I must be geting bored already.
Just had a cold call who asked to speak to the homeowner.
I asked why and the girl got really shirty and said "Well I WAS calling on behalf of Blurble Urble company (can't remember) but in that case I won't bother!"

WTF? Anyone else had any strange cold-calls recently?
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 10 May 2010, 15:59, 15 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Nope, I'm on that caller thingy list
which means I don't get them.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:02, Reply)

The Sex Offender's Register?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:04, Reply)

I'm on the preference thingy too.
Doesn't seem to stop them though. I just have fun now instead.
If they're too stupid to check my number they're fair game.
It's the fucking auto-diallers with recorded messages that piss me off.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 10 May 2010, 16:17, Reply)

We got a new line
and went right on the Calling Preference list and in 6 months we have had no cold calls at home. At work is a different tale altogether.
( Peej, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:30, Reply)

Yes, from a very nice sounding Indian gentleman called 'Kevin.'
It transpired that he wanted to know if I fancied declaring myself bankrupt or entering into an IVA to make my (very manageable, thank you) debt disappear.

I say transpired, it took a while as Sweary Junior had answered the phone and spent 20 minutes talking rubbish at him and not letting the poor bastard get a word in edgeways. 20 minutes of the finer art of guitar manufacture and the pleasures of Galaxy chocolate.

He hung up. Then rang back, and was subjected to this again.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 May 2010, 16:04, Reply)

My favourite ever
was when I answered the phone to a crackly call from a Bangalore call centre, from a man who, in the best 1970s 'very jollygoodsah' 'comedy' Indian accent opened with 'Hello, my name is Steve Davis'.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:07, Reply)

That's class.
Honestly though, if you're name is Ramesh, just say "My name is Ramesh". And don't try to engage me in the latest plot points of Coronation Street, a) I haven't watched it since I left home and could therefore escape my mum's obsession with it, and b) it's shit.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 May 2010, 16:12, Reply)

We get them here all the time for a Malcolm Badger
Malclom Badger is a fake person we use on cold callers. When someone phones up asking for Malcolm Badger 9 times out of 10 they will claim to have spoken to him earlier that week and Malcolm himself asked for them to call back. We usually say he's on holiday. Some of them are getting irate now as Mr Badger has been on holiday for 3 years now.
( Peej, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:08, Reply)

Say he's off sick with tuberculosis

(PsychoChomp, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:15, Reply)

Just suggested that around the office
no-one's up for it except me. Boring fuckers
( Peej, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:28, Reply)

say he's got 'cock AIDS'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:36, Reply)

we're constantly getting them asking us to update our business listing with makebelieveadagency.com
I always make my voice wobbly and say "we won't need to advertise anymore, we're closing next week *sniffle*"
( Lisette von Falcon, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:09, Reply)

Unbelievable
Caller: Hi, I'm , would you be interested in a new conservatory?

JtD: No.

Caller: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Can I ask why?

JtD: Are you reading my number from a list of names, addresses and telephone numbers?

Caller: Erm, yes..?

JtD: If you look on the list you'll see the word "Flat" in my address, you might want to remove my number from your list. Exactly how I'd use a conservatory on a third floor flat I'd love to find out.

/gits.
(JohntheDane, Mon 10 May 2010, 16:11, Reply)

Do they not have ground floor flats in Denmark?

*belms*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 10 May 2010, 17:22, Reply)

We do.
But my address at the time was "Third Floor Flat"
(JohntheDane, Mon 10 May 2010, 17:23, Reply)