We are inundated with telemarketer calls all the time. In fact, the backlog of phone messages is so unmanageable at this point that I have to set aside about a half hour every week just to sift through them to see if there's anything important. Becaus...

How backwards of them. I've received many calls from advertising area codes recently, and they just hang up on me when I answer. I wonder if the goal is to see who will answer their phone and hound them with advertisements later? ...