[RC2]

If you can, tell them “Oh man, I really want to talk to you. Have one thing to do first, can you hold on?” Then put them on hold and go watch TV.

[allmost]

Or that. ;)

[perfect_rovian_storm]

If it’s a live person, it’s more fun to make up some non-existent product and pretend to try and sell it to them.

[doc1019]

Unfortunately, most of the Robo phone calls I have gotten from the Obama camp are pre-recorded messages … I just hang up. ;-)

[giotto]

Then put them on hold and go watch TV.

Better yet, put the phone on speaker setting, then turn on the TV, loudly tuned to Fox News or some conservative radio host. Or proceed to have a loud conversation with your spouse or an imaginary friend, discussing the Obama/Ayers connection, the Obama/Odinga connection, the Obama/ACORN connection, etc etc.