It probably won't do any good, but...

frau kaleun · 08-10-10, 11:39 PM

I totally need to be asleep right now so I can't take the time to watch that... but I hope it's one of Tom Mabe's bits where he turns the table on a telemarketer. Some of his stuff is pure genius.

nikimcbee · 08-10-10, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I totally need to be asleep right now so I can't take the time to watch that... but I hope it's one of Tom Mabe's bits where he turns the table on a telemarketer. Some of his stuff is pure genius.

You're not sleepy and you want to watch videos.

nikimcbee · 08-10-10, 11:51 PM

Here's what to do:

You can use the google

frau kaleun · 08-11-10, 07:52 AM

The cleverest thing I've ever managed to say to a telemarketer is when they do the "May I speak to Mr. or Mrs. X" thing.

For that one I can always respond, "I'm sorry, but you must have the wrong number. My father is dead and my mother doesn't live here."

Years ago when I had a roommate whose ex-husband kept making abusive and harrassing phone calls to our place, we got a really loud, and I mean "professional referee" loud, whistle and would blow it into the phone whenever he called. Didn't take long before he stopped calling.

Not really interested in the whistle any more but I'm betting I could download a suitably obnoxious recording of vuvuzelas somewhere for those "special" cold-callers who just won't take no for an answer.

Sailor Steve · 08-11-10, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

The cleverest thing I've ever managed to say to a telemarketer is when they do the "May I speak to Mr. or Mrs. X" thing.

We have a local radio guy who once claimed that when one of these people asked for "Mr. X" he would say "Just a minute. I'll go check." Five minutes later he would pick up the phone and say "Are you still there? Good. I haven't found him yet. I'll keep looking." Five minutes later...

frau kaleun · 08-11-10, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

We have a local radio guy who once claimed that when one of these people asked for "Mr. X" he would say "Just a minute. I'll go check." Five minutes later he would pick up the phone and say "Are you still there? Good. I haven't found him yet. I'll keep looking." Five minutes later...

Once in a while I'll hit the "talk" button when a known telemarketer calls and I'm watching TV or listening to music, and just sit the phone down with the receiver facing the source of the audio output. After ten minutes or so I'll hang it up again.

Hey, I should do that and then change the channel to QVC or the Home Shopping Network and just go watch what I'm watching in a different room. Sort of the telemarketing version of sending one junk-mailer's junkmail to another junk-mailer using the second junk-mailer's postage-paid return envelope.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-11-10, 08:57 AM

Could you not get a premium rate phone number and give that out to all and sundry. Get paid to be on the phone. Some might say the ideal job for a wo.... but not me

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I totally need to be asleep right now so I can't take the time to watch that... but I hope it's one of Tom Mabe's bits where he turns the table on a telemarketer. Some of his stuff is pure genius.

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	The cleverest thing I've ever managed to say to a telemarketer is when they do the "May I speak to Mr. or Mrs. X" thing. For that one I can always respond, "I'm sorry, but you must have the wrong number. My father is dead and my mother doesn't live here." Years ago when I had a roommate whose ex-husband kept making abusive and harrassing phone calls to our place, we got a really loud, and I mean "professional referee" loud, whistle and would blow it into the phone whenever he called. Didn't take long before he stopped calling. Not really interested in the whistle any more but I'm betting I could download a suitably obnoxious recording of vuvuzelas somewhere for those "special" cold-callers who just won't take no for an answer.