Mr.Admin
08-13-2003, 06:12 AM
The federal government's do-not-call list should save millions of Americans from pesky telemarketers, but Tom Mabe had to take it one step further.
The comedian and jingle-writer goes on the offensive on "A Wake-Up Call for Telemarketers," his new CD being released Tuesday. Last year, Mabe traveled to Washington, D.C., for a telemarketers convention and stayed at their hotel. He waited until the wee hours of the morning — and started dialing.
Telemarketer: "Hello. Hello."
Mabe: "Hi, this is Tom Mabe. I'm calling on behalf of the Telemarketers With Insomnia Foundation. How are you doing this evening sir?"
Telemarketer: "Excuse me?"
Mabe: "This is Tom Mabe. I'm calling with the Telemarketers With Insomnia Foundation. We call you at this hour only so you can better understand what these poor telemarketers with insomnia go through."
Telemarketer: "You're an idiot."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030812/ap_on_en_mu/calling_telemarketers_3
The comedian and jingle-writer goes on the offensive on "A Wake-Up Call for Telemarketers," his new CD being released Tuesday. Last year, Mabe traveled to Washington, D.C., for a telemarketers convention and stayed at their hotel. He waited until the wee hours of the morning — and started dialing.
Telemarketer: "Hello. Hello."
Mabe: "Hi, this is Tom Mabe. I'm calling on behalf of the Telemarketers With Insomnia Foundation. How are you doing this evening sir?"
Telemarketer: "Excuse me?"
Mabe: "This is Tom Mabe. I'm calling with the Telemarketers With Insomnia Foundation. We call you at this hour only so you can better understand what these poor telemarketers with insomnia go through."
Telemarketer: "You're an idiot."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030812/ap_on_en_mu/calling_telemarketers_3