When I first started on Keen ten years ago I often got many first time, 3 minute callers who who amused me. I changed the names to protect the innocent but not Tyrone's.
"Hi, I'm Lacretia How you doin"?
"If things got any better I'd think that something was up!"
"Thas nice but I really don't care about you. My question is this. . .Do you see Tyrone gettin' out of jail soon for beating up that cop?"
"Yeah I do!. . .Unfortunately I see him back in jail again pretty quickly. This time for assaulting you!"
Many people were very skeptical:
"Hello!"
"Uhhhh"
"Hello, do you have a question?"
"You da psychic! You tell me!"
"Sir, we only have 3 minutes so I'll be able to better serve you if
you have a question."
"Well, you da psychic! You tell me!"
"Okay, she's cheating on you!"
"How do you know?!". . . .
Sometimes I have to tell people things they really don't want to hear. . . .
"Hi! My name is Bonnie and I'm a nutritionist. My question is whether my boyfriend, Boris will ever give up sugar, fried food and alcohol?
"
Hi, Bonnie! Unfortunately I don't see Boris changing his dietary habits until many years from now when he becomes diabetic." . . .
A lot of times people don't tell me the truth about who they and I have to find a way to communicate with them. Recently I got a call from a girl about concert tickets.
" This is Allie. Will I get tickets to the Justin Bieber concert?"
"I'm sorry."
"I WONT?!. . . Ohhhhhh NO!. . . OHHHHHHMUHGAWD!"
"It's just that you have to be 18 to call Keen."
"I am 18!"
"If I believed you were 18 could you really trust anything I saw about your future?"
"Oh. . . .uh. . . . I guess not. . . . .But do you think I'll get the tickets?"
Peace,
Eli Casey