Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Had a laugh today, my friends Father who is a self made very wealthy man who is in his 80's and still goes to work every day tells cold callers when they ask him "Is that Mr. T or can I speak to Mr. T" "No he replies - he has gone to India/China or wherever for 6 years and I am looking after his house whilst he is away, goodbye". Will try that one the next time I get asked can I speak to whatever my name is. What a riot.

3m

Why don't you just say " I don't accept cold callers , good bye "

Anyone missing the video advert yet?

I see it is sharing time with other adverts, eg. two pleasant '.gif' type adverts from FirstShares.com - they are worth a read too.

I always say "I am not interested thank-you, good bye." I just thought my friends Fathers quip was hilarious - they certainly won't bother him for 6 years if they think he is away. Ah well, we all have different sense of humours which is not a bad thing. Have a nice day now.

There is a vote today on a benefit cap £120bn. The cap will apply at the start of a parliament an limit spending on benefits. What is interesting is that Miliband is supporting the measure although a few backbenches may rebel. It is a useful device for Miliband if he wins the election. He can say that his hands are tied and he cannot raise benefits.

Update - Labour lead at 3
by YouGov in Politics
Wed March 26, 2014 6 a.m. GMT

Latest YouGov / The Sun results 25th March - Con 35%, Lab 38%, LD 10%, UKIP 10%

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/another-poll-shocker-for-ed-miliband-and-labour-as-41-of-voters-say-hes-weird-9214770.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2589513/Miliband-slumps-19-support-majority-voters-say-not-fit-lead-Britain.html

Hmmm? I'm not so sure the callers from these outfits go away so easily.

Quite often you pick up the phone on an 'international call' and there is no one there. The line has been tested out with a robotic call. If a salesperson is available to talk to you then he/she is put through and if there isn't it's you who will hang up. Their calling overheads are very low and it's just a numbers game with names and numbers on purchased massive mailing lists.

I reckon we get about 1.2 such calls per day on average. Most days none. Occasionally two.

Yesterday, I did a 'Just a minute......' and got my dog to bark down the portable phone by holding it's collar and taking it with me and ringing the doorbell. The guy was 'asian' and said he was investigating as to whether I qualified for a 'government loan'.

Mostly, if it's an 'international call' we just use an 'up and down action' with the phone and its charger cradle.

Will they rescue this guy in time? Hmmm?

Why not say "very interesting hold on for a minute" and get on with whatever you are doing.

Replacing the phone after 20 mins.

Or even more simple B. off.

The falling ratings of Miliband are looking similar to what was called the 'Kinnock effect' where Labour were on track to win the election and they lost to Major. The loss was put down to the lack of appeal of Neil Kinnock as PM.

Miliband has praised the launch of the British Kebab magazine and this year’s associated British Kebab Awards,

This new-found love of Turkey’s national dish will come as a surprise to Ed’s old classmate Kevin Mustafa, who the future Labour leader allegedly abused as a “Turkish b*stard” back at school. Kevin famously told the Mail in 2011:

“We did not agree on something and I belittled him and dismissed him as if what he said was a stupid comment. In retaliation, he lashed out with verbal abuse. He called me a Turkish b*stard so I hit him. I gave my reasons as to why I did it but was dismissed and I was suspended for three days. He was not a friend of mine but we sat in the same class. Although he was no better than us he had quite a high opinion of himself. He tried to come across as if he was more intelligent. Most of the time we let it pass but I lost my rag that day.”

074045 call numbers are not mobile calls but Wi fi numbers and there is a costly conection fee

Further research reveals the problem is with T-Mobile. They have had a long running dispute with Lycomobile going back to 2010. If you complain they generally credit the cost. is just a mobile number the 07404 series is allocated to Lycomobile operator.

Goldie

I done i dummy CFD trade with CEY with a 50p stop loss , how is your brothers trade going ?

Hazy One.

Wait until the media and tory sycophants turn on Toady Cameron and Porky before, or when the lose the next elections.

They will be scathing of a loser.

Hays

Lycomobile is in distbute with T mobile i think , so they charge you a costly connection fee as if it was Wi fi

fred - i don't think anyone of any party is particularly enamoured with their particular party leader ...... whoever loses will no doubt be given the choice of either hemlock or falling on his sword