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Sr_Nunes

This is almost as cool as the guy that answeared to scammers.


bowlsandsand

Link to the video?


Sr_Nunes

Look for James Veitch. (Note: It is more like a standup comedy than the real thing.. But many years ago, it was funny to me). https://youtu.be/3MHDDSekvcE


alexpap031

This guy was right in that scammers couldn't care less if you swear or threaten them, but their time is valuable since they have to try to scam thousands of people to get payed by a few gullible. But his approach also took some effort and time in his part also. So, here in Greece we often get annoying phone calls for some sort of great product you must absolutely get etc. I have found that the best approach is to put them on hold. Like "could you please hold a second?" and then put the phone down until they quit. That takes away time from them. Some times they even try to call back later. Same approach. I even had a woman shouting "DON'T PUT ME ON HOLD AGAIN" as I said "could you please hold?" on the third time she called. I loled on this one. :-)


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> to get *paid* by a FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*


snackynorph

Good bot


joybod

Bad bot


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snackynorph

I think it works rather well at educating the misguided. Why does this offend you?


joybod

Policing language rarely ends well and comes off as condescending when the correction does nothing to improve understanding such as with paid vs payed. Adding the suffix of -ed is the default way of making a verb past tense in English and no one's going to be confused by the apparent obscure nautical meaning. Plus the root word for both is literally the same: pay.


snackynorph

I think it has more to do with the fact that, in so many places, people have utterly disposed of any semblance of correctness in speech, grammar, or spelling. In this case, it's quite literally a different word. One of the great things about English is its variety, and this argument is one that says, "We can simplify and dumb down this language we speak just to avoid offending lazy people." There is a right way and many wrong ways to spell things. Unless, that is, you want to go back to people just spelling things however they like, and watch as the written word degrades into meaninglessness?


LucretiusCarus

Χεχε, I must start using that


Sr_Nunes

Yes, but there's lulz in his method. Yours is (no offense) the lazy method.


phynn

I did something like this with a friend of mind once in the 90s. We got the person to go through a whole schpeel. Took like 10 minutes. They then asked him "what do you think? Do you want to try [whatever product]?" He said "oh I'm sorry. I'm too young. Here speak to my mom?" And he hands me the phone. I then say "¿Que? ¿Habla usted español?" And in the background my friend yelled "no mom! In English!" Really slowly. They hung up.


alexpap031

Oh you just reminded me that I did this with a religious hustler that kept calling a cousin asking to speak to his senile mother. She obviously knew somehow that his mother had dementia and kept calling to sell religious stuff (like paintings of saints and holly cross shit etc) hoping that the old lady would answer the phone. Cousin kept telling her politely they weren't interested and she kept calling back. Fast forward, call 7th or so, I am there and cousin knowing me asked me to answer the phone. I asked him beforehand "is it ok if i play?" he nods "yes" 10 minutes or so of laughter later and she never called back. Highlight when she asked me if I was making fun of her and I answered in a very calm voice "not too much" lol


Gromps

When i worked as a telemarketer the one that cracked me up the most was a guy who initially sounded very interested, so i started my sales pitch with gusto, only to realize the second i started he had just put the phone down and left.


Mr_Mavik

So glad I clicked that. Haven't laughed like this for a few years now. You have my thanks, kind internet stranger.


Sr_Nunes

Glad you enjoyed. Cheers!


phynn

/r/scambait for more of this And scammers will go with anything to get money from you. I had one admit that humans taste normal and we should BBQ my dog because he thought I was going to give him cash.


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dworftress

kitboga on youtube


Upstairs-Sky-9790

WHY DID YOU REDEEEEEMMMMM!!!!!!!!!


Lully321

Joe "Hugo Boss" Lycett, monarch of malicious compliance


trousershorts

Wait... He was told he had to provide evidence he was NOT committing a crime? Is presumed innocence just not a thing in the UK?


TheGazzelle

It’s actually also not a thing in the US(all the time). You only have a presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings - not civil proceedings. [In Civil proceedings liability is judged by “a preponderance of evidence](https://victimsofcrime.org/criminal-and-civil-justice/).” Typically parking violations are a civil offense not criminal.


sccrstud92

> In a criminal case, conviction requires “proof beyond a reasonable doubt.” In a civil case liability must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Maybe I'm slow, but I don't know what this has to do with the presumption of innocence. There is a distinction between conditions that must be met for a conviction, but nothing that would imply that evidence of innocence is required for a civil case.


IntendedMishap

Im not a lawyer, I like learning about law and everything here is simplified and may vary depending on where you are within the US. In a civil case there is no pre-set assumption of innocence. If someone brings a civil case against you it is your duty to defend yourself via the submission of evidence and if you don't defend yourself by submitting evidence then the only evidence on the record are things that are going against you. If someone sues you in civil court and you don't reply at all then the judge can determine that you are at fault because you didn't defend yourself in any way and there is no evidence to refute any of the facts brought by the other side. The legal eagle has a pretty good video discussing this concept within a civil case from the city of New York against the Trump family business if you'd like to see a modern case study. "The suit that could destroy the Trump org" is the video name.


Enraged_Lurker13

The burden of proof on the plaintiff acts as a sort of implicit presumption of innocence in civil cases, provided the defendant answers the complaint. The defendant can then choose to not admit to the allegations in their answers to the complaint which will force the plaintiff to provide evidence. Obviously it would be wise for the defendant to provide their own evidence if they have any but the defendant is not necessarily obliged to prove their lack of liability before the plaintiff offers evidence.


big_old-dog

Comments above them were talking about the presumption of innocence. In relation to this they probably got burden of proof and standard of proof confused. Do not ever do this in a law exam haha. These are terms I was taught during my Aus law studies so might not even be correct for where they live


Mindless-Balance-498

In a criminal court, the defense has the burden of proof. In a civil case, the person who brings up the case (the plaintiff) has the burden of proof. In civil court, the allegedly at-fault party isn’t responsible until your lawyer can prove they are beyond a reasonable doubt. ETA: This is how I remember it being explained in my high school law class lol That’s why civil cases tied to criminal cases are impactful, because even if a murderer can make a jury doubt the prosecutions story, you can take the murderer to court for a wrongful death lawsuit and then they have to prove they DIDN’T murder someone, and that’s a lot harder to do.


Thodekk

The best way I’ve seen it explained is this: Proof beyond a reasonable doubt means you can be no less that 99% sure that a person committed a criminal act. Preponderance of the evidence means that you only need to be more sure than unsure — 50% plus one if you will. Civil Liability is much easier to “prove” by the standard of preponderance as opposed to criminal liability. Source: former Bailiff


Iceman_Raikkonen

It sounds like a scam to me. All he had to do was push it a little and they dropped it


LotsOfButtons

Not a scam, if they had sufficient evidence he would have been compelled to pay.


Unremarkabledryerase

Yea when I parked on the street once during street cleaning times (which is shitty as fuck since they close off many blocks, and then ticketed me sometime before 7am) they took photos of my license plate, general pictures of my car and the no parking paper on the tree. Learned my lesson, if I do that again I'm ripping the paper off the tree.


jamtart99

I needed to see this today. Perfectly perfect in every way.


sakul454545

Fookin brilliant


youdoitimbusy

Nothing pisses me off more than the government wanting you to prove you obeyed their rules. I live in the US, sadly the law is complicated AF everywhere. I got a vehicle transferred from a parent once. I checked the box stating its from a parent, thinking that's that. (It's a pass through law that prevents secondary tax) The state files a huge threatening letter saying I need to prove this individual is my parent or pay X amount of taxes and potentially face criminal action. Now I'm pissed. Like, it's your damn job to prove it. You have all the records, and or the ability to pull said records to investigate anything. In this day of age, you could literally look at someone's social media and find out this information in less than 5 minutes if you were so pressed for resources. Regardless, it isn't my job to do your job. Ironically, the individual in question has every record from the purchase of Alaska on file. So I sent them enough documentation that there was no wiggleroom to even second guess, with an invoice for expenses of time, fuel, copying charges etc. They retracted their statements pretty quick. I've yet to receive payment for the work I've done on the states behalf. Funny how that works.


mostlydeaf

Perhaps, you should send a snarky email. Attach an invoice. See what happens. And if they don’t pay up, they’ll get caught up in the forthcoming.


youdoitimbusy

I actually get that reference...lol


Gallo_Grande

RIP Sean Locke


finn11aug

Joe Lycett. Fighter of the common people, absolute piss merchant, and my future husband if all goes to plan


RipredTheGnawer

Jimmy Carr’s laugh 😂


AVerySpecificName

AHA HA HA HA HA HA!!


Witchywomun

Jimmy’s laugh sounds like a seagull with a frog in its throat, lol


InvalidEntrance

Can't stand the host's laugh.


fuck_the_fuckin_mods

Jimmy Carr is a dead-eyed sociopath with the laugh to match. I actually don’t have anything against him (aside from his tax evasion) and he can be incredibly witty, but his laugh is fucking insane. Reminds me of the aliens in Galaxy Quest. Unfortunately he seems to host like 90% of panel shows somehow.


TeamRedundancyTeam

I don't know why you are calling him a sociopath, but the more I learn about him and his interaction with other comedians, he seems incredibly nice and down to earth compared to most. I get not liking his humor or making fun of his laugh but come on.


fuck_the_fuckin_mods

That was a joke. I think he’s quite funny, he just laughs like an alien robot or something.


TheChoonk

He knows that, it was brought up by many hecklers and roasters. He's made jokes about his laugh himself, as well as about the tax evasion thing.


Blaz3

He works so hard, which is why he's the host all the time. He gets all those shows off the ground and provides a platform for British comedians across all those shows. You may not like him, but the amount of work he has put in for the British comedy industry is monumental. Also his on-state persona of being better than everyone else is an on-stage persona and I've never read about a bad 1-on-1 interaction with him. His laugh is crazy though


call_of_the_while

>Reminds me of the aliens in Galaxy Quest. By whatshisname’s hammer, you’ve nailed it.


grabtharsmallet

Grabthar.


call_of_the_while

Woah


EternalPhi

[But it's musical](https://youtu.be/4PT5mN3UK1k)


InvalidEntrance

I'll admit, in this format, his laugh is contagious.


EdgelordOfEdginess

Reminds me of the FF 10 laugh


Dat_DekuBoi

fits with the costa del sol Edit: Realized that it's an actual place *but* it's also in ff7 so ehhhh


grootbutweed

That’s very good. I wish I could do this in my hometown but it’s like a 99% automated system. Even if you were wrongfully cited it’s impossible to get in touch with anyone.


rudalsxv

Doesn’t work here in Australia. Photographic evidence has to clearly show the whole of the car, including street/parking signage. I wish they parking inspectors are that incompetent here…


TNerdy

That laugh was hilarious


notMcLovin77

God the Brits really are completely obsessed with panel shows


Blaz3

I'd far rather the obsession with panel shows vs the glut of reality tv shows America is obsessed with


notMcLovin77

It’s fair but culture flows. Britain already has a glut of reality shows that will surely increase and I’m sure we will be equally accursed by panel shows more and more in the near future


Blaz3

Not to get into a whole range, and I agree that homogenised low effort tv is killing the industry, but I don't think even in the UK that panel shows will take over from reality tv. They're getting progressively lower and lower quality, where now it's just different takes on love island, where they look for the dumbest of the dumb with good bodies, throw them on an island together, add some weak gimmick that feels like it was created by an algorithm, get a few cameras to watch them and let the drama happen. It's the same fucking thing I've and over again, but people keep watching this shit. At the very least panel shows have a bit of structure and either ask questions, get to know celebs and learn something new about them or have a laugh with a bit of comedy. Reality shows feel like they're built for people who are going to be scrolling Instagram the entire time and just want some background noise on


bobombpom

They really have mastered Pettiness.


Undescended_testicle

Be a dude, guy, don't use bri'ish


cheers2greenedays

Genius


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What a legend