*snerk*

[apocalypsos]

I completely forgot my mom said this.

Telemarketer: What are you doing to combat the high cost of heating bills?
My mother: I set my kids on fire.

See, there's a reason I'm like this. :)

Okay, off to bed with me.

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[sleepyaardvark.livejournal.com]

My mom used to confuse the hell out of long distance telemarketing people.

TM: [would go through his whole little spiel]
Mom: "Well that sounds great...but I'm afraid we wouldn't be interested. We don't have a phone"
TM: Oh, OK...have a good afternoon then.
[click]

Occasionally you'd get one where the following few lines were added on:

[pause]
TM: Uhh..OK if you don't have a phone, how am I talking to you?
Mom: Well I don't know, but our phone got cut off months ago.
TM: Oh. Uh. OK then.
[click]

Of course, I have my own way of dealing with them:

Me [realizing its a telemarketer]: "OK, sure, could you hold on just a second"
TM: "Sure"
[long pause]
Me [in slow husky voice] "So...what are you wearing?"
[click]