Telemarketers are throwing a fit...BOOHOO

[Knothead]

Generally, I sure dislike hearing about an industry going down, and people losing jobs...but in the case of these guys, Telemarketers I'll make an exception.

Heck, I thought they were just going to convert to off-shore operations and continue to harass us that way.

Nahh, They got a bunch of lawyers, looks like they're gonna harass us a whole NEW way!

[Martoch]

Thanks for the info Todd!

People who sign up this summer should see a decrease in telemarketing calls after the FTC begins enforcing the list Oct. 1. The service will block about 80 percent of the calls, the FTC said.

YAY!


I use Privacy ID...if my caller ID box doesn't register a name for the incoming call, they are prompted to say their name first...then I have the option to deny/accept/leave telemarketer "go away" message by pressing 1, 2, or 3 on my keypad.

[OuTpaTienT]

I know you guys know what this is, right?

[Knothead]

Originally posted by OuTpaTienT
I know you guys know what this is, right?

Lemme see...that would be the world's smallest violin, and it's playing a sad little tune for all the poor telemarketers, right?

[OuTpaTienT]

Let me check with the judges.....ok, yes, that's close enough. Actually it's the world's smallest violin playing "my heart bleeds for you".

[Martoch]

What do you get when 2 crackheads post back and forth in the same thread?

*cough* See the 2 posts above for your answer.


Now back to your regularly scheduled threadcrapping...

LOL, OuT.

Sad to see ppl losing jobs, but when their job involves harrassing ppl, it's better for then to lose it and have to find some useful work, IMO.

I did two weeks of telemarketing when I was a teenager (selling garden fertilizer ), and I didn't last long at all. I couldn't bring myself to harrass ppl.

It'll be interesting to see how the industry responds, though. But the most annoying ones will continue, IMO.

Exemptions from the list include calls... on behalf of politicians.

Cheers
Mick

[Knothead]

Right. **frantically phones OuTpaTienT, puts on hearty Tellymarketer voice:**

Me: "Hello, Mr, uh, Out, this is Fernando Cinnamon I'm with Fernado's House O'Stuff and we're offering a sale on teensy little violins and if you act right now we're offering a SWEET little "Strad O' Various" which if you act right now will be YOURS for the amazingly low price of..."

OuT: "Buzz off, I'm eating dinner."

Me: "only $79.97 which includes a little teensy case and a tone variometer which will enable you to..."

OuT: "Seriously, buzz off. "

Me: "...tune it and play My Heart Is Bleeding For You and if you act now we'll throw in the acoustical Randomizer which will enable you to record it and play My Heart Is Bleeding For You over and over and over and over and over and over and over..."


OuT:"If you don't buzz off I shall have to kill you."

Me:"...and over and over and over and...not to mention here at Fernando's House O' Stuff we have a fine selection of weapons from muzzleloaders to semi-automatic arms and a full selection of ammunition and just what can I interest you in today Mr. Out at Fernando's House O' Stuff customer satisfaction comes first and everything we sell is backed by a full money back guarantee which of course..."

OuT: CLICK! (Disgustedly) "Man, those guys are something else!"






Phone: RINGRING! RINGRING! RINGRING!

[OuTpaTienT]

Phone: ring ring ring

OuT: Yes?

Knot (pretending to be telemarketer): blah, blah, blah......

OuT: Yes I am interested. In fact I could use a few of those things. But could you please hold on for just a second, I'll be right back. (sets handset down and returns to dinner.)

[six hours later]

OuT: [picks up phone] ...Knot? You still there? Taking this joke a little far aren't you?

[Gomer]

jobs is jobs is jobs. 2 million people is a pretty good dent.