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    James T Johnson
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    Just got a call from a telemarketer; except I didn't get to the phone in time so the answering machine picked it up right after I did. Soon as the answering machine finished its thing I said hello a few times then the lady on the phone started talking, but it didn't respond to anything I said. It was a recording! They went all out on it too, even had the recorded person act surprised that I "wasn't home", then included the sound of the phone hanging up after the message was done. What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! :rolleyes: I'm leaving the conversation on the answering machine just so my parents can hear it when they get home :) James Simplicity Rules!

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      Just got a call from a telemarketer; except I didn't get to the phone in time so the answering machine picked it up right after I did. Soon as the answering machine finished its thing I said hello a few times then the lady on the phone started talking, but it didn't respond to anything I said. It was a recording! They went all out on it too, even had the recorded person act surprised that I "wasn't home", then included the sound of the phone hanging up after the message was done. What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! :rolleyes: I'm leaving the conversation on the answering machine just so my parents can hear it when they get home :) James Simplicity Rules!

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      I've gotten these too; caught me off-guard as well. Still, it does make me slightly less worried than coming home to find a string of blank messages. At least i can hit delete without worrying that someone was actually needing to talk to me. :) --------_**

      And we die young. Faster we run.

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        I've gotten these too; caught me off-guard as well. Still, it does make me slightly less worried than coming home to find a string of blank messages. At least i can hit delete without worrying that someone was actually needing to talk to me. :) --------_**

        And we die young. Faster we run.

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        Alice in Chains, We Die Young

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        Shog9 wrote: i can hit delete without worrying that someone was actually needing to talk to me. I'm lucky in that regard, I think I have only received 3-4 phone calls this year that weren't family. The last two were iNNERHOST calling yesterday, and someone calling on behalf of CP about the VS.NET offer. James Simplicity Rules!

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          Just got a call from a telemarketer; except I didn't get to the phone in time so the answering machine picked it up right after I did. Soon as the answering machine finished its thing I said hello a few times then the lady on the phone started talking, but it didn't respond to anything I said. It was a recording! They went all out on it too, even had the recorded person act surprised that I "wasn't home", then included the sound of the phone hanging up after the message was done. What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! :rolleyes: I'm leaving the conversation on the answering machine just so my parents can hear it when they get home :) James Simplicity Rules!

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          I just had one call for my dad so I first asked what it was concerning, and he said a Credit Card account, and it turns out that it was a lie to keep me from screening it :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
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            I just had one call for my dad so I first asked what it was concerning, and he said a Credit Card account, and it turns out that it was a lie to keep me from screening it :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
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            ****Matt Newman wrote: I just had one call for my dad so I first asked what it was concerning, and he said a Credit Card account, and it turns out that it was a lie to keep me from screening it I don't think they can do that. They are misrepresenting who they are; it would be like me knocking on your door claiming I was the furnace repair man, then when I get in I start to offer you deals on vacuum cleaners. If your dad remembers who they were, contact your state's attorney general. Ours did a wonderful job when Michigan Tech decided to not give back full bottle deposit (keeping half of it for to fund student activities) :) James Simplicity Rules!

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              ****Matt Newman wrote: I just had one call for my dad so I first asked what it was concerning, and he said a Credit Card account, and it turns out that it was a lie to keep me from screening it I don't think they can do that. They are misrepresenting who they are; it would be like me knocking on your door claiming I was the furnace repair man, then when I get in I start to offer you deals on vacuum cleaners. If your dad remembers who they were, contact your state's attorney general. Ours did a wonderful job when Michigan Tech decided to not give back full bottle deposit (keeping half of it for to fund student activities) :) James Simplicity Rules!

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              James T. Johnson wrote: I don't think they can do that. They are misrepresenting who they are I'll remember that next time, I didn't even think of that -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179
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                Just got a call from a telemarketer; except I didn't get to the phone in time so the answering machine picked it up right after I did. Soon as the answering machine finished its thing I said hello a few times then the lady on the phone started talking, but it didn't respond to anything I said. It was a recording! They went all out on it too, even had the recorded person act surprised that I "wasn't home", then included the sound of the phone hanging up after the message was done. What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! :rolleyes: I'm leaving the conversation on the answering machine just so my parents can hear it when they get home :) James Simplicity Rules!

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                Brian Delahunty
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                I'll give them marks for innovation... or has this been done before? James T. Johnson wrote: What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! tut tut :rolleyes: :laugh:


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                  Just got a call from a telemarketer; except I didn't get to the phone in time so the answering machine picked it up right after I did. Soon as the answering machine finished its thing I said hello a few times then the lady on the phone started talking, but it didn't respond to anything I said. It was a recording! They went all out on it too, even had the recorded person act surprised that I "wasn't home", then included the sound of the phone hanging up after the message was done. What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! :rolleyes: I'm leaving the conversation on the answering machine just so my parents can hear it when they get home :) James Simplicity Rules!

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                  James T. Johnson wrote: What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! That's actually a great idea. I would stay on the line and hear their message if they gave me phone se*.

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                    James T. Johnson wrote: What will they think of next, recorded phone sex operators?!?! That's actually a great idea. I would stay on the line and hear their message if they gave me phone se*.

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                    Brian Delahunty
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                    Martin Marvinski wrote: That's actually a great idea. I would stay on the line and hear their message if they gave me phone se*. Hmmm... I don't think that was the point... but it is a nice way to look at it ;-)


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