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gilleaintoday at 2:23 PM3 repliesview on HN

The only solution? Answer the phone in an over the top comedy accent, such as Simpsons characters, or just whatever comes to mind.


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amanaplanacanaltoday at 3:15 PM

I just don't answer the phone. If it's important, they can leave a message.

matltctoday at 2:43 PM

A terse, altered "Hello" is all I say. Sometimes I don't say anything. Most humans would wait a few seconds then prompt with "...Hello?", whereas bots tend to hang up after ~2s silence

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andrepdtoday at 2:36 PM

I actually fucking do this, and have done for a year or two. Sad state of affairs.