did a lil telemarketing in the 90's, but got fired after the dude started yelling at me and hung up. i did manual dial, so i called back and asked him if it was smart talking shit to someone that he didn't know and had access to his name # and home address.
Hehe, when I got a telemarketer call and was bored, I would say "Oh, hold on, let me get my dad" and then I'd take the phone over to my computer, and loaded up a celebrity sound clip-board. It's the kind you use for prank calls. Then I'd see how long I could get the caller to keep up a conversation with various audio clips of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Nicholson, or even Homer Simpson.
TM: "Hi, is this Mr. XXXXX?"
SB (Jack Nicholson): "I'd appreciate it if you addressed me as Colonel or Sir, I believe I've earned it."
TM: "Oh, my apologies, sir, how are you today?"
SB: "Who the Hell is this?"
TM: "Oh, I'm XXXX with XXXX, are you a current homeowner?"
SB: "Yes"
TM: "And are you familiar with the ... decline and ..."
SB: "Whoever made that comment has never faced the working end of a Chinese made AK47, I assure you."
TM: "I'm sorry?"
SB: "What, you trying to intimidate me with the attitude?"
Good times.