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From: bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Telephone mailing lists
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Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 12:20:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 11 12:20:44 1985
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> > My wife works night about three times a week.
> > When she doesn't she does telephone surveys for a marketing research
> > company. She announces herself, what she would like the callee to do,
> > which is watch a tv program, and say that someone would call the next
> > day to get their response.
> >
> I experimented with a number of schemes, but now, as soon as I
> determine that it's a junk phone call, I hang up.  I don't slam down
> the phone, I don't say anything (rude or otherwise); I just minimize
> the instrusion.  Fortunately Oregon has a law requiring all junk
> callers to identify their purpose within the first thirty seconds.
> 
>   -=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew)       [UUCP]
>                         (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]

Thank You Andrew, that is the point I was making. Wish more people had
been like you. If these phone calls are offensive to someone just hang
up. Why be a baby and perform kindergarten pranks to get even. Get even
with who? My wife just shrugs and figures these people didn't have
enough grey matter to make a desicion anyway.
     
     ------ sdcsvax!bmcg!bobn      bob nebert