10 ways to stop those irritating telemarketing calls

Have you been receiving those irritating telemarketing calls? Or have you picked up your blaring cell phone in the middle of the traffic to hear "mam I am calling from "FCK" bank and want to offer you a personal loan"? If not, I envy you coz I receive at least four of such calls on a good day, don't even ask on a bad one. For others who hate these calls like I do, read on, I have these fabulous 10 ways to stop those irritating telemarketing calls:

1. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to up...louder...louder...louder!
2. Tell the telemarketer you are busy at the moment, and ask him/her if he/she will give you his/her home phone number so you can him/her back.
3. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.
4. Tell them it is dinner time, BUT ask if they would please hold. Put them on your speaker phone while you continue to eat at your leisure. Smack your food loudly and continue with your dinner conversation.
5. Tell them that all business goes through your agent, and give the phone to your five year old child.
6. After the telemarketer finishes speaking, ask him/her to marry you.
7. Tell them to speak very slowly because you want to write every word down.
8. If they start out with, "How are you today?", say "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all problems............"
9. Cry out in surprise, "Helen, is that you? I've been hoping you'd call! How is the family?" When they insist they are not Helen, tell them to stop joking. This works especially well if the telemarketer is really MALE.
10. Tell the HSBC call center guy to call on your office number and give him the ICICI call center number.

And please lemme know if you have any more ways. I would love to try them out.