On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 13:54:34 -0800, "Loose Cannon"
wrote:

Interesting. I have never had a call like that, but do get plenty of those
annoying telemarketer calls where when you answer the telephone, there is
dead silence

One second of silence, and I hang up.
My friends know now that they have to start talking within one second,
or they get hung up on. :-)