first call of the morning

"Good morning, Dancemakers."

"Hi, how are you?" This still makes me cringe. The "how-are-you" from a stranger. For a while, I'd answer with "I am fine thank you -- and who are you?" Then I realized it probably didn't sound very professional, so I give my automatic reply "Just super!" but I don't ask how they are -- I just wait for the sales pitch.

"Just super. How can I help you?"

"I would love to come over and lick the panties off of you."

"Grody!" I should have said. But I just hung up.