What would be the best One word to say to Telemarketers to piss them off? or make them hang up?

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TaylorD

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1. Put them on hold. Forever.

2. Say, in plain English, &quot;I am very sorry, but I do not speak english.&quot; ( <- My fave :))

3. Keep asking them, in a foreign accent, &quot;I win something? What I win?&quot;
 

Tateman1

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I knew a few people that would keep them talking on the phone for like an hour. Than they would just hang up.

or

You can say &quot;Excuse me, are you down with the click?&quot;
When they say &quot;what?&quot;
You hang up the phone, &quot;click&quot; :)

Goog40, Big Boy is the best! I wish I could find some mp3s of his skits.
 

Dameon

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&quot;What would you say, if I told you that I know the secret to making THOUSANDS of dollars, from my tiny ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT!&quot;

Anyone who's seen the infomercial can fill in the rest about TINY ADS in the newspaper.
 

jimmygates

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This one time a telemarketer called my house and tried to sell me long distance phone service. I lied to him that I was an insurance agent and said, &quot;Hey, I'll listen to your spiel about your long distance phone service plans if you'll listen to my speech on life insurance ok?&quot; He hung up quick after he heard that...

-Jimbo
 

Rankor

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One of those blow-horns in a can.

A couple of seconds of that...did the trick...

This happened a couple of times when I was in college. Didn't get much calls after junior year.
 

MrChicken

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Let them finish their spiel.
then say &quot;I'm sorry, can you repeat that?&quot;
I've done that twice and both times they both hung up on me.