[dinosaur]

I once seriously detested these kinds of calls. Then years ago I started responding with unexpected, but always really politely asked questions like "Can you call me back in five minutes?" or "I really want to speak with you but someone's at the door, can you hold on?"
After a while, I started trying to get the caller of his/her script by interrupting with a personal question of my own, sort of out of the blue, like "What color are your eyes?"
Then I looked forward to those calls, they were actually kinda fun.
Now, I don't seem to get them anymore. Hmmm....