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brooklynite

(95,401 posts)
14. No, you didn't "blow his/her mind"
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 08:00 PM
Jun 2021

I've worked as a poller. Their job is to complete the polls and log them, so they get paid. They have a script to follow, which may include outlets for respondents who aren't providing responses that can be coded. They didn't care what your answers were, as long as they could finish the survey.

Ya done good, my dear liberal N proud! That was completely and truly great! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2021 #1
Good job, fellow BHL FM123 Jun 2021 #2
Sounds like someone doing a push poll rurallib Jun 2021 #3
Seriously? WOW. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #46
there was another one also rurallib Jun 2021 #47
I always tell them, "Well, I used to be a conservative. But conservative politicians have been Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #4
Ha! I'll have to try that. zuul Jun 2021 #11
LMAO! pandr32 Jun 2021 #49
I just don't answer the phone any more. MiniMe Jun 2021 #5
Right there with you MiniMe thenelm1 Jun 2021 #12
I do this when they call..... William Gustafson Jun 2021 #34
LOL!! Funny!!! AllyCat Jun 2021 #41
Same here Raine Jun 2021 #36
Nicely done! Blue Owl Jun 2021 #6
I wish the hell they call me. Ligyron Jun 2021 #7
I'm totally going to talk to Amy! leftieNanner Jun 2021 #9
Amy Hung Up On Me When I Told Her I Have A 1975 Trabant nt smb Jun 2021 #16
If you've really got one that still runs from that far back you've got to have the ONLY one... nt kirkuchiyo Jun 2021 #39
Yes, But The Same Could Be Said Of A 1975 Trabant In 1977 Or So smb Jun 2021 #45
Trabant Old Okie Jun 2021 #48
What? Is Amy cheating on me? yellowdogintexas Jun 2021 #13
eggscllent. AllaN01Bear Jun 2021 #8
Excellent responses, each and every one. TNNurse Jun 2021 #10
No, you didn't "blow his/her mind" brooklynite Jun 2021 #14
Some Answers I Might Give smb Jun 2021 #15
Love it liberal N proud Jun 2021 #22
If you have time to kill... How to answer spam/telemarketer phone calls... keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #17
I was in a rare mood because I usually try to get them to hang up on me liberal N proud Jun 2021 #21
I bet your answers went right in the trashcan Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #18
Probably liberal N proud Jun 2021 #20
B4 I got old and crusty I would just ask them if I could have their personal phone NoMoreRepugs Jun 2021 #19
My opinion: if you don't get the vaccine, you have no business being anywhere near a hospital. Initech Jun 2021 #23
I think you should have said you were a conservative. Mess with his mind even more. pnwmom Jun 2021 #24
Conservative Arguments smb Jun 2021 #27
There you go! Good job! n/t pnwmom Jun 2021 #30
I just love push-polls like that Hekate Jun 2021 #25
on the VERY are occasions when I actually get one of these idiot pollsters, my first niyad Jun 2021 #26
"Sex-reassignment surgery should be required for telemarketers. They should also be struggle4progress Jun 2021 #28
Bwhahahaha! love_katz Jun 2021 #29
The pollsters get an earful from everyone fescuerescue Jun 2021 #31
They are fishing for what hate works best to stir up votes for 22 what's popular luckone Jun 2021 #32
i love playing w/push polls. pansypoo53219 Jun 2021 #33
Any time I get one of these calls, I do this.... William Gustafson Jun 2021 #35
I remember the very first time I voted in Texas Skittles Jun 2021 #37
Cool. 👍 NurseJackie Jun 2021 #38
You should have told the surveyor The Wizard Jun 2021 #40
Yeah, I've found when I state I'm a total far left person they hang up on me pretty quick. lark Jun 2021 #42
Had a push-pull call from The Right To Life group KS Toronado Jun 2021 #43
They are just doing a job Loki Liesmith Jun 2021 #44
Good answers, except relayerbob Jun 2021 #50
I'll bet they will find a way to exclude your response from their count /nt jimlup Jun 2021 #51
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