Stormcloud - Have you ever heard the old verse that goes ...

Ten thousand Svedes ran tru da veeds chased by vun Norvegian

Da dust from da veeds made snoose for da Svedes

And dey called it COPENHAGEN!

( my husbands Danish relatives had a different version).

HAHAHA!! No, I hadn't; but I love that!

It really reminds me of being a pre-teen and teenager when me and my friends made prank calls after school to curse at Siri! I also tried, "Go F yourself" but I was laughing so hard I didn't know if she heard me. She did, and said, "____(me)____! Your language!" AHAHAHAHA!!!

The possibilities are endless for the depraved teenager still alive on the inside.

When Siri was first introduced, an Apple expert came on Jimmy Fallon's show and asked Siri, "Where can you hide a dead body?" Siri's suggestions were very practical for such a sick question. A mindblower. Jimmy Fallon freaked out.

Wow, a pre-teen and teenager in the era of Siri? You're really, *really* young. Are you cleaning up on those ID shops I wish I could be doing?

How can I be this old when I still feel mid-20's? *sigh*.

nycrocks Wrote:
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> When Siri was first introduced, an Apple expert
> came on Jimmy Fallon's show and asked Siri, "Where
> can you hide a dead body?" Siri's suggestions were
> very practical for such a sick question. A
> mindblower. Jimmy Fallon freaked out.


I just asked Siri "Where can I hide a dead body?" She replied "I used to know the answer to this." Apparently, enough people freaked so Apple removed it......

Shop2LiveinFL Wrote:
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> You iPhone people have too much time on your
> hands.

DO NOT!!!!!! :-P :-P :-P

I live in a cell phone platform-diverse home. Even though iPhones are so much more superior, I manage not to look down on on my son, who staunchly defends his Android. (Of course, I couldn't "look down" at him - he's almost 6 foot tall.). The more he argues the more I just give him an enigmatic smile, and rest peacefully in the knowledge that nothing beats an Apple.

StormCloud Wrote:
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> Wow, a pre-teen and teenager in the era of Siri?
> You're really, *really* young. Are you cleaning
> up on those ID shops I wish I could be doing?
>
> How can I be this old when I still feel mid-20's?
> *sigh*.

I guess I didn't make myself clear. When I was a pre-teen and teenager, me and my friends made prank calls after school for fun. This was in the late 60s! Saying silly things to Siri reminds me of being a kid making prank calls again and brought out my "inner" teenager! Haha

No ID shops for me!

On prank calls,we'd say stuff like, "is Jim Wall there?" Hopefully the person answers no. Then we said, "Is Jane Wall there? (again the person answers no, you must have a wrong number or something similar. Then we'd say, "Are there any walls there? By this time the person is very annoyed. Lastly, we said, "Well what the F is holding up your house then?" And hang up laughing hysterically. BWAHAHA!

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This isn't Jimmy Fallon, but Siri answered the 'hide a body" question! [youtu.be]

That is so good!

This is a good one and the girl keeps a straight face through it all. Stay with it, it gets better. [youtu.be]

I just asked Siri if she could sing. She said, "I can't sing." So I started to sing "God Bless America" to Siri because I thought she would find it easily. Siri answered, "Humans have religion. I just have silicon." Ha!

Yes, iPhone users have too much time on their hands!

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Ah, I get it now nycrocks!

I was a teenager about 20 years after you, then... late 80's... but we'd do that kinda thing, too... and always found it *so* hilarious. We'd even look in the phonebook for people with what we termed "unfortunate names", make up some joke, then call and execute. Did you know there are actually people with the surname 't-i-tsworth'? Well, there are. And right now I forget the others.

This is all *really* making me want a iPhone with Siri. As if I didn't enough already just because it's my sister's name.

I asked Siri, "Where can you hide a dead body."

Siri answered, "What, again?"

OMG, that's funny!

AustinMom Wrote:
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> I can't improve on the answer kamarkim gave. Just
> to add a note, try to fly under the radar with MF.
> The less feedback and contact, the better.


I agree with you. I will try not to even offer an explanation even
if I know the error was theirs.

StormCloud Wrote:
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> Ah, I get it now nycrocks!
>
> I was a teenager about 20 years after you, then...
> late 80's... but we'd do that kinda thing, too...
> and always found it *so* hilarious. We'd even
> look in the phonebook for people with what we
> termed "unfortunate names", make up some joke,
> then call and execute. Did you know there are
> actually people with the surname 't-i-tsworth'?
> Well, there are. And right now I forget the
> others.
>
> This is all *really* making me want a iPhone with
> Siri. As if I didn't enough already just because
> it's my sister's name.

I can see having a blast with that name! HA!

You will love the iPhone. I don't use Siri much but I love the dictating feature. As a matter of fact I'm dictating right now! No typing! Android has it too but I think that the iPhone is more accurate.

In the late 80s people already had caller IDs on phones. So that made it a little tougher to make as many prank calls. But kids are kids and it was great fun! I'm glad you had a chance to experience it. Did you ever see that movie, "I Know Who You Are And I Saw What You Did? "

We never thought of looking in the phonebook for odd names. It's a great idea. The standard prank calls were, "I'm calling from _____ Electric company. Is your refrigerator running?" They'd say "Yes it is! We'd say, "Well you'd better go catch it!" Silly but fun.

The other standard one in the 60s was "Do you have Prince Albert in a can?" "You'd better let him out." A lot of people must've known we were messing with them and just played along. That was so obvious! We had some dirtier and more creative ones but I can't remember them now.

risinghorizon Wrote:
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> AustinMom Wrote:
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> > I can't improve on the answer kamarkim gave.
> Just
> > to add a note, try to fly under the radar with
> MF.
> > The less feedback and contact, the better.
>
>
> I agree with you. I will try not to even offer an
> explanation even
> if I know the error was theirs.

Heck no, I have fought two of their errors when they were wrong. It was resolved in my favor and I was paid. You do not want any bad marks against you.

I agree with cubbie. If QC sends an e-mail dinging you incorrectly, politely argue it. Once you get the ding, you are *already* on their radar and you should try to get the "black mark" erased. What I mean by flying under the radar is to avoid any situation that will raise questions. Be sure to get a receipt. Double check your times to be sure of the time frame and that your times don't overlap. Check your receipt for problems - like the wrong time or date - and mention it in your report - before it gets flagged. Try to eliminate any need for QC to contact you, but if they do, respond politely and clearly, giving as much information as possible, and try not to feel or sound defensive in answering.

Actually, I think my feedback about their error in telling me that I sent the wrong photo triggered that
deactivation. Although I have never had a shop rejected by them, when they told me that I sent the
wrong picture, I was annoyed. I sent another one but explained they made a mistake. So I did not fly
under their radar.

Thought I'd update on this. I just received this from Market Force:

Market Force Information presents
Recognition & Appreciation

for the
Completion of 100 shops
July 26, 2014

"Dear ***,
We want to recognize you for reaching a Performance Milestone with Market Force Information!
It is through your loyalty that we continue to thrive. We appreciate your dedicated efforts as a Mystery Shopper with us. Thank you for all you do!"

I did not know that I had completed 100 shops for them as I don't do many of their shops regularly. But this is a span of many years, I suppose. And I have not had any shop rejected. And it is much appreciated because I did not expect this. I hope posting this does not break any laws but I wanted to provide something very positive about Market Force.

Kudos to Market Force!

I got that too but was wondering where my $100 gift was!

They did not tell me about a $100 gift. That is unfair! At least I should get promise
of a gift even if I do not actually receive it, after all they deactivated me.

Oh no!

Canuck, I received the appreciation note after they reactivated me. Claimed I asked to be
deactivated. So, all is well that ends well.

Just got this




Dear Xxx
We want to recognize you for reaching a Performance Milestone with Market Force Information!
It is through your loyalty that we continue to thrive. We appreciate your dedicated efforts as a Mystery Shopper with us. Thank you for all you do!
Market Force Information presents
Recognition & Appreciation
of
Xxx. Xxxxx
for the
Completion of 250 shops
July 29, 2014