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From: werner@ut-ngp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: (zemon@felix) Junk Phone Calls
Message-ID: <401@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Mar-84 13:48:11 EST
Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.401
Posted: Fri Mar 16 13:48:11 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Mar-84 01:55:16 EST
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Organization: Comp. Center, Univ. of Texas at Austin
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NO GOBBLING HERE!!!

RE:	[only] "real callers ask for someone in residence.
		junk callers just start their schpiel [sp??]

[spiel: (german=play)  sales-talk, pitch ]

	wished it was so, and even then I don't like to be woken up
	by those folks.

Real event, yesterday:

	Werner is taking an afternoon nap, after a night of hacking,
	NOT turning off the phone-ringer because I WANT to be reachable
	for emergencies, etc.

	[RING-a-DING]  ... heeelll....ooo.
	Mr. Uhrig, please ......	speaking .....
	Oh, I am glad I reached you.  Do you remember a TIME-LIFE
	mailing we sent you recently?   .....   grrrr..... NO ....

	Oh, I' m so glad then that I called.  You see, we wanted to bring
	this new series to ... your .... attention.

	I have the feeling you want to sell me something , right !!!!

	[silence]   ...  we have this new series which we are sure will
	interest you ....

	This is a sales talk, right? ...... what do you mean ???

	I mean that I object to this kind of misuse of my phone, and
	wished you would make a living some other way !!! Click.

... that was the end of my nap.  Ever tried to get those people to tell
	you who they are, where you can call them,  to connect you with
	their supervisor, etc ????   I have, and they NEVER let me know
	whom to complain about or to !!!!

		from the lion's den (with phone)

			werner@ut-ngp {.UUCP or .ARPA}