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Post by crapgame on Aug 16, 2017 18:24:28 GMT -5
I did not have to hang up on a salesman today because he hung up on me. He was selling health insurance and when I was asked about any medical conditions I may have I responded I was in an iron lung, deaf and blind and paralyzed from the eyes down.
I dont think I will get anymore calles again!
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Post by JimInks on Aug 16, 2017 18:42:21 GMT -5
This is what happened to me today: A telemarketer just called to talk to me about their Windows program. I asked her how good she was at washing windows because mine are pretty dirty. She said, "I don't wash windows". I said, "I'm sure you don't bathe either." Why she hung up on me, I just can't understand.  |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Aug 16, 2017 18:48:45 GMT -5
Had a man answering to a House Painting ad I put in paper, right off the bat he told me how good a Christian he was. I told him Jesus ain't gonna move that paint Brush, he looked at me horrified and went to his truck and peeled off. Wife says What did you tell that man? I said with a smile only Heaven Knows.
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 16, 2017 19:41:10 GMT -5
My old roommate used to string telemarketers along. Then he'd yell, "Oh my God! Ninjas!" right before he hung up on them.
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Post by papipeguy on Aug 16, 2017 19:50:14 GMT -5
I just tell them that I died.
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Aug 16, 2017 20:07:38 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2017 20:54:58 GMT -5
Back in the 70's I watched my Aunt pick up the phone, listened a little, then said, " can you hang on for just a bit?". Then layed down the phone and kept on cooking supper. My Uncle and I looked at each other, and then he started laughing. I still can't bring myself to do that to people
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Post by just ol ed on Aug 16, 2017 23:20:01 GMT -5
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Post by kraken on Aug 17, 2017 0:05:08 GMT -5
Back in the 70's I watched my Aunt pick up the phone, listened a little, then said, " can you hang on for just a bit?". Then layed down the phone and kept on cooking supper. My Uncle and I looked at each other, and then he started laughing. I still can't bring myself to do that to people a few years ago I was getting calls every day from "Credit Card Services". I put the phone down and walked away all the time. Often times I would put the phone right next to the tv speaker or the radio. |
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Post by JimInks on Aug 17, 2017 0:38:49 GMT -5
Back in the 70's I watched my Aunt pick up the phone, listened a little, then said, " can you hang on for just a bit?". Then layed down the phone and kept on cooking supper. My Uncle and I looked at each other, and then he started laughing. I still can't bring myself to do that to people a few years ago I was getting calls every day from "Credit Card Services". I put the phone down and walked away all the time. Often times I would put the phone right next to the tv speaker or the radio. I knew a guy who had a horn by his phone, and when he got a telemarketer, he blew the person's ear out. I prefer to have fun with them. My favorite telemarketer story: Years ago, before I had caller ID, there was a guy named Jerry who called me every three weeks like clock work, trying to sell me on getting aluminum siding on my house. I would always inform him that I had a brick house, and didn’t need it. I never could dissuade him, and it got to where I knew his voice when I heard it. Finally, I decided enough was enough. One day he called and asked me if I was Mr. Amash and was I interested in getting aluminum siding for my house? I said, “Mr. Amash is dead.” The guy said, “He’s dead?” I said, “Yes. He was playing stick ball in the street with some kids and was hit by a car, and died. I’m his brother and we’re cleaning up his estate so I don’t think Mr. Amash will be needing any aluminum siding.” The guy said, choked up a bit, “I’m very sorry, mister. That’s sad news” I said, “Yeah, he was a real nice guy.” And I never heard from Jerry again. |
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Post by antb on Aug 17, 2017 1:44:10 GMT -5
I just tell them that I'm unemployed. End of call.
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Post by trailboss on Aug 17, 2017 5:23:35 GMT -5
I trucked all night and slept days, while I wa sleeping I got a call from my insurance salesman that wanted to review my policy, I told him that I slept days and he apologized.
Called back a few days later, woke me up again, so I asked if he worked out of his house and I would call him at a convenient time, he gave me his home number.
At 2:30 AM I called him and asked him if we could do that review... "Do you know why time it is? He asked....
"Yeah, it's my lunch time"😃
Now, all my calls go to a house phone which is majic jack that never gets answered, but the voicemail works great...That magic jack number is handy on the websites that require the field to be filled in. I think I paid $100 for five years of service.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Aug 17, 2017 8:36:59 GMT -5
I did not have to hang up on a salesman today because he hung up on me. He was selling health insurance and when I was asked about any medical conditions I may have I responded I was in an iron lung, deaf and blind and paralyzed from the eyes down. I dont think I will get anymore calles again!
sounds like something my husband would do. Once someone called and wanted to talk to me (because i don't talk on the phone hubby always answered, lol) hubby told him he couldn't talk to me and the guy wanted to know why, hubby said it was impossible, again the guy wanted to know why and hubby told them, because we don't have a phone. The guy hung up.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 17, 2017 10:19:39 GMT -5
I used to get calls from a heavily accented male who claimed he was from "The Internal Revenue Services", that is with an "S". Unless I give him my credit card number right this moment he will not be able to call back the police who are on their way to my home to arrest me. I know the IRS Revenue Agent who covers this part of New Mexico and it clearly is not her. Nor does the IRS contact people by phone and if they send SAs to make an arrest they sure do not call ahead of time. So, I tell him in my best Edward G. Robinson impression, "You'll never take me alive, copper". He finally stopped calling me.
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Post by Zach on Aug 17, 2017 11:56:50 GMT -5
I just tell them that I died. This is funny, because I received a call the other day about a something or other medical insurance line of questioning. I just started talking in an old raspy voice and said "I'M DEADDDDDDDD." |
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Post by Zach on Aug 17, 2017 11:59:02 GMT -5
I trucked all night and slept days, while I wa sleeping I got a call from my insurance salesman that wanted to review my policy, I told him that I slept days and he apologized. Called back a few days later, woke me up again, so I asked if he worked out of his house and I would call him at a convenient time, he gave me his home number. At 2:30 AM I called him and asked him if we could do that review... "Do you know why time it is? He asked.... "Yeah, it's my lunch time"😃 Now, all my calls go to a house phone which is majic jack that never gets answered, but the voicemail works great...That magic jack number is handy on the websites that require the field to be filled in. I think I paid $100 for five years of service. This is awesome! My favorite one! |
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Post by pappyjoe on Aug 17, 2017 17:53:05 GMT -5
I've had those IRS calls. My wife is a retired IRS Agent. I ask for their I'd so I can pass it on to my wife's supervisor along with the phone number. They hang up.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 17, 2017 18:13:52 GMT -5
I get at least one call a day with someone trying to sell me bogus car warrantees. I have done everything from begging to threatening. Still get the calls. Blocking numbers is no use with modern dialers utilizing VOIP servers and I can't even get enough info out of them to file complaints. If I had any clue where they were headquartered, I'd pay a visit.
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Post by pappyjoe on Aug 17, 2017 19:31:22 GMT -5
I get at least one call a day with someone trying to sell me bogus car warrantees. I have done everything from begging to threatening. Still get the calls. Blocking numbers is no use with modern dialers utilizing VOIP servers and I can't even get enough info out of them to file complaints. If I had any clue where they were headquartered, I'd pay a visit. I have to make sure the wife isn't within earshot when I get real irritated with these calls. I asked one girl if she was a swallower or a spitter the other day. |
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