Today I received my second call from a telemarketer, this time from a different mob. This time my number had been “randomly selected” and I was entitled to a whole heap of gift cards from various retailers. After listening to his spiel (whilst typing “LOL TELEMARKETER” in chat) I asked him where he got the number from. He gave back a vague reply of “our database”, and I informed him that my number is a top-secret government number and any company calling it can face a fine of up to $250,000. I asked if he knew about that law and he replied he didn’t. I kindly asked him not to call the number again else his company will be fined, and to take the number off his database.

“Right away, sir! God bless. Bye!” he said hurriedly.

I went over Dad’s for dinner last night and he was telling me he was sick of getting calls from telemarketers. We joked about what we should do when these idiots call up. I bragged about never receiving a single call from a telemarketer since I moved into mum’s house.

That changed this morning.

Apparently I’d won a free trip to Florida! So I pressed “9″ for more information and waited. This is the worst part, where they call you and then put you on hold. It’s a pathetic tactic. I waited some more, and eventually some guy with either a very good or a very bad (depending which way you look at it) american accent came on the line. He greeted me, and I greeted him back with the line: “Never call this number again. Take it off your list. Call it again and I will hunt you down.” I don’t exactly view these people as human, so I hung up.

So what’s your stories for telemarketers? I want comments!