Re: Great way to handle unwanted phone calls

["Shel Swartz" <shel@lotsofun.com>]

- -----Original Message-----
From: Doug Bassett <dbassett@sover.net>
To: Dan Strassberg <dan.strassberg@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Date: Monday, June 29, 1998 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: Great way to handle unwanted phone calls


>I had the opportunity to use a variation of this earlier today. The caller
was
>speechless. It's much more fun having a telemarketer hang up on you than it
is to
>hang up on them. <g> Thanks, Dan!
>
>Doug Bassett
>West Brattleboro, Vt.
>
>Dan Strassberg wrote:
>
>>My friend: Hello?
>
>> Caller: Mr <mispronounces my friend's name>?

Etc....

One that works for me is this:  Whenever a telemarketer calls me, I ask for
its (yes, its) credit card number so I can chareg $10 to listen to it.  Or,
I suggest they caall my "900" number.

:) shel

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