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[prog]

What did customer service representatives say before they could say "I'm sorry, our computer's been acting up"?

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[spatch]

"Due to circumstances beyond our control..."

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

we just moved and our files are a mess?

[lediva.livejournal.com]

"The new intern thought he'd be cute and shuffle all our punchcards."

[taskboy3000.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do."

"We have to get those parts from overseas. That will be 6-8 years on delivery."

"We're a monopoly. We don't have to care about customers."

"Sorry. All of our customer support representatives have died of plague. Try another village."

[dougo.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry, we don't exist."

[aspartaimee.livejournal.com]

"sorry? i missed that. see, i don't really have to care, so i wasn't listening."

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

I still get customer service reps who say that. (At the INS, no less.)