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Originally Posted by Christien
I've started answering unknown 1-800, 866, 877 #s with "this better be good..."
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I like answering with:
"FBI field office." (When I feel like being an authoritative a**hole.)
"Bloomington Morgue. You stab 'em, we slab 'em." ("Yes, Mr. Smith is here, but I don't understand why you're trying to sell satellite TV to a dead guy.)
"Big Gay Al's Dude Ranch." (This one is especially fun, you lead off with a strong "sales pitch" and you make it so they have to explain to you that they are not calling you for a gay tryst. It's really fun when they threaten to get their manager on the line, because then you have to explain that "group rates" are an entirely different thing...)
"Suicide hotline. I'm just here to talk. Tell me about your life." (If you play this one right, you get to ask them if their job as a telemarketer is what is making them suicidal.)
Another fun one is to pretend to be a competitor, and then try to sell THEM on YOUR product!