Re: A New Holiday?

[Frank Kurz <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/10/2012 1:12 PM, ABLE1 wrote:
>
> "Robert Macy" <robert.a.macy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:59ac7ebc-c1fd-461d-bceb-7efa8d5193d0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Oct 10, 8:29 pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:26:10 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:
>> > And, I assume that you politely told each and everyone of them > to
>> have a pleasant afternoon, right?? :-) "Bob La Londe" >
>> <n...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >
>> messagenews:3Khds.6309$jy3.6266@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > National >
>> Telemarketing Day > -- or -- > NPOASBO Day > > National Piss Off > A
>> Small Business Owner Day > > Holy rusted metal Batman. I've > received
>> atleast 15 calls this > morning. >
>
>> If the AHoles can't hear anymore, they'll have to quit their job.
>
> The DO NOT CALL LIST does not apply to calls to a business.  And only
> the honest Telemarketer follow the rules.  (I know, that is a
> Oxy-moron!!)  Currently I am getting calls on my Cell Phone for some
> outfit that wants to put a "Free Security System" in my home.  Bla Bla
> Bla.  Sadly I have tried to get to actually talk to a person but they
> want me to leave a number for them to call back.  This would release
> them since I am then requesting them to call.
>
> A number of years ago I got a call at about 7:30pm on my business line.
> I answered as I always do when answering that line.  The person on the
> other end said; "Good evening sir, Do you have a security system in your
> home??"  To which, I said; "Why would anyone answer such a stupid
> question to a person that they did not know??" Then she said; "Well if
> you do not have a system we have a special deal for you and if you do
> have a system we have different deal for you."  I won't go into the rest
> of the conversation, just accept that it was short.  30 minutes later
> and then 2 hours later the same outfit called again.  If I could only
> have the ability to reach through the phone and grab the idiots by the
> throat.
>
> The problem is that people actually fall for this crap.  It nobody did
> they would stop.
>
> Sadly, it is part of our society and we just have to grin and bear it or
> at least get some kind of satisfaction by blowing whistles in there ears.
>
> Hope all goes better for you.

Years ago, I'd heard that someone had come up with the perfect solution
to those annoying telemarketing calls.

The guy that answered the phone responded to the normal opening blurb
with a "hang on a minute".  The telemarketer then over-heard the
following conversation:

Voice #1:  "It's another one of those damned tele-marketing calls".

Voice #2:  "Damn it, George, I told you never to answer the phone!"

Voice #1:  "What are you doing?  Put the gun down!"

Voice #2:  "If I told you once, I told you a thousand times...  DON'T
ANSWER THE FRIGGIN' PHONE!"

Followed by the sound of four or five gunshots.

Voice #1:  "Augggghhh!"

Voice #2:  "That'll fix you good you sorry little (insert an obnoxious
derogatory phrase)."

Then hang up the phone.

Not sure if it worked.