So, I just get a call from a telemarketer. They introduce themselves somewhat coherently and say they work for Earthlink. The thing is, I have DSL with Earthlink already, and not fully understanding what the guy says, I ask what's up. He starts to go on about their dial-up offer and as soon as he takes a pause I inform him that I'm already with their company. He acts confused, so I reiterate that I already have their DSL at this time.

He refuses. He absolutely will not accept this and says NO loudly several times, then asks if I don't want the dial-up instead.

I say it's time for me to go, and wish him a nice day.

As I hang up, I hear him yelling Spanish into the phone.

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Don't you love telemarketers?

It's not part of their script.

I suspect this might be the truest piece of information anyone gives in this thread.

Uhh...no sir, I'm sure you're interested in our deals of free weekly magazines for three months, our special limited time offer!

I remember when one day at work some telemarketer called and I got the chance to answer the phone.
After I suspected what he was up to I asked him annoyed: "Do you want to advertise something?"
Telemarketer: "No sir, I don't want to advertise, I want to sell you something."
Me: "Oh, you want to sell something. That's a huuuuuuge difference."
Him: "Yes, I want to sell you toners. For laser printers."
Me: "But haven't you thought about selling these toners through a website? [we make websites]"
Him: "No..."
Me: "You should consider it. It's much more cost effective."
Him: "Cost effective? How that?"
Me: "Well, you don't need all those costly telemarketers, you can much more people through the internet."
[at this time we start talking about how to sell stuff over the internet, how that would apply to toners, etc. until finally]
Him: "So, what business are you in, anyway?"
Me: "We produce and host websites."
Him: "That explains a lot. I guess in this business you print a lot and need many toners."
Me: "Actually no, we do everything digitally. I haven't seen a single peace of paper for weeks."
Him: "So, you don't need any toners?"
Me: "No toners."
Him: "Well, good bye then."
Me: "Good bye."

It was great. I loved how the guy constantly tried to change the topic back to his toners.