We had a good one from a Steve Gillete and Cindy Mangsen CD, about being off on an adventure, but I can;t recall the name. As it was about two minutes in length, it really cut done on nuiscance messages left! *G* We DID put a warning at the beginining of the song that the beep would be a long time coming, and smart callers figured out that they could bypass the song by hitting numbers on the keypad to get to the beep faster. People who complained were deemed to be dyed-in-the-wool compainers and they always got called back last. Plus I carried a beeper in those days so people who needed us for a Red Cross or pastoral care emergency could always get us quick.

A friend long ago simply put his phone in the pseudonym of "Mr. Ringo Alibi," and whenever a telemarketer called asking for "Mr. Ah-LEE-bee," he'd know it was a nuisance call and curse them in a non-existant language and then hang up loudly.

~Susan