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Old 23-05-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Telemarketers Nightmare

The phone rang as I was sitting down to my anticipated
evening meal, and as I answered it I was greeted with,
"Is this William Wagenhoss?"
This didn't sound anything like my name, so I asked,
"Who is calling?"
The telemarketer said he was with The
Rubberband-Powered Freezer Company or something like that and then I asked him if he knew William personally and why was he was calling this
number? I then said off to the side,
"Get really good pictures of the body and all the blood."
I then turned back to the phone and advised the caller that he had entered a murder scene and must stay on the line because we had already traced this call and he would be receiving a summons to appear in the local
courthouse to testify in this murder case.

I then questioned the caller at great length as to his name, address, phone number at home & at work, who he worked for,
how he knew the dead guy and could he prove where he had been
about one hour before he made this call.
The telemarketer was getting very concerned and his answers
were given in a shaky voice. I proceeded to tell him we had
located his position at his work place and the police were entering the building to take him into custody. At that point,
I heard the phone fall and the scurrying of his running away.

My wife asked me as I returned to our table, why I had tears
streaming down my face and so help me, I couldn't tell her for
about fifteen minutes. My meal was cold, but oh-so-very
enjoyable!!!
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I have a simple fix for tele-marketers who call at tea time and constantly bother me,I have a very trill whistle by the phone,they do not come back once they have experienced a few decibels,works every time.
Just as good for obscene callers and heavy breathers as well.
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I simply ask their name, the name of the company, how they got my ex-directory number and if they have heard of the Telephone Preference Service.

They soon hang up and the company NEVER call you back.
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Hey, it WASN"T a true story!!!
Well it never happened to me anyway, I just thought it was VERY funny.
(and the Goon Show is not a documentary!)

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maybe not but i might try it, not that we get any calling as we have a call baring service.

cant even get through to my house on 0800-reverse which is quite annoying when im stuck at some random train station with no credit!!!
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lmao @ the joke/story..classic

hate these people who phone aswell,half the time it sounds like theyre in an indian call centre aswell lol can never understand a word of what they're saying....and they can never understand me either lol
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I had to hang up on an Indian call centre a couple of months ago. He could not take "No, I do not want it.... I have just taken the service with another company .... their offer is better than yours!" for an answer.
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