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01-17-2021, 11:13 AM
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Location: Northeastern Nebraska
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Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead
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01-17-2021, 11:15 AM
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#2262
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Northeastern Nebraska
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Father, grandfather, husband, farmer, trucker, mechanic, equipment operator, 03 Freightliner Columbia towing 06 Forest River Cardinal
Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead
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01-17-2021, 09:27 PM
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#2263
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: At home
Posts: 1,457
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01-17-2021, 09:30 PM
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#2264
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: At home
Posts: 1,457
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01-17-2021, 09:40 PM
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#2265
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: At home
Posts: 1,457
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01-17-2021, 09:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 212
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Originally Posted by JWood422
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What a great idea for those instances when I don't have the time or desire to properly mess with the scammers that constantly call.
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Patrick (order taker), Barbara (order giver) & Jasper (Dutch Shepherd) and now Jade (Boxer/Lab/Pointer hybrid) aka PB&JJ
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01-17-2021, 10:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Joliet, IL
Posts: 1,342
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PatrickY
What a great idea for those instances when I don't have the time or desire to properly mess with the scammers that constantly call.
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My landline is on a plan with my cable. I have 'NOMOROB0' set up for it. If I get just one ring the caller gets a standard message from 'NOMOROBO', meaning they detected that was a robo call. If it goes to a second ring they get a nice tone  from my printer expecting the call to be a fax. 
Anyone that really wants to get a hold of us needs to call one of our cell phones. All others there is snail mail. 
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TST Cap System (Tire Monitoring)
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01-17-2021, 10:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 4,223
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For known spam calls I sometimes answer using my best. and fairly loud, radio announcer voice.
"Hello, and congratulations, you are lucky caller number five. How about that luck, listeners, we have a $5,000 grand prize winner here. So, who are we talking to?"
Usually followed by silence or the hangup click. But, I once had a telemarketer actually ask how to claim the money. Told him to come to our studio address in Atlanta, which was actually the address of a police substation in the highest crime area in that city. Unfortunately the caller told me he was in Chicago.
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01-17-2021, 11:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Mesa, AZ
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Unfortunately, my landline is a home business line, which is always forwarded to my cell/mobile phone, so I have no idea which number they're calling.
Additionally, the caller ID is usually a local number, so it could be a real client, and since these scammers are known to "spoof" phone numbers, I can't block them in case the real phone number owner wants to reach me in the future.
Of course there are also those calls that show as "telemarketer", "scam likely" or "nuisance likely" ... you know, the ones that say I can lower my credit card interest rate if I just verify my credit card number or that my social security number has been suspended.
The local number scams are usually for solar panels, I won a complimentary, all inclusive vacation at "name brand" resort - again, all I need to do is give them $499 on my credit card right now because this offer is a one time deal (until they call tomorrow).
If I'm not in the middle of anything I'll play their game.
If I'm busy I think the "air horn in a can" might be a fun toy.
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2016 Flagstaff 8528RKWS
Patrick (order taker), Barbara (order giver) & Jasper (Dutch Shepherd) and now Jade (Boxer/Lab/Pointer hybrid) aka PB&JJ
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01-17-2021, 11:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
Posts: 17,362
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PatrickY
If I'm busy I think the "air horn in a can" might be a fun toy.
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Or a laugh box that you can let run continuously with the phone next to it.
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"You only grow old when you run out of new things to do"
2018 Flagstaff Micro Lite 25BDS
2023 f-150 SCREW XLT 3.5 Ecoboost (The result of a $68,000 oil change  )
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01-18-2021, 02:59 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northeast Louisiana
Posts: 33,960
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I’ve always lied to my girlfriends before, but I just can’t get away with it since I’ve been dating Steffi Graff’s sister, Polly.
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A 72 hour hold in a psych unit is beginning to intrigue me as a potential vacation opportunity.
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01-18-2021, 03:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: At home
Posts: 1,457
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wmtire
I’ve always lied to my girlfriends before, but I just can’t get away with it since I’ve been dating Steffi Graff’s sister, Polly.
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Now that’s funny right there. I don’t care who you are!
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01-18-2021, 04:12 PM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
Posts: 5,108
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wmtire
I’ve always lied to my girlfriends before, but I just can’t get away with it since I’ve been dating Steffi Graff’s sister, Polly.
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Pulling Polly's plug will help you carry on with your tradition.
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01-18-2021, 08:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
Posts: 17,362
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What's the difference between a general practitioner and a specialist?
One treats what you have, the other thinks you have what he treats.
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"A wise man can change his mind. A fool never will." (Japanese Proverb)
"You only grow old when you run out of new things to do"
2018 Flagstaff Micro Lite 25BDS
2023 f-150 SCREW XLT 3.5 Ecoboost (The result of a $68,000 oil change )
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01-19-2021, 02:39 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
What's the difference between a general practitioner and a specialist?
One treats what you have, the other thinks you have what he treats.
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Which is which?
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01-19-2021, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
Posts: 17,362
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveBuckner
Which is which?
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Read carefully 
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"A wise man can change his mind. A fool never will." (Japanese Proverb)
"You only grow old when you run out of new things to do"
2018 Flagstaff Micro Lite 25BDS
2023 f-150 SCREW XLT 3.5 Ecoboost (The result of a $68,000 oil change )
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01-19-2021, 08:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 459
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
What's the difference between a general practitioner and a specialist?
One treats what you have, the other thinks you have what he treats.
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The scary part is how true this actually is 
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01-19-2021, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 4,223
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
What's the difference between a general practitioner and a specialist?
One treats what you have, the other thinks you have what he treats.
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Which one graduated in the lower 50% of the class?
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01-19-2021, 09:00 PM
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Multi-Slacker
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,279
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How can you tell if a doctor is a quack?
By the size of his bill, of course.
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01-19-2021, 09:01 PM
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Multi-Slacker
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,279
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What is a good name for a female ophthalmologist?
Iris, of course.
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