U.S. Rep. Howard Coble is wishing his constituents a merry Christmas.
Every caller to the Greensboro Republican's Washington, D.C., office is greeted with "Merry Christmas and happy holidays, Congressman Coble's office. How can I help you?"
Spokesman Ed McDonald said the practice starts every year on Dec. 1, at the boss' suggestion.
"He calls me every year around Thanksgiving and reminds me to tell everybody to start saying it again," he said.
McDonald said the holiday greeting has a side benefit.
"It disarms people who are angry," he told Dome. "They call and they're ready to yell at you, and then it kind of throws them back."
It was suggested that the office should come up with more seasonal greetings to offset angry constituent calls. McDonald said there was merit to the idea.
"Maybe happy Fourth of July?" he said.
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