Some fraction of the calls come from (212) or (646), which are both local to me. Also, I get business calls, and while most of the people I work with are in downstate NY, NJ, and a few other outlyers, new clients can have a cell phone from Kalamazoo and still be based locally.

Other than wasting their time with endless questions, if they ask for my wife I like to get my best redneck on and yell "that bltch don't live here no more and if y'all see her tell her to bring back my remote control!!"

If they ask for me, It's fun to get real quiet, pause a bit and then in a choked voice say "he died suddenly yesterday, may I help you with something?"

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I thought I was the only one who did that

Best Prank Call Ever by Tom Mabe - YouTube

More and more people keep their cell number from the area code of where they previously lived. What with the virtual no cost for calling long distance these days, it's more and more attractive for people to just keep the same number when they move.

I get calls from clients now and then on their cell when all I have for them on file is their land line. Some odd area code and turns out I wanted to take the call.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

This. Although the calls are annoying on the other end is a human being trying to make a living doing a detested job....kindof like 100 times more hated than used car salesmen. I usually say no thanks and hang up. Occasionally if they annoy me first I just hang up. No sense wasting your time or theirs, but no reason to abuse them any more than they feel being stuck with such a job.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

This response to a scam is very long but hilarious and deals with one person's response to a typical "Nigerian email $ scam". It's one of the funniest I've ever read about.

The Adventures of Wendy Willcox and her dog Willis

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62 220sb
67 250S
72 280SE 4.5
74 280C
77 300D
82 240D
85 190E 2.3
86 300E RIP 12/28/09
85 300SD
92 300D 2.5
00 E320 Current
Over 1,000,000 miles in Benzes, Since66

....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii

I didnt think the scammers would be that gullible. Great story.

This may interest you.

http://www.419eater.com/

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving