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Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: October 19th, 2017, 7:52 pm
by Traden4Alpha
Thank you.
Is is only a sample of 1. But I shall try this a few more times. (Mind you, this is how Weinstein started.)
Seems like you could be sued for creating a "hostile work environment."
You could upset them further by asking "why are you wearing that today?"
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: October 19th, 2017, 7:56 pm
by Cuchulainn
if they're breaking the law by calling you (either because you're on a do-not-call list or they're conducting a scam), you've got a free shot at them. Enjoy, and if you're lucky it might make them go away
What if Hermann Hollerith should ring?
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: October 25th, 2017, 1:23 pm
by Peniel
"What are you wearing?" worked like a charm...
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: October 25th, 2017, 3:54 pm
by Paul
No foreplay?
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: October 25th, 2017, 4:13 pm
by Cuchulainn
No foreplay?
Peniel starts with brainteasers!
How to compute [$]e^5[$] with two decimal places?
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: October 25th, 2017, 4:52 pm
by Peniel
I wasn't in the mood for foreplay.
Daniel, sometimes I feel guilty for being the cause of your obsession with e5
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: October 25th, 2017, 5:18 pm
by Cuchulainn
I wasn't in the mood for foreplay.
Daniel, sometimes I feel guilty for being the cause of your obsession with e5
I usually think of a new solution as a warming up exercise

Different strokes for different folks
The good news is that I have run clean out of ideas for computing [$]e^5[$]. Any more good brainteasers please?.
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: May 11th, 2018, 4:19 pm
by ppauper
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: July 22nd, 2018, 10:17 am
by ppauper
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: August 20th, 2018, 3:30 pm
by Paul
Recent(ish) development are the cold calls with recorded speech that start off with something disarming/confusing/realistic, such as, "At last, you are difficult to catch..." so you aren't sure whether it's a recording or a live person. Just had one from a charity. I won't name the charity, but it's not one you want to just hang up on. However, I did just hang up. Immediately afterwards I realized that the correct response was to play the game back at them. You say "Glad you called, was thinking about you...[long pause]...sorry just joking, no one at home, please leave a message...Memory full, please call again."
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: September 17th, 2018, 6:41 pm
by Paul
This is not about cold calling, or even spam, but about emails going to the wrong address...
I sometimes get emails for a PW based in NYC. He’s a PR person. Today I got an email intended for him about a limo pickup for one of his clients.
So if anyone wants Elle Macpherson’s mobile number...
Tough. I’m keeping it to myself!
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: September 17th, 2018, 7:23 pm
by ppauper
if he deals with the limo company all the time, that's strange: you'd think they would have the correct contact details.
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: September 17th, 2018, 7:47 pm
by Cuchulainn
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Why he loves New York: You simply cannot be bored living in New York.
If you want something done with accuracy and prestige, public relations aficionado
Paul Wilmot is your man.
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Paul+Wilmo ... VWeyw-pGo4
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typo??
Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: September 17th, 2018, 8:32 pm
by katastrofa
(Apologies for the school theatre story

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Re: How do you deal with tele-scams and cold-calling salesmen?
Posted: September 17th, 2018, 9:20 pm
by Paul
He’s probably getting emails meant for me. I hope he likes calculus.