Do you guys get those phone scammers who tell you they're from Microsoft support and that they have detected a problem with your computer? Most people just hang up on them, but I like to press "1" to talk to a live person, tell them to shut up and leave me alone, and then hang up. I don't know if it bothers them, but it makes me feel better.
When I was struggling with my new Windows 10, I actually did talk to the real Microsoft support a couple of times, but I had initiated the calls. They gave me a case number both times and told me they would always refer to it in any future communications. Since they spoke with the same goofy accent as the scammers, I wrote the case numbers down by the phone so that I would be able to tell the real guys from the scammers. One day my hypothetical wife answered the phone and, when the guy claimed to be with Microsoft, she asked him if it was in reference to one of my case numbers or was it just bull shit. The guy actually said, "It's bullshit." I am not making this up!
Today we got a new one, claiming to be from AT&T, which is not our internet provider, although we do get our phone service through them. They called us five times within a few hours. My hypothetical wife answered the first couple of times, but she was busy, so she just hung up on the recording. I picked it up the next couple of times, pressed "1", and told them to shut up and leave me alone. The second time I even said "What is it about 'Shut up and leave me alone.' that you don't understand? Don't call me again!" The fifth time they called, I decided to throw some bullshit of my own at them. I had planned to say that Donald Trump was a personal friend of mine and, if they called me again, I would have him target their place of business with 59 cruise missiles. I only got as far as, "Donald Trump is a personal friend of mine" before they hung up.... and they did not call us again. It appears that the mere mention of Trump's name strikes fear in the hearts of bad guys.....Okay, it was only one time so it might have been a coincidence, but I plan to try it again, and you guys should too. If we can confirm this hypothesis, we could use it to save the world from all manner of evildoers.
Speaking of evildoers: While the Islamic terrorists are no threat to our national sovereignty, they are certainly a threat to the lives of innocent people all over the world. Hardly a day goes by that they don't set off a bomb or shoot up a marketplace somewhere. As Old Dog has previously mentioned, there seem to be more frequent attacks in Europe than in the US. That may be because there are more Islamics in Europe than in the US, which should be a lesson to us all.
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