Marie 2000
August 8, 2006
Today, the dentist’s office called to confirm my brother’s appointment for tomorrow. And there’s this woman named Marie who’s been the receptionist there for as long as I’ve been alive
and she’s always been the one to call and confirm the appointments. So today i answered the phone and she said “Hi, this is Marie from Dr. Tillery’s office” and I said “Oh, hi Marie,” and before i could get the words out of my mouth she started saying “I’m calling to confirm…” Then she paused sort of unnaturally, and said “John Thomas,” then resumed speaking in her normal voice.
At that point I realized that they had automated Marie! It was a Mariebot. I was floored.
I’m getting old.
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The voice recognition for UPS’ phone system is pretty phat. People who send you shit guaranteed before 10:30am, wherein it is always attempted around 9:00am, are not, however.
Next time select the option labeled “guaranteed most time for your recipient to sleep” people..