Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 14, 2019

Mimi knew Trump and his organization were behind the call and survey.

Dang! He’s still got a voice.

I like what they did with Grampy’s ashes.

laughs man how i WISH we could all do that!

And Grampy just turned over in his cactus.

Can I borrow Mimi???

Danae’s alter ego?

I see RNC on caller ID. No thanks. Same with DNC.

What makes political parties think they can violate the no spam calls rule? Tired of it.

Oh, if only it were that easy!

Serves him right. I’d love to be able to do that …

Love Grampy’s ashes with a cactus growing out of the container. Way to go!!

Grampy always was a prickly sort.

We use NoMoRobo, it detects that the call was dialed robotically (even if the robot trasfers the call when the phone is answered) and hangs up on the first ring. That, plus caller ID cuts out a lot.

Now if I could just figure out a way to get rid of the hate mail from Judicial Watch, and some “Law Enforcement ‘Benevolent’” groups I’d have it made.

We’ve only gotten ONE call from a political poll. When she learned we were both over 65, she thanked me, said she’d mark the records, and hung up. Apparently nobody wants to know how the biggest bloc of voters feel about things.

When you get a spam call listen for the number to press to get a live person. When the person answers say the following “unworking number [press the same number as before] you have reached an unworking number” repeat until you hear a click. The spam calls will get less.

Yes, please. There are too darned many of them and their messages are stepping all over each other. Screaming Mimi is the answer to all phone spammers and marketing pests.

Could I borrow her for a couple of days?

That would be a useful talent.

Long before there were apps, I wished for an app for that.

Great addition to your stable of Characters, Wiley!

I love seeing the Graevsytes! Would you do more, please?

ka-meep

I would still rather have the Nebish

If I don’t recognize the number I don’t answer. If it’s a real call they can leave a message.

I actually love participating in these surveys, but often times the honest answers don’t mesh with their script.

I’d actually welcome a call from a poll (although they’d have to leave a message first), but I want the following changes:

- Don’t ask me if I’m a voter. Maybe I gave up voting because the usual suspects were so bad. (I haven’t, but I think a lot of people have).

- Don’t ask me what party I’m registered as. I might want to vote for someone from a different party.

- And don’t ask me who of 20 candidates I would vote for. Ask me to rank the candidates – all of them, of any or no party.

HILARIOUS!!!

The robocall industry has, in effect, stolen our phones from us. There need to be laws that treat it as theft, with the same penalties that are applied to any other thieves.

Sadly, political robot calls are exempt from being blocked. I, and many others, want to know why exactly that’s the case. Somehow, I don’t think that those political spammers would want to be spammed. I don’t care who calls, Republican or Democrat. At least we can throw any circulars in the recycling bin.

If only!

But, like, that phone was like totally plugged into the wall! Like, what’s with that?

That got my vote. Oh, and just a piece of trivia – a Fox-40 Sonic whistle uses very little lung power and will be in the range of about 120 decibels. They cost about $6 to $7. The whistles are what a lot of professional referees use. Very loud and shrill (if you’ve been to a professional game you know what I mean). Just in case someone asks you what the loudest whistle is, now you know the answer. I would never, ever suggest leaving one by the phone though. You might forget where you placed it.

Not interested.

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I guess it’s official. The the beginning of the political season, 16 months of Me! Me! Me! Him! Him! Him!

If you decide to answer a political poll, please bear in mind that it is a civic duty to lie.

Actually, the “political” from both sides, aren’t nearly as bad as the credit card frauds, Medicare/social security fraudsters, and trying to sell warranty extensions, and yes, that student debt help I didn’t need 50 years ago, or now.

I don’t answer any calls from unknown numbers and I never have this problem. I never get aggravated by robocalls.

awesome

If only…..

A most astute observation on the state of our healthcare system. Thank you, Mimi.

I’ll take that super-talent.