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I hardly ever answer my home phone anymore. Gave it up years ago, like a bad habit.
Ninety percent of the calls I get at that number are from telemarketers. This is how I know that the National Do Not Call Registry is a big joke. And leading up to an election (like the past six weeks) at least 20 percent of the telemarketing calls to my home number are pre-recorded campaign pitches. Yes, I'm on a first-name basis with all of my senators and congressional reps, plus a couple of big-name celebrities. I'm all a-flutter.
So my home phone is basically reserved for outgoing calls. I assign special ring tones to my friends' numbers — they all have my cell number anyway — and when my home phone rings with a regular tone I know to ignore it.
But I'm thinking of changing my ways.
This awesome, short video demonstrates how to drive telemarketers absolutely insane using only a simple, three-letter word. No profanity or yelling involved (fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view).
This is the most productive minute and 20 seconds I've spent in the past month. Gotta go — my phone's ringing!
UPDATE: Naughty, naughty YouTubers who violate copyrights get their videos pulled! As they should. Click here to watch this fun and informative clip.
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Photo Credit: Should I Take the Call or Not? by Chris Pirillo under a Creative Commons license.
