Giggle at a funeral.

[hannah]

The phone rang, and like a chump, I answered.

The telemarketer said, "Hi, I'm calling on behalf of Family Home Security."

I immediately replied, "I don't have a family."

A moment of silence.

"Good bye," I said, and hung up.

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During the call, I meant it in the connotation of "I live alone in an apartment with no children or significant others." After the call, I realized just how effective a conversation stopper it'd been - completely unintentionally.

Comments

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Amateurs. :) I once told my phone company it was inconvenient (I think they were trying to sell me more stuff, there was nothing actually important to talk about), and they asked me to name a convenient time. Now I just say, "No, thank you," every time they pause for breath (interspersed with "I don't know" and "if I ever need this, I can do it online, right").