a collection of things i say, see and hear
Sometimes auto-generating comment headers from the first few words of a comment can backfire. I was searching for some examples of PHP Classes that interact with the Bitly API and found this gem.
http://www.hashbangcode.com/blog/php-class-interact-bitly-api-405.html#commen...
It already upsets me that I HAVE to have a local phone because my building's buzzer conveniently does not call long distance, but the newest thing that astounds me is that Comcast is so cavalier with distributing my number to every telemarketing company, political party and market research firm in the midwest.
I do not answer these calls when they come in (I really don't even answer the phone unless it is the building), but I do let them leave a voicemail. Once a month or so I log in and listen to them and delete them.
This past Sunday I went in to listen to the two dozen or so voicemails that accumulated and found a couple of hilarious election voicemails. The first one was from none other than Pat Boone.
Tuesday October 26, 2010 @ 5:39 PM
Apparently MARK KIRK got my number passed along to MARK KIRK as if I was the Johnson family. MARK KIRK must think that someone in my household is over 60 and cares about MARK KIRK. The only thing MARK KIRK could do to seal this deal for my vote would be to call me again to remind me that Pat Boone called. He did:
Monday November 1, 2010 @ 4:13 PM
Thanks Comcast for the entertainment.
A humble book, for only $1, from a humble man.
One of the main characters is named Michael.
Worship.
Don't know what happened to the audio in the middle of the clip :(
