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I just say fuck.


There's a social media video of someone at a drivethru saying "I would like to order a million cups of water" and a more human voice immediately asking "How can I help you?".



I've had mixed results with swearing. It does often work, but a couple times it has just ended the call.


Another thing that usually works is saying "I'm returning the call"


I assume the downvotes who can't imagine calmly saying the word, and relying on the fact 99% of these AI bots hung up enough that they instantly activate the escalation tool.


I chuckled




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