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#53
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 4,299
I put my dog on the phone. If I put the phone on speakerphone, she'll make these "muttering" sounds that apparently pass for human. Kind of a "om ow ow?" sort of vocalization, sounds like a question. So I just put it on speakerphone and set the phone down on the floor, she'll lay down and listen very attentively to the voice on the other end, and if they're quiet too long she'll ask her questions to make them start talking again.
It doesn't work all that often though, she has to be in the right mood for it or she'll just walk away from the phone (a fine solution as well). I've tried to catch it on video but she sees the camera and goes quiet...I guess she's shy!
She likes to "talk" to drive-thru speakers too! It's gotten me into trouble when I pull up and they ask me to wait, my dog will start muttering at the speaker and I've had people get a bit snippy thinking I wasn't listening, lol. "I said just a moment!" "Sorry, that's my dog talking, she didn't understand..."
It doesn't work all that often though, she has to be in the right mood for it or she'll just walk away from the phone (a fine solution as well). I've tried to catch it on video but she sees the camera and goes quiet...I guess she's shy!
She likes to "talk" to drive-thru speakers too! It's gotten me into trouble when I pull up and they ask me to wait, my dog will start muttering at the speaker and I've had people get a bit snippy thinking I wasn't listening, lol. "I said just a moment!" "Sorry, that's my dog talking, she didn't understand..."
#54
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SW Minnesota
Posts: 1,590
I've really enjoyed reading all of these posts. We also get quite a few calls, and like the majority of you, if we don't recognize the phone number, or if "unknown number" comes up on caller ID, we don't answer. If they really want to talk to us, they can leave a message.
#56
I have had this call several times. Call the Federal Trade Commission--1-877-382-4357. They have ways of tracing these calls we don't have. There never is a phone no. they are calling from, but they-the FTC, call reach them. Try to give them the approximate time of the call. worked for us.
Mariah
Mariah
#58
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: The other Milwaukie, Oregon
Posts: 1,913
This is a true story. I have a 90 year old friend who does not have a computer. She told the caller this and they couldn't hang up fast enough! She really doesn't but I figured if it worked for her it ought to work for me! It's my story and I'm sticking by it!
#59
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
Posts: 8,562
I've had only a cell for years and years and seem to never have these calls. But the stories here are so great that I've decided that if I ever do, I'm just gonna start talking in tongues to them!
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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