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6.23.2004
Cold Calling

Work-related true story: my boss's legal assistant just took a cold call from someone who wanted to schedule an appointment with Jay today. Jay's over at court on a hearing which will probably go all day, which Maria tells the caller, and might not be back until close of business, so there's no guarantee he'd make the appointment or even be able to return her phone call.

"Why's he at court?" caller asks.

"He's at a status conference," Maria explains.

"They don't have those on LAW & ORDER," caller snaps.

"That's a TV show, ma'am," Maria says.

"I KNOW it's a TV show, because I'm watching TV when I see it," caller says. "Are you saying they don't follow the law on LAW & ORDER?"

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