that was never my favorite way to do it. instead, when we were talking to somebody we didn't like, we would just rattle it in the cradle for a good five to ten seconds before hanging up.
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A good hang-up and slam was just poetic.
Back in the days when you could dial numbers using the hook. Great for those taxi phones in supermarkets that had the keypad covered over.
I used to take the order for food deliveries They had usually mis-dialed so I'd never hear from them again. I'd offer extras too just to jazz it up a bit
Indeed it was, but I'm also happy to be alive these days, now that's it's very rare to call someone and when it's normal not to pick up because you hate being on the phone with someone. Most calls are scammers and telemarketing anyway. Text me and come over if you want to have a conversation.
might be exagerating the value of this
You can always tap your phone on a hard surface a few times to wake up the telemarketers.
Or start screaming somewhere near your phone that you're suddenly in the market for a new house or changing your brand of pet food, and just sit back and waste the time of all the marketing and scam calls you get.
I pretended to be brutally murdered while on the phone with a scam caller.
bloody gurgling screams and all.
you'd think they would be more sympathetic but hung up after shouting, "fuk u!"
I bet they angrily pushed their disconnect button and were only left with the ringing in their ear.
I answer all unknown callers with "Thank you for calling State Department of Telephone Fraud Investigations, how may I direct your call?" and they tend to hang up lightning fast and not call back for some reason