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  • #16
    Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

    Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
    I had a landline until about 2006 (also had a cell, but the landline is the number I used for any "business" or "non-personal/friend" calls).

    I pulled all the stunts I mentioned, and then some, and I'm thinking there is some sort of central list (cue the tinfoil hats) that most callers use. I hadn't had a charity/other call since probably about 2003-04. And I never registered on those do not call lists.
    My Grandfather used to do those too when a credit card company would call.

    CCco.: "Sir, we'd like to offer you one of our credit cards (or some other spiel).
    Grandfather: "I already have 52 of 'em, why do I need yours?"
    CCco: "What cards do you already have sir?"
    GFather: "Well, the Ace of Diamonds, the two of diamonds, the three of diamonds..."
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    • #17
      Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

      I would think that this is an all too common problem for families living with Alzheimer's. Wouldn't one of the large national support organizations have some workable solutions for dealing with these pieces of excrement?
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      • #18
        Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

        Just be happy she doesn't know how to use e-mail. My grandparents are at least smart enough to call my dad before they do anything stupid, but would probably be bankrupt and have their identities stolen by a few dozen people if they would do all the stuff they don't realize are scams
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        • #19
          Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

          Under the theory that if you're annoying enough they will remove your number, try blowing a ref's whistle in their ear. It seemed to solve crank calls when I was a kid.
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          • #20
            Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

            Originally posted by UncleRay View Post
            Under the theory that if you're annoying enough they will remove your number, try blowing a ref's whistle in their ear. It seemed to solve crank calls when I was a kid.
            Who did you stop calling?


            I ended up doing some more research, finally found a customer service number. The lady on the phone said that she'd remove my number from their call list. They were telling me that I had made a pledge to a couple charities, and that's why I was being called. I told them that's a load of BS, and then the lady said she'd remove me from some donor obligation list, too. It's quite remarkable how my mom's name didn't come up that entire time.
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            • #21
              Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

              I once had a conversation with one where I passed the phone to my sister, who passed it to her boyfriend, who passed it back to me, at which point I played this into the phone for 10 minutes.

              Another one asked for my dad. I set down the phone, put together my clarinet, answered in a gruffer voice, let them get 30 seconds into their spiel, then hit 'em with the PK ditty into the receiver.
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              • #22
                Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

                Originally posted by UncleRay View Post
                Under the theory that if you're annoying enough they will remove your number, try blowing a ref's whistle in their ear. It seemed to solve crank calls when I was a kid.
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                Your mom is so fat that the escape velocity at her surface exceeds 3*10^8 m/s

                Originally posted by Jon
                I'd much rather be in WI.

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                • #23
                  Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

                  https://www.donotcall.gov/

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                  • #24
                    Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

                    Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
                    Does not apply to charities or politicians. As stated in the original post, and a few others.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

                      Originally posted by goldy_331 View Post
                      Does not apply to charities or politicians. As stated in the original post, and a few others.
                      Wait, what?
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                      Your mom is so fat that the escape velocity at her surface exceeds 3*10^8 m/s

                      Originally posted by Jon
                      I'd much rather be in WI.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

                        This will fix 'em
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                        • #27
                          Re: Phone Calls - Harassing Charities

                          Originally posted by goldy_331 View Post
                          Does not apply to charities or politicians. As stated in the original post, and a few others.
                          It applies if a charity is using a 3rd party to make the calls for them, as stated in the original web page, and a few others.

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