If you have little kids and are being harrassed by phone calls

[justaguy]

So someone from your local org (or flag) is harassing you about the latest IAS event. What do you do?

My recommendation is to hand the phone to your kids, and have them say "Mommy (or daddy) doesn't want to talk to you anymore because you're a poo-poo face." Then your kids can hang up on scientology.

Fun for the whole family, I say.

 

[GreyWolf]

So someone from your local org (or flag) is harassing you about the latest IAS event. What do you do?

My recommendation is to hand the phone to your kids, and have them say "Mommy (or daddy) doesn't want to talk to you anymore because you're a poo-poo face." Then your kids can hang up on scientology.

Fun for the whole family, I say.

now that's funny

 

[Kathy (ImOut)]

Or have the kids have a pretend fight amongst each other (you know how loud kids can get) and hold the phone very close to them while they are yelling poo-poo head and doody breath at each other.

I loved your idea, Justaguy.

 

[pollywannacracker]

When my youngest was 4 years old, we would have her talk to all telephone solicitors. It as a hoot!

She would tell them about her day in preschool and talk endlessly about anything! Most of the time they would hang up on her. Scientologists included!

 

[Dulloldfart]

Or just have a really good one ON TAPE (or one of them new-fangled digital thingies), keep the player by the phone, do an appropriate intro, bang the phone a few times and start the playback.

Paul

 

[Smurf]

I don't have any kids but when I receive calls like thiis, I tell them to kindly hold on for a second, fetch my boat horn, stick it into the receiver and let 'em have it.

Works every time.

 

[lkwdblds]

Another funny one

One that I've tried and is fun is to use a foreign language. If someone without a Latin accent calls, I have said, "No hablo Ingles.", there is usually a delay and then the solicitor starts talking again and I repeat the Spanish phrase and they will hang up. If the solicitor sounds Spanish, I use Germnan, "Bitte, Sprechen sie Deutch" or "Ich spreche kein English."

I've only done this a few times to Scientologists because I screen all calls and do not take Org calls. However, a few times, someone tells me they will call me at a specific time or someone I am speaking to may say they have to handle something and will call back in 5 minutes. When the phone rings at the appopriate time, I pick up without screening and if the Call is from Scientology or any other solicitor I use the foreign language. If the person also speaks the foreign language, they usually ask, "Is this Lakey?" and I say, "I'm sorry, you have the wrong number." and hang up. They then redial within a few seconds but I don't answer and let it go to voicemail.

Its a good system and works well for all situations. The one I like most from the other suggestions given is to give the phone to a little kid, also Dull Old Fart has a great idea about setting up a tape.
Lkwdblds aka Lakey

 

[Dulloldfart]

I also remember hearing about some system where you can hit some kind of key combination (like #9 or whatever) and an obviously-automatic message of something like "This number does not take this kind of call. Goodbye" and hangs up automatically.

That kind of thing could be fun to play with. Even if you don't have the proper system you can always fake it each time, along with some kind of electronic beep or toilet flush at the right time.

Paul

 

[He-man]

I also remember hearing about some system where you can hit some kind of key combination (like #9 or whatever) and an obviously-automatic message of something like "This number does not take this kind of call. Goodbye" and hangs up automatically.

That kind of thing could be fun to play with. Even if you don't have the proper system you can always fake it each time, along with some kind of electronic beep or toilet flush at the right time.

Paul

Now, if you could do that with some juicy bits of either confidential or otherwise sensitive information, that would be epic. Beghes speak in Hamburg would do fine too.

 

[FinallyFree]

Pure awesomeness Just. I like your style!

I like the idea of putting a 4 year old on. They sound like little forest elf’s still at that age. You could practice the Xenu story – like a bed-time tale and when you get one of these calls, hand the phone to your little one and tell him or her to tell the nice caller the ‘Xenu Story’.

Now that would be YouTube worthy!

 

[pollywannacracker]

Pure awesomeness Just. I like your style!

I like the idea of putting a 4 year old on. They sound like little forest elf’s still at that age. You could practice the Xenu story – like a bed-time tale and when you get one of these calls, hand the phone to your little one and tell him or her to tell the nice caller the ‘Xenu Story’.

Now that would be YouTube worthy!

OMG!!! I gotta do that. I think we'll start tonight learning the Xenu story. She's six now, but still sounds like a "forest elf".

 

[FinallyFree]

OMG!!! I gotta do that. I think we'll start tonight learning the Xenu story. She's six now, but still sounds like a "forest elf".

Its fun for everyone! I don't get these calls so I have to share what I would do with you guys! OHHHHH if you can - would you record it? Just audio?