Bizarre things to say and do to a telephone solicitor to get him to hang up and leave you alone:

• "So, what are you wearing?"
• Talk very quietly and then without warning, scream as loud as you can into the phone.
• "You'll have to excuse me now, my armpit is on fire."
• "I'm sorry, but this phone is for personal calls only. The boss won't let us use it for business."
• Respond to their questions with fax/modem noises.
• "Have you heard about that study showing that it can cause impotence to sit all day with a telephone receiver next to your head?"
• When they ask to speak with you, say "Just a moment," and give the phone to your six-year old child to carry on the conversation.
• Pretend to be very interested in their product and then quite calmly and earnestly inquire, "Yes, but can it make a six minute casserole?"
• "I am truly sorry but the moon is in the seventh house of Pluto and my astrologer would just die if he knew I was talking to a salesman during this solar phase."
• "This isn't a recording. This isn't a recording. This isn't a recording. This isn't a recording."