telephone conversation
"Hello?"
"Good evening, sir. Do you read the Record?"
"Nope, sorry. Not interested."
"But I just asked a question. I haven't even offered you anything. How do you know you're not interested?"
"Oh, but you're going to."
"How do you know?"
"I just had that feeling."
"I just wanted to know if you read the Record at all."
...
"If I told you it was a sale and not a subscription, would that get you interested?"
"Nope, sorry. Thanks anyway."
"Well, all right then. Thank you for your time."
"Good bye."
*sigh*. Why do I even have a phone?