F Minus by Tony Carrillo for February 04, 2024

I miss non-spam calls because the doctors, insurance, etc. have so many different numbers.

I’ve worked lots of jobs in my life, but none was so soul-crushing as working as a telemarketer (cold-calling to sell theater ticket subscriptions).

I answer all Spam calls with “Je suis désolé, je ne comprends pas un mot de français. S’il vous plaît, expliquez-moi en anglais”

They immediately hang-up and never call again… I’m down to one call a month… Fewer by the year…

Courtesy Call Inc. is accepting $$ donations.

This doesn’t appear to be the best business model

I’ve started answering some of them. It can become quite profane on occasion.

A public service announcement which should automatically precede each spam call.

Tempted to change our incoming message to “Due to the terms of my parole, I am not allowed to speak to you”

Bad: Caller ID shows a number you don’t recognize. Worse: Caller ID shows “Unavailable”.