What did I do today? Thanks for asking. I went to Idaho Public Television and answered phones for a few hours during their telethon fundraiser.
I probably answered something like 25 phone calls in two and a half hours. That doesn't seem like much, but it was during the afternoon and it was mainly kids programming at that time. Kids are not big donators to public television overall, I think. They are, however, frequent dialers.
My first call was from a kid who sounded like he was about eleven, and he called to let me know that he thought the telethon was very annoying and would I please pass that along to someone. Little did he know that I'd be passing it along to the blog-world, rather than someone who can cut down the frequency and length of these fundraisers.
The next call, which I answered, "Hello, this is Idaho Public Television. Can I take your pledge?" as per the instructions on my card, was responded to by a kid trying to make his voice very deep-sounding (as though I'd know who he was if he used his real voice). He said, "I'd like to pledge one thousand dollars," and hung up.
Those were the two most intelligent calls I had. Every other call was just a hang-up. So there you have it, parents. When you think your kids are settled down in front of Arthur or Cyber Chase, the little bastards are actually crank-calling fundraisers.