Catmae : If I am bored I will answer them and talk to them like it is an old friend I haven't talked to awhile. Yeah, it's pretty mean, I blame it on "MeanMaw".
@MooMaw : Most of the ones I get are computerized voices (AI I guess). They say, "Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi." or "Can you hear me okay? then give the appropriate amount of time for me to answer, then say, "Good. I'm calling, because I wanted to make sure you know about the new Medicare coverage ... blah, blah, blah" For awhile I waited for a human to get on the line and I would act crazy, telling them they were causing me to lose my mind. Several of them (usually foreign accents) said they were taking my number off their lists, but yet I still keep getting calls. Even had my number added to the national "Do Not Call List". Did very little good. Now I just answer, hang up, then block the number. They must have thousands of telephone numbers, because I have blocked over 100 myself and they keep coming in on new ones.