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The app also lets you request a "snooze" for anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour after your initial call. (We asked for a 10-minute snooze.) A few minutes later, an employee phoned us and, a little confused, said she had received two requests, one for 5:15 p.m. and another for 5:25 p.m.

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Our own advice to agency clients is that if you uncover a misdeed, your first call should be to your legal counsel, and your second, immediately after, should be to PR.

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"I've never actually won a call-your-name award before, " Terrio said backstage after winning his award.

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Maybe you could get your friends on a conference call and tell them all at once, especially after the nights you throw up.

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But if you're willing to pay extra, you can call a fee-based number on the weekend and after your 90 days of free technical support expire.

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Please do not call before the lines open, or after the lines have closed, as your vote will not be counted, but you may still be charged.

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When your mechanic wants to tell you your car is ready, for example, he can flash you -- it's your car, after all, and if you want it back, you'd better call him.

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