Tales from the Gage household.
6:45 pm:
(ring)(ring)
CG: Hello?
Voice: Hello, my name is _________ and I am calling to see if you are interested in refinancing your ...
CG: I am not interested, thank you.
(hang up)
(ring)(ring)
CG: Hello?
Same Voice: Was there some reason that you hung up on me ...
CG: Uhh, yeah. It was a while back, so I'm not sure I remember correctly, but I'm pretty sure it was because I'm not interested. Thank you.
(hang up)
(ring)(ring)
CG (stupidly answering the damn phone): Hello?
Same Voice: Don't do that again.
CG (annoyed): I AM NOT FUCKING INTERESTED, DIPSHIT. DON'T CALL ME AGAIN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? THANK YOU!
(hang up)
(ring)(ring)
CG: Look, even if you don't mind wasting my time, are you so stupid that you don't realize that you're wasting yours? I mean, I'm pretty sure the words "I'm not interested" would give a normally intelligent salesman a hint. Oh, and by the way, it hasn't changed in the last fifteen seconds.
(hang up)
That had to be the dumbest telephone solicitor I have ever received a call from. He even listened to my last rant.