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| Thread ID: 72385 | 2006-09-11 04:21:00 | Ozzie Fax Spammers | TideMan (4279) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 483881 | 2006-09-11 04:21:00 | I've had 3 faxes today from Oz Digital Electronics selling headsets. My fax number is unlisted. Where did they get it from? This is even more annoying than email spam because it ties up the phone line and uses fax paper. I've sent them a sh**ty message through their website. Anyone else been affected? |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 483882 | 2006-09-12 11:13:00 | Try sending them about 150 s***y messages, they may get the idea :D We had that problem at work for a while. Just typed up a nice legal letter, worded succinctly of course and they stopped pretty quick. |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 483883 | 2006-09-13 10:15:00 | Hey, I got the same fax we are in welly - wireless headsets - however the picture had a wire connected to it, .com site aswell - if it was a .com.au - it would be legit | maulaulau (6699) | ||
| 483884 | 2006-09-13 10:40:00 | If their reply number is local or toll free, tape five or six pieces of paper together and loop them. Send them through the fax and let it run continiously. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 483885 | 2006-09-13 11:05:00 | Or just get a ream of black paper and fax that :D | Erayd (23) | ||
| 483886 | 2006-09-14 03:41:00 | You ought to be a bit careful. The suggested response to unsolicited advertising faxes is to commit an offence. You could be prosecuted for that under NZ law, and almost certainly in most countries. A (faxed?) letter would be safer. The message through the website has probably conveyed your opinion, anyway. They weren't offering to enlarge your bodily bits, or othewise improve their performance? :thumbs: |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 483887 | 2006-09-14 05:44:00 | They weren't offering to enlarge your bodily bits, or othewise improve their performance? :thumbs: I assume that because they were advertising headphones you are of course talking about bodily bits normally referred to as 'ear thingies' ? I can just see it: "Our new and improved ear muffs are guaranteed to envelope your auditory attachments snugly and securely, bathing them in waves of aural (sic) pleasure that will enlarge your listening experience beyond your wildest dreams." (full money back guarantee with proof of purchase and original packaging... should not be used by men with heart or liver conditions, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, or under any other pressure) |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 483888 | 2006-09-14 07:17:00 | If their reply number is local or toll free, tape five or six pieces of paper together and loop them. Send them through the fax and let it run continiously. Chouette! :D Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 483889 | 2006-09-14 14:32:00 | Oh dear, James... If you've decided the forum readers need the benefit of Google's French Word of the Day, then surely it's only fair to: (a) give a translation. (b) Get the expression correct. (While a single word may make sense in English, French usually needs more) C'est chouette. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 483890 | 2006-09-14 22:26:00 | Hi Laura, I was just trying some variation besides my usual "LOL" or "LMAO" expression when I stumbled upon bob_doe_nz's great idea of how to payback after seeing the word "el cheapo" in another thread. I just thought that "everybody" knows the word "chouette", just like the word "Bonjour". Hmmmmm, my Year 9 French teacher back in year 2002 used to exclaim "chouette (stand alone)" and "tres bien" whenever we managed to pronounce or write something right. What does c'est mean again? Speaking of foreign words, I have read an English article that uses the word "menefreghismo" few months ago, which is an Italian word for "I-don't-care-ism". However, it is not listed under dictionary.com nor Wordweb. My question: can I use the word in my essays? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
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