On 02/26 12:28 , Andy Zbikowski (Zibby) wrote: > I have a simple rule: > > Me: Hello? > > Telemarketer: Hello Mr. Zahhhhh...Zbrikowski. > > Me: Please put me on your do not call list. > > I usually give them a few seconds to identify themselves incase it's my > credit card company or something calling, but works for 99% of > telemarketers. Your milage will definitly vary...sucks to be a Johnson, or > Smith, or... :) the worst one I ever got was: "he..ello ... Meestah ... S.. S.. Andehsson?" Obviously on the assumption that anyone with a Scandinavian name must have it pronounced "Anderson". For those that don't know, my name is pronounced with a long 'o' on the first syllable.. Soe-der-strum. Carl Soderstrom. -- Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list