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Cold_Zero
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I found this new website managed by the FTC. You can register your phone numbers to a national do not call list. Indiana made on of these things until the Fraternal Order of Police and Fraternal Order of Firefighters took Indiana to court. I will never give any money to them now.

http://www.donotcall.gov/


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never have never will. Love giving them a hard time though!

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sweetness... no more phone calls at dinner!

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i love this thing! yay!

-Dan(ps, giving them a hard time is a riot!):pface

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I always give them a hardtime. Answer the phone w/ a certain type of hello only the telemarketers get. Something similiar to "YELLLLLOOOWWWWWWWW?????" Very loud and obnoxious. It seems to catch them off guard, seeing as how I have to say it 2-3 times before they say a word. Whenever they start to say something, I just simply say "I don't want any, at least from you...."

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i feel kinda bad screwin with em, as it is their job... and the job does suck... my brother used to do it.. i would rather them just not call at all..

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Tino
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A good one to do is the scene from Boiler Room!

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i just act like i'm a 5 year old... and my mom plays along and starts cursing in the back ground and i start cursing back... its funny.. you should try it... they are like.. i think i'll let you go before you get into trouble... bye bye....

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I ask them for their home numbers... and I tell them... "if you give me your home number and I will call you...trust me I will wake you up at 5 in the morning on a sunday.... and if you pick up... I will buy anything you have to sell right at that moment"

I only had one guy give me his number and it was a right number and I did call and bought 3 magazines from that guy! I am a man of my word!!

but 99.99999% of them will not do it...

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hehe thats out of Seinfeld. Ive always wanted to try it I just always forget. And end up hanging up...

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haha.... you watch seinfeld!?! I Love that show... yup, that's where I got it from and it works perfect!

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haha i love seinfeld. ive seen every single episode :D That guy is just pure genius.

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yea man... I watch the re-runs all the time... I probably have seen every episode like 10 times by now... I would love to get them on DVD...

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I remember there being talk of a Seinfeld movie. Does anyone know anything about it? Id love to see it come out :)

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i watched sienfeld like once or twice ever.

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youre missing out... big time

yeswepromise
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thats what i have heard

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Seinfeld is probably the best sitcom ever. You have got watch some reruns. They are on all the time. I have seen some of them a half dozen times and still laugh my *** off.

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Also try "Fawlty Towers" starring John Cleese. More slapstick than Seinfeld, but I always end up ROFLing. :D

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Sorta non-related, but kinda....

I just have to vent....see I've got a Dell computer and the bill is due every 22nd. So that means a bill was due this past week (8 days ago to be exact). Well, I've gotten 8 calls from them in the past week about my bill being late. First call was Tuesday (at 2 days late), next call was Wednesday (at 3 days late), 5 calls were Saturday morning!!!! (at 6 days late), and finally I got called AGAIN today at 8 days late. I paid the bill today because I finally got some money, but GEEEEZ. Has anyone ever been harassed *THAT* much about a week late bill? I thought they usually don't harass the hell out of you until you are approching a month late. My bill is one freakin week late, give me a break.

Sorry just venting.

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I thought they would want you to pay late so they can charge you all sorts sh1ty fees.

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y3llows14 wrote:I thought they would want you to pay late so they can charge you all sorts sh1ty fees.


Apparently they don't, apparently Dell is going to declare bankruptcy if my payment is a week late because they are relying on it to survive.

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i love seinfeld . kramer is soooo funny. but those telemarkters get on my nerves. they won't except no for an answer. lol ez. tell the what my mom tells them you will gte ti whe i mail it!!!! its always funny cuz she will sit there and argue until they hang up!!! we love messing with them!!! oh and i have to try the whole cursing at each other thing with them juts to see what happens.do any of y'all watch friends?? thats another one of teh best shows imo.


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