DMN: Not a Clue

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:14 pm

Lots of us have bashed the Dallas Morning News for its coverage (or lack of it) of the SMU Mustang athletic programs while still having its name plastered all over campus (scoreboards, programs, sponsorship of events, etc.). But today I got a call that pretty much says it all about the Dallas Morning News and its so-called 'relationship' with SMU.

Phone rings at my house.

Me: "Hello"

Caller: "Hello, my name is Tina and I'm calling on behalf of the Dallas Morning News to see if you'd like to re-subscribe...? We see in our records that you stopped receiving the paper several months ago."

Me: "Yeah, I did."

Caller: "May I ask the reason that you stopped subscribing? We'd like to have you back as a customer of the Dallas Morning News."

Me: "Well, I was very unhappy - in fact VERY unhappy - with your sports coverage of Southern Methodist University. You know, its football, basketball and other athletic programs."

Caller: "Oh, I'm sorry that we weren't covering that school the way you wanted."

Me: "Yeah, me, too..."

Caller: "Well...I could pass word along to the sports department to do a better job of covering that school for you, if you'd like."

Me: "Sure. That would be great."

Caller: "Where is Southern Methodist University?"

Me: *click*

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:55 pm

Dumbfounding

covok48 · Post by **covok48** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:12 pm

You shold post this in the football forum too. Man I'm at a loss for words.

LonghornFan68 · Post by **LonghornFan68** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:50 pm

*shakes head*

mustangbill67 · Post by **mustangbill67** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:51 pm

Maybe she was calling form India!!

Diamond Girl · Post by **Diamond Girl** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:29 pm

This is so pathetic. :cry:

NavyCrimson · Post by **NavyCrimson** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:55 pm

LOL!!!

'65, you're a jewel!!!

Post by **PonyPride** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:59 am

You know, at first, I thought maybe it was an out-of-state switchboard operator/telemarketer, too, but surely the DMN would make those calls locally, wouldn't it?

Eddie P · Post by **Eddie P** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:49 am

They could outsource cold calling like that to some other place. You should have told her where SMU was located then asked for her supervisor. Hanging up on her accomplished nothing.

ponyplayer · Post by **ponyplayer** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:53 am

Should have asked her what city the DMN was in..........

Terry Webster · Post by **Terry Webster** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:19 am

Methinks that Tina was probably calling from Austin.

LonghornFan68 · Post by **LonghornFan68** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:33 am

Terry Webster wrote:Methinks that Tina was probably calling from Austin.

That makes no sense. The fact that she was calling from a DALLAS newspaper is what should alarm you rather than taking pot shots at UT for no reason. But I guess I expect too much out of people.

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:38 pm

Eddie P wrote:They could outsource cold calling like that to some other place. You should have told her where SMU was located then asked for her supervisor. Hanging up on her accomplished nothing.

...I'm sick and tired of trying to 'educate' the DMN. It's kind of like trying to teach a pig to sing.

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:49 pm

That's almost as funny as the Jesus video the other day.