[SteveH]

I was just interviewed by a telephone pollster on my cellphone.

The lady apologized for calling and told me she would be as quick as possible. I braced for the worst and held on to the connection. The lady proceeded to ask me some background demographics questions, including what my name was (they already knew), how likely I am to vote, party affiliation (I imagine they knew this also), and how many cell phones were in the house. (This was in mid-day; I have been more or less excluded from the job market since Obama’s first term.)

All of the sudden, the interview was over! The lady thanked me for my time, wished me good day, and hung up.

Very odd...

[thoughtomator]

sounds like a prescreening call

[Kaslin]

I don't answer calls on my cellphone from numbers I do not recognize. I have a specific ringtone and when that rings I don't answer. The exception was yesterday when someone reminded me of an appointment I had today, but it said who it was, so of course I answered.

I used to have a Landline and my phone had an audible Caller ID. So again if I did not recognize the number or the caller, I just did not answer the phone.