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Subject:	Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Fri, 4 Feb 2000 04:41:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote: > So a review: > > - Quick hang-up == good for telemarketer, bad for you, you're still on their > list. > - Lengthy, almost-abusive call == bad for telemarketer, fun yor you, you're > still on their list. > > Abuse the hell out of them. You're doing them a favor. My favorite one has to be 'Tell me if this sounds like a phone hanging up.' *click* And another one I like is: Them: 'Is this David Courtney' (which when I answer, it isn't) Me: 'As far as you're concerned, this is. No, we're not interested.' Them: 'Ok, we'll try back later.' Me: 'No, you won't.' *click* -Tim http://www.zacktron.com http://www.ldraw.org AIM: timcourtne ICQ: 23951114

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		Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey)
(...) their (...) One of my hobbies is toying with people who mistakenly call my number. (Oddly enough, after several years my phone only rarely is rung by telemarketers!) Some of the best I've found are: -pick up a conversation with the person in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Telemarketers can bite my cuticle (Was: Informal WB Store Survey)
(...) Nope. IT NEVER GOES UP THE CHAIN. The poor telemarketer is working for some schlock company hired to do the actual calls, not the company they say they're calling for. Furthermore, the phone number list is given to (rather than collected by) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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