The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for May 27, 2012

Why does he listen to the spiel beyond the word ‘automated’?

Tho’ aficionado’s alterntive to simply hanging up has a certainappeal….

If a call is from an unknown number I don’t answer it!

to the marketing “designers” —last chance to feel like you have a little control over your finances

Always press the number to speak to a human. Talk just long enough to express interest. Human time is expensive. If you waste these scumbags’ time, it’s not profitable for them to waste yours.

Press the number for the Human, then start rambling about how your feet hurt and your cat tore down your curtains or any other such rabble. I love to hear how they try to get you back on track, don’t let them it could turn into minutes of fun.

Pick up the phone, say hello and set it down next to the television.

Pick up the phone set it down and scream as loud and as long as you can then hang up.

I have a whistle!

I have the “Tele-Zapper”..A inline device that alerts

the rude markerters that they have reached a

disconnected number..Now I only get a live person rarely

Being on the state and Federal no call list has helped, yet there are still those who insist on calling; I don’t answer, but turn around and complain to the PSC…who has sued and won several cases against these telephonies. If they happen to get through and happen to ask how I am, I tell them “Fine, now that I’m not in prison anymore” (I work in one, but they don’t know that)…usually, that ends the conversation right then and there.