I do one of two things with telemarketers. If I'm not in the mood for them or don't have the time to play games, I just hang up. If I happen to be in the right mood though, they're in trouble. I really like messing with them. I've strung out phone toll guys for a while and then told them it sounds like they have a great plan, but sorry I don't have a phone and hang up. Or talk to them like a two-year old ... "I like gravy. Do you like gravy? What's your favourite colour?" Or better yet, speak in tongues to them. Most of these guys struggle with English anyways, so speaking in tongues really messes them up. I made one guy so mad once he phoned back after I hung up and started calling me all kinds of obscene names. I just laughed at him and told him to put a little Prozac in his coffee.
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