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From: zemon@felix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls
Message-ID: <195@felix.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-Mar-84 16:51:55 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 13 16:51:55 1984
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Junk phone calls really don't bother me much.  I can
identify a junk call very quickly in the following manner:
"real" callers always ask for someone in residence at my
home.  Junk callers just start their schpiel.  When the
latter happens, the following is very effective, requires
less than three seconds, and even avoids any being rude to
the caller (if human):
	CALLER:		     "... just a few questions"
	ME (interupting):    "I'm not interested.  Thank you"
			     

No fuss.

	Art Zemon