I propose...

[azurelunatic]

...that the use of automated dialers using recorded messages for the purpose of selling something to someone or informing people of business opportunities be outlawed upon the pain of Denial of Service attack.

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[boojum.livejournal.com]

I think some of the local places are moving starting to use this technique: after the answering machine starts, an incredibly bimbo-y[1] voice loudly says "Hello? Hello!" and waits for someone to pick up the phone.

Ah well, I have my revenge on the telemarketers who can't introduce themselves properly on the phone (The person calling has to say what the call's about.) by getting to say "He's in India. For a year. So's she." I don't think they're still in India, and they've probably got less than a year of world tour left, but it's still very appropriate and stonkers people. I should be using the do-not-call-list line too, but I never think of it once I've used the India line.

[1] I can't describe this well, although I can imitate it well enough. It's the sort of voice that goes well with adjectives like "pert" and "spunky". It's scary.

*ponders* I wonder if telemarketing could be more effective by combining it with phone sex?

[azurelunatic]

Yes. Yes it can. Though if you're too sexy, they'll want to do you, and not do business with you.

[azurelunatic]

I have a 'phone voice' that I developed at work. It's smooth, a little cheerful and energetic, and is the logical descendant of the voice that Pyro commented could have me pay my way through college with phone sex. (He was, IIRC, still dating you at the time, since I was still engaged...)