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From: gadfly@ihuxn.UUCP (Gadfly)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Long Distance (actually unlisted phone service)
Message-ID: <1319@ihuxn.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Jan-86 12:57:57 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 15 12:57:57 1986
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> >I suggest that everyone pick a name (Jones, Fred) and "list" their
> >unlisted numbers.
> 
> But you'll still get annoying sales calls (to the wrong name, yet)...

True, but you'll know that's what they are the moment the callers ask
for "Mr. Fred".  This can be very handy, because you are on to them
immediately.  "Mr. Fred" can, for instance, be on extended vacation
in Pago-Pago, or even deceased, if you want to hang up right away yet
not be rude.  I've lived in a house with such a listing, and would
have loved to have seen the look on the saleman's face when I said
one time, "I'm sorry, he's not here--he was murdered yesterday."
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