I try to be polite to them, but sometimes they make it almost impossible!
I'd had a stressful day at work and was just starting to unwind. The phone rang. Number withheld. Ignore. It rang again. Ignore. Again. Ignore. Again. Ok, answer the call and tell them to stop ringing ...
Cold caller:
Good evening, I would just like to tell you about our new range of ...
ColinJ:
Sorry, I'm not interested.
Cold caller:
But we can do a very good deal on ...
ColinJ:
I'm not interested.
Cold caller:
It's the best deal that ...
ColinJ:
I-AM-NOT-INTERESTED!
Cold caller:
I am authorised to offer a time-limited deal whi ...
ColinJ:
Ok, I am going to escalate my response to DEAF TWAT 2 - GO AWAY!!!
Cold caller:
Are you aware that ...
ColinJ:
Ok, we have now reached DEAF TWAT 1 - LEARN TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER AND GO AWAY, YOU TOTAL MORON!!!
I hang up. The phone rings again immediately from a withheld number. I ignore it ...