Telemarketers have an awful job, filled with awful people who expect miracles out of them. They don't come up with the advertizing plans themselves, and if you really want them to stop, put yourself on the national do not call registry. When they inevitably do call you, ask them politely to put you on their "do not call list," and if you really want to confuse the hell out of them, tell them how sorry you feel that they have to get such a horrible job.

We all know that telemarketers are really the devil, but arguing with them NEVER works. They've been trained to avoid such tactics.