tecoyah

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3635106


I just re-uped

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JumpinJesus

Yeah, but after seeing The 40-year Old Virgin, don't we all know what to do?

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Bill O'Rights

Hmmm...care to enlighten those of us that missed out on that cinemagraphic masterpiece.

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Jetée

My memory cannot retrieve what has been lost in the ravages of time (be it may only two months prior to seeing it.)


Here is my personal solution: I do not own a phone. Therefore, annoying calls are halted. Success.

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ItWasMe

Thank you, Tecoyah. I hate phones when they ring. (I don't mind phones I can play scrabble on ) It is a telemarketer most of the time on the home phone.

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analog

The joy of cellphones: no telemarketer calls. They're not allowed. The most i ever get is the extremely occasional local business call, but they actually obey when you say not to call back.

The_Jazz

Unfortunately, that's not necessarily true. If the number isn't on the list, then it's not protected, whether its a cell phone or not. Most telemarketers and list brokers don't have the ability to differentiate between cell and land lines.

I have to admit, I'm a little torn on this issue. On one hand, it's a bit inconvenient to have to re-up every 5 years, but on the other I see where numbers shouldn't be permanently parked.

And BOR, the "40 Year Old Virgin" referrence involves the title character calling a woman to ask her out, chickening out and pretending to be a telemarketers and her telling him to basically go fuck himself.

It's a lot funnier than I make it out to be, and you should check the movie out some time.

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MSD

Done. Thanks for the reminder.

Jackebear

A question for those of us in Canada.

Is there a place for us to register our numbers?

Thanks.

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Psycho Dad

With the kids growing and moving out on their own and nothing really good on TV any more (I have a dvr anyway), I have no good reason to re-up. Besides, it gives me someone to hone my sarcasm on.

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serlindsipity

analog- you have yet to encounter cell phone telemarketers? I get those periodically...

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