Re: First major snowfall this year

On 12.03.2024 14.30, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 24.02.2024 21.56, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>
>>>> On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It can do that. So far, the spam texts have been properly
>>>>>>>>>>> triaged. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Once in a while I get a call about some fabulous investment
>>>>>>>>>> opportunities - usually presented in hard-to-understand
>>>>>>>>>> accented english. Some days I don't speak english at all,
>>>>>>>>>> which seems to be a difficult concept to understand...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I should pretend not to speak English when I get phone calls.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Might be harder for you to get away with, unless you speak a
>>>>>>>> language the callers are unlikely to master. Or if the callers
>>>>>>>> already know you. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No habla english
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's the ticket. Choose the second most spoken language in the
>>>>>> world for your subterfuge. That'll work...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I bet few telemarketers here speak Spanish. Most of the ones I pcik
>>>>> up for are East Indian.
>>>>> Thank you, come again!
>>>>
>>>> Well, you never know - they may be doing telemarketing in South
>>>> America too. 
>>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe.
>>> It's a calculated risk.
>> Please let me know how it goes. For science.
>>
> 
> I usually tell them they have a sexy voice and they don't know what to 
> say and hang up.
> I'm willing to try 'no habla English'. For science.

I hope you remember to take notes so you can report your findings
accurately. Scientific.

-- 
BeH

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