Subj : Re: Revenge On Telemarket To : George Pope From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed May 26 2021 22:37:00 George, GP> Ifg they use my name like a bright & cheery, "Good afternon, Mr. Pope, GP> how are you doing today?" GP> I reply, with sadrop dead tone, "Broke." I think I'll use that...although I've been answering the phone with "The Thunderbolt BBS Voice Support Line". GP> The professionals thank mew, wish me a good say & hang up. Works for me. GP> The newbies follow their response sheet &tr to keep me talking, as GP> they're convinced they can talk me into the sale. There's a deal called "Jolly Roger Telephone" (I forget the URL offhand, but for one line, it's $12 a year). They have "good bots" that will handle these telemarketers for you, and will NEVER agree to a purchase. What they basically do is keep these scammers tied up, so it takes away from them making other calls. GP> After a sufficient time (20-30+ minutes) I stop them & let them know GP> they could've had a sale or three in the time we've been talking since GP> I clearly in a no-nonsense tone, exressed my disinterest. I had to tell a solicitor at the door for an alarm system (I'm happy with ADT) that I wasn't interested. He kept saying "I can save you money", but I said "it's called YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR". I need to print up a sign that says "NO SOLICITING, SMOKING, or VAPING". However, with all the stress I've been through since my Mom died, I'm thinking of printing one that notes "Quarantined Due To Depression. Please Do Not Disturb". But, that could generate calls to the suicide hotline. You know you're having a bad day when: 1) You put your bra on backwards, and it fits better (wonder if that'd work for a jock strap?? ). 2) Your wife says "Good Morning, Bill", and your name is George. 3) You call a suicide prevention hotline, and are asked to hold on. GP> Some thank me, some tell me to eff off -- never creatively, though - GP> this generation is dead & needs to read more. . . Their IQ's are likely negative. That was in a tagline I had in a message once, and the late Nancy Backus said to me "that explains a lot ". She said to me "I hope you knew I was being faceitious", and I told her "I got a chuckle out of it". I sure do miss her...she lost her battle with stomach cancer late last year, and was an active participant in many of the echoes. GP> I'm not worried -- those kinds of mixed dialogue compositions are GP> easily discernable from t he real thing. I only did it when I feel GP> it'll amuse me enough to cover the wasted time. There's even one now, posing as your pharmacy, asking if it's you, and to say YES or NO. I instantly hung up, and called my pharmacy to check. They will call me to alert me when new prescriptions are in, and their number shows up on my cellphone caller ID. GP> Q: Why did the telemarketer get fired from his job? GP> A: He was really just phoning it in. Or was he a phoney?? GP> A telemarketer tried to sell me a coffin GP> I told him that's the last thing I need You were just dying to get it. Or the case where a guy was being attacked by a coffin at a haunted house. So, he threw a bottle of Robitussin at it, and the coffin stopped. GP> Phone rings and dad sees its and 800 number. Always answers and let's GP> the telemarketer tell his whole spiel. Telemarketer: "would you be GP> interested in purchasing this item?" dad: "hold on please let me go ask GP> my goat" A fellow ham radio operator was in a casino in Las Vegas several years ago, playing the slots, with his wife playing another one on the next row. Well, he wins $60, and gets "hit on" by this female who wants him to "come up to her room". He told her "I need to check with my wife to be sure it's OK". He said that woman got a horrified look on her face, and ran off!! He said he and his wife still laugh about that. GP> my grandfather's response to a telemarketer GP> he often gets calls from a company to get his ducts cleaned. and he GP> responds every time with, "i'm not interested, sorry, we don't have any GP> ducts, we have chickens" (Dad jokes don't expire on granddadship) Or do like Groucho Marx...Viaduct (Why A Duck??). Maybe that's where he got the idea for his mascot on "You Bet Your Life" (say the secret word, and win money). GP> Here's a dad I can respect: GP> My dad answered a phone call from a telemarketer. "Hello? .... Get a GP> real job." Click. LOL. GP> "Why is everyone busy? What are they doing?" GP> The boy replies "Looking for me" There you go!! He could've been like the little boy who said he was running away, but he's not allowed to cross the street. :P Daryl .... Why doesn't BUICK rhyme with QUICK?? === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33) .