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http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.11/start.html?pg=9 http://www.flash.net/~carlton2/telemark.htm -----Original Message----- From: Ray Evans Harrell [mailto:mcore@;nyc.rr.com] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:31 PM To: Mantle, Rosalyn; Anthony, David; Bradskey, Teresa; Cole, Karen Watters; Dawn Anthony; Downs , Jason; Dunn, Darcy; H, Joan; harrell, jane; Krueger, Jack A.; Sagowa; Sleigh, Ben and Roz; Watters, Valorie Cc: futurework Subject: Fw: Three Little Words Just a thought, Cousin REH Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 7:54 PM Subject: Three Little Words > THREE LITTLE WORDS.. I suppose some degree of commerce > > would grind to a halt if telephone solicitors weren't able to call > > people at home during dinner hour. But that doesn't make it any more > > pleasant. > > > > Now Steve Rubenstein, a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, > > has proposed "Three Little Words" based on his brief experience > > in a telemarketing operation that would stop the nuisance for all > time. > > > The three little words are "Hold On, Please." > > > > Saying this while putting down your phone and walking off instead > > of hanging up immediately would make each telemarketing call so > > time-consuming that boiler rooms would grind to a halt. When you > > eventually hear the phone company's beep-beep-beep tone, you know > > it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently > > completed its task. This might be one of those articles you'll want to > > e-mail to your friends. Three little words that eliminate telephone > > soliciting. > > > > OTHER GOOD IDEAS: > > > > When you get ads in your phone or utility bill, include them with the > > payment - let the companies throw them away. > > > > When you get those pre approved letters in the mail for everything > > from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them > > come with postage paid return envelopes, right? Well, why not get > > rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little > > envelopes! > > > > Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. > > Send the pizza coupon to Citibank. > > > > If you didn't get anything else that day then just send them their > > application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure > > your name isn't on anything you send them. You can send it back > > empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! > > > > Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin getting > > their junk back in the mail. Let's let them know what it's like to get > > junk mail, and the best of it is that they're paying for it! Twice! > > > > Let's help keep our postal service busy since they say e-mail is > > cutting into their business, and that's why they need to increase > > postage again! > > > > Send this to a friend or two or three...or fifty.... > > > > >
