On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 18:35:10 -0000, "Mr Pounder"
wrote:


"brass monkey" wrote in message
web.com...
Just had a call from 06041623 -
My name is garble (female) phoning on behalf of garble garble. Is your
name ... ... of this address .... .....
Me: It might be
Her: Can I ask a few questions?
Me: go on then
Her: Calls may be recorded for training etc etc
How do you pronounce your christian name?
Me: Hang on a sec, what are you selling, where are you going with this?
Her: You ****in' *******.
Me: LMFAO and thanked her very much.

snip

Easy.
Reply with "Go **** yourself" or if the caller is Asian try very hard to be
a racist and be abusive.
You will get a red mark on your phone number.
I've worked as a contractor in call centers and have seen it happen.

I've heard people claim that you get *more* calls if you do this. I
don't answer withheld/unavailable calls now. They're mostly PPI scams
or someone from "Microsoft" rather than marketing anyway.
--
(\__/) M.
(='.'=) If a man stands in a forest and no woman is around
(")_(") is he still wrong?