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Re: The Aunt Marsha Game: A New Weapon Against Telemarketing

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From: Kenneth Crudup
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 01:41
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In article <020820031139046418%222ggg@adelphia.net.invalid>,
Gerry Scott-Moore <222ggg@adelphia.net.invalid> says:

>My approach is to hang up as soon as I hear the silence generated
>between transfer to the galley-ship or the stuttering intro being read
>from a bay of oarsmen.  As soon as I hear it the phone goes to the
>cradle. Three seconds later they are forgotten.  Doesn't that seem more
>"efficient"?

Ya know?! I wonder what kinds of folks are out there who will come up
with Mitty-style "retributions" in their heads, but are too meek to
just hang up the damn phone.

	-Kenny

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From: kenny@panix.com (Kenneth Crudup)
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Subject: Re: The Aunt Marsha Game: A New Weapon Against Telemarketing
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 01:41:19 -0000
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