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Subject:	Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Thu, 3 Feb 2000 22:30:43 GMT
Reply-To:	jsproat@IHATESPAMio.com
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: > Note that everybody makes mistakes. I DO NOT ADVOCATE meanness to wrong > number callers. At least not the first time they get it wrong. But I FULLY ADVOCATE being mean to telemarketers. Abuse them until they quit. obdisclaimer: I've worked for two telemarketing firms. What a horrible, evil, soul-destroying job. When you help a telemarketer quit, you're doing them a favor. Jeez, flipping burgers is a more satisfying job than telephone solicitation. I just discovered a new tactic for handling them, after BMG music called three times last week: "Huh? You guys just called me ten minutes ago. If you don't get your act together, I'll take my business elsewhere. *click*" Cheers, - jsproat -- Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/ The glass is half empty, rapidly evaporating, and breeding bacteria which will chew your skin off. - BLOOP

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		Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey)
(...) Wow, you're nice. As soon as I can detect a telemarketer, I say, "No thanks," and it's doubtful they even hear me say the end of the word "thanks" because the phone is probably already back down[1]. I do that no matter how many times they (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey)
(...) oh goodie. my wife thinks it's terrible, but it's sooo much fun Hello, is Mr. Vore there? Uh, hang on. (calling out to the household) Mr Vore! Mr Vore? Hang on, I'll get 'im. Yo, Mr Vore? Oh, ok. Jes' another min, he's comin. (wait at least 30 (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Informal WB Store Survey
Frank Filz wrote: All because they wanted to (...) We're way off topic now, but let me tell you that my mom was pretty mean to wrong number callers... we used to have a number that was one digit off from the local Dairy Queen, and we'd get people (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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