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<a href=http://www.msnbc.com/news/965816.asp target=new>Thousands of people flood a telemarketing service with annoying phone calls.</a>

They were inspired by an Aug. 31^st article by humor columnist Dave Barry, who printed the number of American Teleservices Association, and encouraged his readers to call up and "tell them what you think".

Needless to say, that's exactly what they did. :lol:

Quote:Barry hardly sounded apologetic.

“I feel just terrible, especially if they were eating or anything,” he said. “They have phones like the rest of us have phones. Their attitude seems to be if you have a phone, people are allowed to call you.”

Callers to ATA now hear a recording that says because of “overwhelming positive response to recent media events, we are unable to take your call at this time.”

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

That is priceless, simply priceless! :lol:

About time someone gave these fuckers a bit of their own medicine. I usually play with them when they call or start counting when I pick up. I'll ask them how their family is and how we haven't hung out in a while. I had a list of things to try on them, wish I could find it.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I spent 4 years in door to door cold call sales. I've dabbled in telemarketing as well, but it bored me. I'm not a phone person.

Quote:Originally posted by Toronto Hottie
I'm not a phone person.

Sure you're not. Come on, we all know your job is doing this type of work.

<i>"Pick up the Phooooooooooone"</i>



God, i hope someone gets that.

It's one of those commercials you see at like 2 in the morning on Channel 5 with the girls dancing holding old phones...Now gimme my God Damned cookie!!!

TOP!

Hey, we can kick the dust off this one, 'cause he did it <i>again</i>.

If anyone read today's (Oct. 11^th) NY Daily News, or any other newspaper in which Dave Barry's humor column is syndicated, then you might have read part of the following:

Quote:Tim Searcy of the ATA [American Teleservices Association] was quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying the impact of the Do Not Call Registry would be (I did not make this quote up) \"like an asteroid hitting the Earth.\" Yes, an asteroid!

As I write these words, the telemarketers plan to continue their efforts to save the planet by fighting for the right to call people who do not want to be called. Their lawyers are vowing to fight a federal appeals court ruling this week upholding the Do Not Call Registry.

I realize this makes many of you angry. I realize that many of you would like once again to let the telemarketers know how you feel. And I am frankly tempted to reveal to you here that the American Teleservices Association (Web site <a href=http://www,ataconnect.org target=new>www.ataconnect.org</a>) seems to have a phone line working (at least for now) at (317) 816-9336.

But would it be right to reveal this? I mean, yes, you could call the ATA again. But the ATA surely doesn't WANT you to call again. It's inconvenient! And to insist on calling somebody who doesn't want to be called, even if you have the legal right to call-- well, that's just plain rude. So I am taking the high road.

:rofl:

* And yes, since the ATA is a decidedly <i>public</i> entity, and this is public information (which just got published nationally anyway), they are indeed very fair game.

In related news, as mentioned in the article, The Do Not Call Registry is officially back up and running. So if you haven't yet put your phone number(s) on the list-- perhaps if you've been awaiting the outcome of all the litigation-- you can now sign up at <a href=http://www.donotcall.gov/ target=new>their website</a>.

Quote:Originally posted by Hawt Baux
<i>\"Pick up the Phooooooooooone\"</i>



God, i hope someone gets that.

:lol: I got that!!!!
That's from one of the late night phone chat commercials...w/the girls singing "pick up the phoooooooone"

HAHAAHAHAH:lol: