I only ever get the calls that start with 'If you could change only one door or window in your home...' or 'Hello, I am from Microsoft, and there is a problem with your Windows computer or laptop...'
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Captain Howdy,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 12:46,
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I'm lucky enough to have never had one of those wretched callsDoes it seriously ask you to prioritise one door or window? I can't honestly say I have a 'least favourite' in my place...
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The Silent Channel is getting his recommended 5-a-day,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 13:26,
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But the question made you think of a possible answer, even though it's random bollocks you'd never have wittingly asked yourself.And if you're still on the phone when you figure that out, you've probably already told them.
( Captain Howdy,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 15:01,
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I don't get calls anymore... TPS ftw!Now I'm just plauged by texts.
"Text STOP to 87765 to stop messages."
You mean I have to pay for the priviledge of not getting your shitty spam texts?
("Text STOP to 87765 to stop messages."
You mean I have to pay for the priviledge of not getting your shitty spam texts?
Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 13:38,
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i just forward them, with the numberto 7726.
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Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 13:40,
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oooohwhat witchcraft is this?
( Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 14:06,
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the best kind of witch craft.www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/9208456/Martin-Lewis-how-to-stop-spam-texts.html
apart from the stuff where you have to sacrifice children and small animals.
(apart from the stuff where you have to sacrifice children and small animals.
Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 14:35,
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What if it's your network operator sending you constant adverts for shit you don't want?And they falsify the sender as a generic network name?
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 16:49,
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I get the Microsoft ones occasionallyAsk them what IP address they're seeing the problem on, mine always answer 127.0.0.1, ha ha.
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fuscous,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 13:42,
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I usually let them ramble on for a bit, laugh, then hang up.
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Captain Howdy,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 15:08,
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I always sayThe only way they know I had a computer and it had a problem was if they had hacked into it, and therefore I am contacting the police.
It achieves little, but it gives me some pleasure when they immediately hang up.
(It achieves little, but it gives me some pleasure when they immediately hang up.
TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 14:31,
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I tend to ask them if their software is really that sensitiveThey say yes. I say that's amazing because my laptop is running OSX and my desktop is running Fedora and both are behind firewalls. They pause for a second and then hang up.
In a similar way my dad's started stringing them along for a while sounding all worried and then eventually when they say "Click on the start menu" says "I can't find a start menu, there's a thing here". "Yes, sir?" "It says 'Puppy Linux', is that right?"
(In a similar way my dad's started stringing them along for a while sounding all worried and then eventually when they say "Click on the start menu" says "I can't find a start menu, there's a thing here". "Yes, sir?" "It says 'Puppy Linux', is that right?"
boris the spider,
Wed 19 Dec 2012, 14:39,
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