[ClearCase_guy]

I got a call -- the guy said he had only 3 questions. I said, "Fine".

Five questions later, I said, "This is taking too long."
He said, "I only have 2 more questions."

I said, "You're a dirty liar" and hung up.

[from occupied ga]

Although I usually hang up on them I occasionally have a bit of fun with the kids calling to solocit donations to my alma mater. They usually start out (as they've no doubt been told to) with "How are you this evening?" Occasionally I'll answer "Not as good as if I hadn't been bothered with solicition calls." But sometimes going past thatI let them go into how my donations are needed to fund scholarships.

"Really? I read that all financial aid at *** was based on need."

Then the verbal wiggling commences, "Well yes, but they're scholarships for the needy."

"So what you're saying is that any donation I would offer would only go to those whose parents spent their money on immediate gratification rather than saving for their childrens' education? Why should I help these people out? Let them take out loans." Or sometimes I go with I worked my way through college (only partially true - my parents paid about 1/3) Why can't these students do they same?"

It usually goes downhill from there.