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->''"For tech support, please press the exact value of 22 divided by 7.[[note]]better known as [[AMouthfulOfPi pi]][[/note]]"''

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->''"For tech support, please press the exact value of 22 divided by 7.[[note]]better known as [[AMouthfulOfPi [[MouthfulOfPi pi]][[/note]]"''
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->'''Mickey:''' ''(dials)'' Hello? Minnie?
->'''Recording:''' We're sorry. All circuits are busy now.
->'''Mickey:''' Busy?!
->'''Recording:''' Please try your call again later.
->'''Mickey:''' But Minnie said it's urgent!
->'''Recording:''' This has been a recording.
->'''Mickey:''' You... ''You lousy--!''
->'''Recording:''' Do not yell at the recording.
->'''Mickey:''' ''(picks up the receiver)'' Ooh, I'll show ''you'' yelling!
->'''Recording:''' [[TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat Do not smash the phone. Put me down.]]
->'''Mickey:''' ''(smiles sheepishly as he slowly sets the phone and receiver down)''
->'''Recording:''' ''That's right...''
-->--''[[WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse Mickey MouseWorks]]'', "Locksmiths"
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->All You Do Is Procrastinate! '''''Procrastinate'''''!!!
-->- ''A Dalek in [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-lJpL2oVg Cyberman Call Centre]]'', ''WebVideo/{{Ashens}}''
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-->- RealLife example captured by ''WebVideo/GradeAUnderA''.


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-->- RealLife example captured by ''WebVideo/GradeAUnderA''.

''WebAnimation/GradeAUnderA''.

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->''"Thank you for calling 1-800-SUICIDE. If you wish to self-terminate by electric shock, press 1.\\
For termination by overdose, press 2.\\
If you'd like to make a reservation at the end of our drowning pool, please press 3.\\
For termination by hanging, please press 4.\\
For death by self-inflicted gunshot, press 5.\\
To speak to a representative, stay on the line.\\
If you do not wish to die, please hang up now."''
-->-- '''Zeromancer''', "Doctor Online"
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->'''Enireth Dispatcher:''' University Police, how may I direct your call?\\
'''Enireth Dispatcher:''' I'm sorry, library riots are emergencies. I'll have to transfer you. Please hold.\\
'''Automated Voicemail:''' If you'd like to report a crime in progress, press 'one' now. If you've stumbled onto a crime scene, press 'two.' For fire, hazmat containment failure, or life-support issues press 'nine' to be transferred to University facility management.\\
'''SFX:''' one\\
'''Automated Voicemail:''' You have chosen to report a crime in progress. For theft, burglary, vandalism, or loitering press 'one.' For assault, reckless endangerment, rioting, or telemarketing press 'two.' For attempted murder, murder, attempted suicide, suicide, attempted spam, or actual spam, press three.\\
'''SFX:''' two
-->--''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-04-06 4/6/2006]]
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->'''Wade''': I always feel like people exaggerate when they say how long they deal with these automated systems, but I know that I've been in this exact same boat. It is just a fact of life that if you have to call a business, expect to have three hours of your day just gone.\\
'''Mark''': Aren't they supposed to save time? That's what I don't get. They're supposed to '''''save time'''''!\\
'''Wade''': ''Their'' time. Not ours.
-->-- ''Podcast/{{Distractible}}'', "Bob's Fridge"
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-->-- ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''

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-->-- ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''
''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''
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'''Church:''' ''I HAAAAAATE YOOOOU!''\\

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'''Church:''' ''I HAAAAAATE YOOOOU!''\\HATE YOU!''\\
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-->- RealLife example captured by ''GradeAUnderA''.


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-->- RealLife example captured by ''GradeAUnderA''.

''WebVideo/GradeAUnderA''.

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->''"For tech support, please press the exact value of 22 divided by 7."''

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->''"For tech support, please press the exact value of 22 divided by 7."''[[note]]better known as [[AMouthfulOfPi pi]][[/note]]"''
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->"Peoples of the universe, [[DoNotAdjustYourSet please attend carefully]]. The message that follows is vital to the future of you all. I offer you a simple choice: continued existence under my rulership, or total annihilation. If you desire continued existence, press 1. If total annihilation, press 2. If you would like to hear amazing deals on tissue compression eliminators, please stay on the line."
-->-- '''The Master''', ''Series/DoctorWho: TheAbridgedSeries''

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->'''Church:''' Alright, shut up; I'm on the phone\\
'''Tucker Jr.:''' Honk!\\
'''Church:''' And do me a favor -- kill that fucking thing, would you?\\
'''Tucker Jr.:''' Blargh...\\
'''Vic:''' ''(contact established)'' Hey, dudes!\\
'''Church:''' Vic! Hey, it's Church--\\
'''Vic:''' This is Vic at [=555-VICK=], doodily-doo! I'm not in the ''casito'' right now, so leave your lowdown at the ding dong. Hasta!\\

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->'''Church:''' Alright, shut up; I'm on the phone\\
'''Tucker Jr.:''' Honk!\\
'''Church:''' And do me a favor -- kill that fucking thing, would you?\\
'''Tucker Jr.:''' Blargh...\\
'''Vic:''' ''(contact established)'' Hey, dudes!\\
'''Church:''' Vic! Hey, it's Church--\\
'''Vic:'''
->'''Vic:''' This is Vic at [=555-VICK=], doodily-doo! I'm not in the ''casito'' right now, so leave your lowdown at the ding dong. Hasta!\\
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->'''Menu Voice:''' [[OverlyLongGag For car tax, including changes such as disabled and LPG, not taxing your vehicle, replacing or changing your address on your log book, other inquiries about your vehicle, please press '1']]\\
'''Grade:''' (mouth gaping in disbelief) Piss off! That's just one of the options, and you've got seven more of them? [[PrecisionFStrike You can fuck off, mate!]]
-->- RealLife example captured by ''GradeAUnderA''.
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-->-- ''RedVsBlue''

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-->-- ''RedVsBlue''
''Machinima/RedVsBlue''
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->'''Phone:''' This is the [[WhoYouGonnaCall Unified Intelligence Taskforce.]] Please select one of the following four options. [[MundaneFantastic If you want to report a UFO sighting, press one...]]
->'''Doctor:''' Aw, I hate these things!
->'''Angela:''' No, if you keep your finger pressed on 0, you get through to a real person. Saw that on Watchdog.

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->'''Phone:''' This is the [[WhoYouGonnaCall Unified Intelligence Taskforce.]] Please select one of the following four options. [[MundaneFantastic If you want to report a UFO sighting, press one...]]
->'''Doctor:'''
]]\\
'''Doctor:'''
Aw, I hate these things!
->'''Angela:'''
things!\\
'''Angela:'''
No, if you keep your finger pressed on 0, you get through to a real person. Saw that on Watchdog.
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-->-- '''Øystein Sunde''', "Sentralbord-sangen" ("the Switchboard Song", translated from Norwegian)

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-->-- '''Øystein Sunde''', '''[[Music/OysteinSunde Øystein Sunde]]''', "Sentralbord-sangen" ("the Switchboard Song", translated from Norwegian)
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->'''Phone:''' This is the [[WhoYouGonnaCall Unified Intelligence Taskforce.]] Please select one of the following four options. [[MundaneFantastic If you want to report a UFO sighting, press one...]]
->'''Doctor:''' Aw, I hate these things!
->'''Angela:''' No, if you keep your finger pressed on 0, you get through to a real person. Saw that on Watchdog.
-->- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Planet of the Dead"
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-->-- '''Dogbert''', ''{{Dilbert}}''

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-->-- '''Dogbert''', ''{{Dilbert}}''
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-->-- '''Automated Sadistic Phone System''', ''{{Dilbert}}''

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-->-- '''Automated Sadistic Phone System''', ''{{Dilbert}}''
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-->-- ''[[{{Dilbert}} Dogbert's Clues for the Clueless]]''

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-->-- ''[[{{Dilbert}} ''[[ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} Dogbert's Clues for the Clueless]]''



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-->-- ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''

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-->-- ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''
''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
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-->-- ''TheOrderOfTheStick''

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-->-- ''TheOrderOfTheStick''
''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''

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-> ''"Dogbert Tech Support. How may we abuse you?"''

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-> ''"Dogbert ->''"For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three."''
-->-- '''Alice Kahn'''

->''"Dogbert
Tech Support. How may we abuse you?"''



-> For tech support, please press the exact value of 22 divided by 7.

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-> For ->''"For tech support, please press the exact value of 22 divided by 7. 7."''



->'''Church''': Alright, shut up; I'm on the phone\\
'''Tucker Jr.''': Honk!\\
'''Church''': And do me a favor--kill that fucking thing, would you?\\
'''Tucker Jr.''': Blargh...\\
'''Vic''': ''(contact established)'' Hey, dudes!\\
'''Church''': Vic! Hey, it's Church--\\
'''Vic''': This is Vic at [=555-VICK=], doodily-doo! I'm not in the ''casito'' right now, so leave your lowdown at the ding dong. Hasta!\\

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->'''Church''': ->'''Church:''' Alright, shut up; I'm on the phone\\
'''Tucker Jr.''': :''' Honk!\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' And do me a favor--kill favor -- kill that fucking thing, would you?\\
'''Tucker Jr.''': :''' Blargh...\\
'''Vic''': '''Vic:''' ''(contact established)'' Hey, dudes!\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' Vic! Hey, it's Church--\\
'''Vic''': '''Vic:''' This is Vic at [=555-VICK=], doodily-doo! I'm not in the ''casito'' right now, so leave your lowdown at the ding dong. Hasta!\\



'''Church''': Hey, Vic, this is Church. I need--\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:You have reached the voice mail system.]]\\
'''Church''': ''(disgusted sigh)'' Okay, okay, come on.\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:To leave a message, just wait for the tone.]]\\
'''Church''': I know how to leave a goddamn message.\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:When you are finished recording, just hang up or press pound for more options.]]\\
'''Church''': Really. ''Hang up''. No shit! I was just gonna keep talking until he decided to check his voice mail.\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:For delivery options, press five]].\\
'''Church''': Just give me the damn beep!\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:To leave a call back number, press eight. To page this person, press six--]] \\
'''Church''': Come on!\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:To repeat this message, press nine.]]\\
'''Church''': ''I will fucking stab you, computer-phone-lady!''\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:To mark this message as urgent, press eleven.]]\\
'''Church''': THERE IS NO ELEVEN, YOU FUCKING ''WHORE!''\\
'''Doc''': Oooh, language!\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:To hear these options in Spanish, press dos.]]\\
'''Church''': ''I HAAAAAATE YOOOOU!''\\

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'''Church''': '''Church:''' Hey, Vic, this is Church. I need--\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:You have reached the voice mail system.]]\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' ''(disgusted sigh)'' Okay, okay, come on.\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:To leave a message, just wait for the tone.]]\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' I know how to leave a goddamn message.\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:When you are finished recording, just hang up or press pound for more options.]]\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' Really. ''Hang up''. No shit! I was just gonna keep talking until he decided to check his voice mail.\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:For delivery options, press five]].\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' Just give me the damn beep!\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:To leave a call back number, press eight. To page this person, press six--]] \\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' Come on!\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:To repeat this message, press nine.]]\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' ''I will fucking stab you, computer-phone-lady!''\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:To mark this message as urgent, press eleven.]]\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' THERE IS NO ELEVEN, YOU FUCKING ''WHORE!''\\
'''Doc''': '''Doc:''' Oooh, language!\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:To hear these options in Spanish, press dos.]]\\
'''Church''': '''Church:''' ''I HAAAAAATE YOOOOU!''\\



'''Church''': Vic! It's Church! I need--\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:I'm sorry, but this person's voicemail box is full.]] ''[Disconnect]''\\
'''Church''': Ugh... I'm gonna kill myself. I'm gonna ''kill myself''.

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'''Church''': '''Church:''' Vic! It's Church! I need--\\
'''Voice Mail''': Mail:''' [[AC:I'm sorry, but this person's voicemail box is full.]] ''[Disconnect]''\\
'''Church''':
''(disconnect)''\\
'''Church:'''
Ugh... I'm gonna kill myself. I'm gonna ''kill myself''.



-> '''Durkon''': Mighty Thor, yer humble servant asks ye for aid in me hour a' need.\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': Hello, and welcome to [=ThorPrayer=]. [...] If you know the name of the miracle you would like to request, chant "one" now.\\
'''Durkon''': One!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': Please intone the first three letters of the name of the miracle now.\\
'''Durkon''': Well, I want to heal ye, so... H-E-A!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': You have selected, "Heathen Smiting". If this is correct, chant "one". If not, chant "two".\\
'''Durkon''': Two!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': You have selected, "Heat Blisters of Eternal Pain". If this is correct, chant "one". If not, chant "two".\\
'''Durkon''': Two! TWO!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': You have selected, "Tumor". To choose the type of tumor with which to smite Thor's enemies, chant "three" now.\\
'''Durkon''': Three. No! CRAP!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': You have selected, "Colon Tumor".\\
'''Durkon''': Gaah!\\
'''Elan''': Umm... Could I maybe just get a potion?

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-> '''Durkon''': ->'''Durkon:''' Mighty Thor, yer humble servant asks ye for aid in me hour a' need.\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': '''[=ThorPrayer=]:''' Hello, and welcome to [=ThorPrayer=]. [...] If you know the name of the miracle you would like to request, chant "one" now.\\
'''Durkon''': '''Durkon:''' One!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': '''[=ThorPrayer=]:''' Please intone the first three letters of the name of the miracle now.\\
'''Durkon''': '''Durkon:''' Well, I want to heal ye, so... H-E-A!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': '''[=ThorPrayer=]:''' You have selected, "Heathen Smiting". If this is correct, chant "one". If not, chant "two".\\
'''Durkon''': '''Durkon:''' Two!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': '''[=ThorPrayer=]:''' You have selected, "Heat Blisters of Eternal Pain". If this is correct, chant "one". If not, chant "two".\\
'''Durkon''': '''Durkon:''' Two! TWO!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': '''[=ThorPrayer=]:''' You have selected, "Tumor". To choose the type of tumor with which to smite Thor's enemies, chant "three" now.\\
'''Durkon''': '''Durkon:''' Three. No! CRAP!\\
'''[=ThorPrayer=]''': '''[=ThorPrayer=]:''' You have selected, "Colon Tumor".\\
'''Durkon''': '''Durkon:''' Gaah!\\
'''Elan''': '''Elan:''' Umm... Could I maybe just get a potion?



->Press 1 - If everything is working fine.\\
Press 2 - If key 3 exceeds key 5.\\
Press 3 - If you would like to talk to 4.\\
Press 5 - For support in the Azores.\\
Press 6 - To go further back in line.\\
Press 7 - To win a Hovedøya bus ride.\\
Press 8 - If your broadband's gotten broader.\\
Press 9 - If a banjo solo is in order.
-->--'''Øystein Sunde''', ''Sentralbord-sangen (the Switchboard Song)'', translated from Norwegian
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->Press ->''Press 1 - If everything is working fine.\\
Press 2 - If key 3 exceeds key 5.\\
Press 3 - If you would like to talk to 4.\\
Press 5 - For support in the Azores.\\
Press 6 - To go further back in line.\\
Press 7 - To win a Hovedøya bus ride.\\
Press 8 - If your broadband's gotten broader.\\
Press 9 - If a banjo solo is in order.
-->--'''Øystein
order.''
-->-- '''Øystein
Sunde''', ''Sentralbord-sangen (the "Sentralbord-sangen" ("the Switchboard Song)'', Song", translated from Norwegian
Norwegian)

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'''Doc Jr.''': Honk!\\

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'''Doc '''Tucker Jr.''': Honk!\\



'''Doc Jr.''': Blargh...\\

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'''Doc '''Tucker Jr.''': Blargh...\\
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'''Vic''': You've reached Vic, at [=555-VICK=], doodily-doo! I'm not in the ''casito'' right now, so leave your lowdown at the ding dong. Hasta!\\

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'''Vic''': You've reached Vic, This is Vic at [=555-VICK=], doodily-doo! I'm not in the ''casito'' right now, so leave your lowdown at the ding dong. Hasta!\\
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'''Church''': Hey, Vic, this is Church. I need - \\

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'''Church''': Hey, Vic, this is Church. I need - \\need--\\



'''Church''': ''(sigh)'' Okay, okay, come on.\\

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'''Church''': ''(sigh)'' ''(disgusted sigh)'' Okay, okay, come on.\\



'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:To leave a call back number, press eight. To page this person, press six --]] \\

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'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:To leave a call back number, press eight. To page this person, press six --]] six--]] \\



'''Church''': Vic! It's Church! I need - \\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:I'm sorry, but this person's voicemail box is full.]]\\

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'''Church''': Vic! It's Church! I need - \\
need--\\
'''Voice Mail''': [[AC:I'm sorry, but this person's voicemail box is full.]]\\]] ''[Disconnect]''\\
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'''Church''': And do me a favor--kill that fucking thing, would you?

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'''Church''': And do me a favor--kill that fucking thing, would you?you?\\

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->'''Vic''': Hey, dudes!\\
'''Church''': Vic! Hey, it's Church - \\

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->'''Vic''': ->'''Church''': Alright, shut up; I'm on the phone\\
'''Doc Jr.''': Honk!\\
'''Church''': And do me a favor--kill that fucking thing, would you?
'''Doc Jr.''': Blargh...\\
'''Vic''': ''(contact established)''
Hey, dudes!\\
'''Church''': Vic! Hey, it's Church - \\Church--\\
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-> Dogbert Tech Support. How may we abuse you?
-->-- '''{{Dilbert}}'''

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-> Dogbert ''"Dogbert Tech Support. How may we abuse you?
you?"''
-->-- '''{{Dilbert}}'''
'''Dogbert''', ''{{Dilbert}}''



-->-- '''{{Dilbert}}'''

->"...but if you have type AB negative blood ''and'' you're tall but ''not'' blonde press the square root of 42 on your keypad..."

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-->-- '''{{Dilbert}}'''

->"...
'''Automated Sadistic Phone System''', ''{{Dilbert}}''

->''"...
but if you have type AB negative blood ''and'' you're tall but ''not'' blonde press the square root of 42 on your keypad...""''

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Should do. I may have to do this again. "broader/order" works if you're a New Yorker. Or Scandinavan.


Press 7 - To take the bus to Hovedøya isle.\\
Press 8 - If your broadband's gained breath.\\
Press 9 - If you think a banjo solo is best.

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Press 7 - To take the bus to win a Hovedøya isle.bus ride.\\
Press 8 - If your broadband's gained breath.gotten broader.\\
Press 9 - If you think a banjo solo is best.in order.




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Preserving the rhyme in the translation, as best I could


-> Press 1 - If everything works fine for you.\\
Press 2 - If key 3 is greater than key 5.\\
Press 3 - If you would like to talk to the people on key 4.\\
Press 5 - And you will get our tech support in Zaire.\\
Press 6 - If you want to go further back in the queue.\\
Press 7 - And win a bus ride to Hovedøen.\\
Press 8 - If your broadband has gotten broader.\\
Press 9 - If you think a little banjo-solo is better\\
-- ''Øystein Sunde - Sentralbord-sangen (the Switchboard Song), translated from Norwegian''

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-> Press ->Press 1 - If everything works fine for you.is working fine.\\
Press 2 - If key 3 is greater than exceeds key 5.\\
Press 3 - If you would like to talk to the people on key 4.\\
Press 5 - And you will get our tech For support in Zaire.the Azores.\\
Press 6 - If you want to To go further back in the queue.line.\\
Press 7 - And win a To take the bus ride to Hovedøen.Hovedøya isle.\\
Press 8 - If your broadband has gotten broader.broadband's gained breath.\\
Press 9 - If you think a little banjo-solo banjo solo is better\\
-- ''Øystein Sunde - Sentralbord-sangen
best.
-->--'''Øystein Sunde''', ''Sentralbord-sangen
(the Switchboard Song), Song)'', translated from Norwegian''
Norwegian

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