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I recently found this post on a blog, I thought it was very funny. quote:
I’ve been the owner of a BT landline now for nearly three years, and despite being registered with the UK TPS (which I’ve renewed yearly). I still get lots of junk calls. So rather than hanging up on the pesky callers (of which Toucan Telecom insist on calling me EVERY Saturday morning at around 9am) I’ve started making myself a nuisance to them, and why the hell shouldn’t I? They waste my time, so I’m wasting theirs!
For instance when TT ring up and ask if I’m the owner of a BT landline (which they know full well that I am) I simply reply back with ‘no, I don’t own a telephone’. Which is normally followed by a couple of seconds of gob-smacked silence before they apologise for the intrusion and hang up. I’ve now done this about six times, but they still insist on calling. Are these people stupid or something?
I’m trying to come up with creative responses to various telemarketers now because I’ve simply had enough of getting stressed out and the TPS is a total waste of time. I can’t stop the crap calls, so I may as well have some fun with em right?
What do you do to telemarketers? I usually try to come up with the most dumb ass answer, such as if I'm ask 'How are you' I would reply 'peachy'.
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don't answer questions, start asking them questions, that really annoys them. Usually the questions are: Can you remove me from your contact list please? Can you confirm that I have been removed from your contact list? What is your name? usually they have hung up on me before I get to the third question 
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If you ask how they got the number they hang up aswell.
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Rank: I'm a girl so you all stop thinking i'm a guy
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one time they didn't bother to ask if i was "robin ********"(who i'm not) so i answered all the questions and let the guy ramble on for about 15 minutes and then when he finally got around to asking me if it was something i was interested in i had to say "no, actually i'm not the owner of the house." he was SO MAD. it was fun. but thats the worst thing i've ever done so...yeah
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I find that shouting randomly at them makes them give up.
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I got a call from Sweden to my mobile, kepted the guy talking for 15 minutes...I hope it got a big ****er phone bill.
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its spelled "Sweden"
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Rank: Martian Estate Agent
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What's spelled Sweden?
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Ask them to tell me their name and then ask them random maths questions...
Talk about the weather in India. Talk about dogs...
I've done all of this :)
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Ask them to speak clearly, over and over...Then ask for a there managers and do the same.
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quote:
Originally posted by rogeman
What's spelled Sweden?
you edited your post.  i'm not a complete moron thank you very much. nice try though.
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I find that offensive. I think just asking them endless question is fun...I think Stieve's getting a little old for this thread.
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You can never be too old for telemarketers.
They are the devil.
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lol why would he be too old? that doesn't make any sense. how old IS he anyways??? i'm ANCIENT and i'm not too old so...yeah. lol.
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I'm older than you  but never too old, just too busy! 
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I know the excat age i think (lets see he was 24 when i...*rambles*) I think it's best not to revel his age...Thats for him to share not me to tell. Busy with what? I have noticed that has not been a new SWF movies on here for like 3 years.
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Busy with work mostly!
Really do need to get some new flash movies on the site though, problem has been that the movies people have submitted are not their own movies... so where possible I won't host a movie that I don't have permission from the owner to do.
As for age, you were not a member on the forum when I was 24... I'm 29 now.
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Your must have been 25-26...I swear i was going thourgh your profile and it said you were 24...maybe i recall a diffrent profile. Though I think you might have been 26 possibly when i joined? Bah lets not get into the details. I could try and kick somthing together Stevie? I'm starting to get quite good at the old animation. I'll PM you :P
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lol well fine then. so you're a LITTLE BIT older. lol. well, in any case i can totally get the busy thing so...yeah.
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