Re: Taking care of telemarketer.

[Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Those are both classics!

I've heard some great ones... one I remember reading about was a
telemarketer who was offering some whiz-bang investment opportunity.
After the TM went on enthusiastically at some length about the quality
of the investment and anticipated wonderful returns, the person he
called asked if he'd be willing to stake his life on his claims.  The
caller was unsure of what this meant.  The mark explained it to him:
"Are you sure of this that you will kill yourself if it doesn't pan out?
  I want it in writing that you'll kill yourself if it's no good."

That ended that call pretty quick...

Allan Waghalter wrote:
> That was great!
>
> My favorite is let the telemarketer talk for about a minute.  Then I take a
> long breath, sigh into the phone and say in a low voice, "What are you
> wearing?"  They usually hang up immediately.
>
> Once I had received a call from a telemarketer from California selling
> office supplies.  I kept him on the phone about 15 minutes with BS then
> asked him why he had called.  He had almost forgotten.  He said he was
> selling ball point pens.  I said, "Super, I think I need to reorder some
> pens.  About 5 years ago, I ordered a whole case and I only have 2 or 3
> left"
> He excitedly asked if it had been a case of 144 boxes.  I paused and
> explained no, the box had 12 pens in it.  We did a good job of keeping up
> with them.  He hung up too.
>
> When I have time, I always mess around with them.  Makes my day.
> Allan
>
>
> "A.J." <aj@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:38_xf.108273$tl.11136@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>The phone rang as I was setting down to my anticipated evening meal, and
>>as
>>I answered it I was greeted with " is this William Wagenhoss" not sounding
>>anything like my name, so I said who is calling?
>>
>>The telemarketer said he was with The Rubber band Powered Freezer company
>>or something like that and then  I asked him if he knew William personally
>>and why was he calling this number.   I then said off to the side,  "get
>>really good pictures of the body and all the blood" then turned back to
>>the
>>phone and advised the  caller that he had entered a murder scene and must
>>stay on the line because we had already traced this call and he would be
>>receiving a summons to appear in the local courthouse to testify in this
>>murder case.
>>
>>I then questioned the caller at great length as to his name, address,
>>phone number at home, at work, who he worked for, how he knew the dead guy
>>and could he prove where he had been about one hour before he made this
>>call.
>>
>>
>>The telemarketer was getting very concerned and his answers were given in
>>a
>>shakey voice. I then told him we had located his position at his work
>>place
>>and the police were entering the building to take him into custody.  At
>>that
>>point I heard the phone fall and the scurrying of his running away.
>>
>>My wife asked me as I returned to our table why I had tears streaming down
>>my face and so help me, I couldn't tell her for about fifteen minutes.
>>
>>
>>My meal was cold, but after what I had pulled, very enjoyable.
>>
>
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