No, I don't screen my calls. I see no reason to. I like my friends and family and don't need to avoid them. And when a call comes from an unrecognized number I always make sure to answer. What if it's a friend stuck on the side of the road calling from a payphone and he needs help? I've been on the other end of that situation before and my call was ignored because it came from a payphone. It sucks. And if it's a telemarketer, you just hang up. No need to listen to them. No need to make excuses. Just hang up. It's not rude. I spent one day as a telemarketer and the best calls were the ones that hung up on me immediately without making me give my stupid little monologue. The worst ones were the ones who listened to me all the way through just to say "not interested" and then hung up. Besides, I'd rather spend 5 seconds on the phone than have the phone ring in my ear and then listen to my voice on the answering machine.
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