

[Josh_P]

Ur close the callcentre is in marchwood, seems to attract a lot of totton folk...