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    The floppy drive is no longer obsolete. AmEv's Avatar
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    Default Epic mom is EPIC

    http://notalwaysworking.com/its-curt...his-scam/26358


    (My mum has a dislike for dishonest telemarketers, and has no qualms wasting their time. One day, just such a telemarketer calls, and my mom answers.)

    Mum: “Hello?”

    Telemarketer: “Hi, I’m calling you from the Windows Service Centre. We’ve been informed you’re downloading a virus every time you open Windows.”

    Mum: *sarcastically* “Oh, really? I’m looking at my windows now, and they’re fine.”

    Telemarketer: “Oh, no, we’ve been informed of a virus. If you can open Windows, I will help you fix—”

    Mum: “But my windows are already open!”

    Telemarketer: “N-no, those are the windows in your house.”

    Mum: “Yeah, I’m opening and closing them right now. What is it you want me to do with them exactly?”

    Telemarketer: “Open your Windows, please.”

    Mum: “But they are open! There’s a lovely breeze as well.”

    Telemarketer: “No! The Windows on your computer!”

    Mum: “Oh yeah, I don’t have a computer.”

    Telemarketer: *click*
    Two years. They were great. Let's make the next ones even better!

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    Lol.
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    Worth a laugh. Telemarketers are a pain...

    Thanks for the link to that site by the way... Some interesting stuff on there.

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    last time i received that call a few months back, i wasted 40+ minutes of their time asking about the virus, how it happened, etc... etc... then started to follow some of the steps, then more questions, more questions... hahaha i figure i am a hero... saving other people from getting scammed...

    also, my brother got a call. he totally trolled them, and i could barely keep from laughing in the background constantly.
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    They haven't called me yet. When they do, I'm ready with a Linux VM.
    Two years. They were great. Let's make the next ones even better!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AmEv View Post
    They haven't called me yet. When they do, I'm ready with a Linux VM.
    they try to get you to go to a website with remote log in stuff.
    "The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.” -George Carlin

    “Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.” -George Carlin

    Quote Originally Posted by DynamoNED
    Any contest that lacks integrity is no contest at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cale_Hagan View Post
    they try to get you to go to a website with remote log in stuff.
    Three things I have to say:

    1: It's a VM. They can't totally mess up my machine.
    2: They more than likely don't have stuff for Linux.
    3: I have no personal stuff in the VM. So, no data loss.
    3a: I can totally say it's just a new computer.
    Two years. They were great. Let's make the next ones even better!

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    Is this happening in the US?
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    If it is I hope they call me
    Regedit'ed, Rooted, and Jailbroke anymore questions?
    Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car.”

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    ^Ditto.

    What I plan to do is a Ubuntu Server VM. Totally throw them off.
    Two years. They were great. Let's make the next ones even better!

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