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imaginator · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:54 pm Post subject: right...

i wonder what the phone company lets him offer in trade.
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Deirdre · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:25 pm Post subject:

Heh.

Dinner in trade for car repair?
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Charlie Channel · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject:

Don't laugh ...
IT WORKS :lol: This guy hasn't left a studio for months!

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It's certainly been a day for ignorant and cheeky "clients"!

Bailey · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:36 am Post subject:

And I thought money would always be in style.
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kgenus · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:03 am Post subject:

... then I won't tell you about the guy I know who stole 300 bricks from a home that was bulldozed and sold them on EBay for $65 a piece....

VA Bricks
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Doc · Guest

Okay... I'm a firm believer in, "If ya don't ask, ya don't get", but this is a bit ridiculous!!!

Guess you can't blame a fella for trying??!!?

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brianforrester · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:51 am Post subject:

Hey Jeff,

If you'd pass his name along to me, I wouldn't mind taking him up on the dinner offer... after he flys me to California, puts me up in a hotel for 2 nights (I'm sure it would take that long to really own the copy and do his message justice) and hands over the keys to his... PINTO!!!!

I guess you never know, if you don't ask.
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kgenus · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:36 am Post subject:

Back in 1996, Rodney Dangerfield use to do it as part of a random drawing on his website. Nothing better than calling home to get your message and hearing him go to town on my name. When he said, "and what kind of name is Genus anyway, sounds like something my wife...." I knew I had an authentic recording. Unfortunately, I had an over-zealous religious nut as a roommate, he deleted it while I was out one day before I could record the message.

Honestly, I'd rather call up CompUSA or BestBuy and Snagglepuss voicing the menu, but alas, that'll never happen....
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mcm · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject:

I saw this in a craigslist ad for voice talent recently:

Compensation:
:60 = $50.
:30 = $25.
:10 = $10 or a gift coupon of some kind. (Movie pass, food coupons, etc.)

My grandfather, a doctor, used to get a lot of stuff like potatoes in lieu of money from his patients. I guess there's nothing new under the sun.

billelder · Guest

So Kevin, how much did you make selling those bricks? LOL (just kidding)

This thread reminds me of a radio station manager I worked for when I was a teen. He would trade out a canned ham and give it to everyone for a Holiday bonus. <g> We'd be running T & T Packing company ads for weeks! But, hey! It was nice to get a gift!

Drew · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:49 am Post subject:

Hey, Bill...it's still going on. The TV station where I work will be handing out hams this year for Christmas. I happened to mention to my boss that I didn't really need a ham as I already manage quite few in my news department.
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billelder · Guest

Drew!

LOL! You made my day. You are correct. A news reporter and ham is redundant?

Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:46 am Post subject:

I worked in investment management in the 1980's boom. Prior to black Monday there was a rumour in most stockbroking firms that the Christmas bonus was either a turkey or a partnership and they'd run out of turkeys.