Political Trawling

[Psycho666]

Its three in the afternoon, a beautiful day, and the phone rings.

"Hello?"
"Hello there sir, I'd like to ask you a few questions about some things today."
"Ummm..... Okay, shoot."

I should have know that was my first mistake. Apparently, a 'few questions' meant that he could have kept talking for days on end.

"I'd like to ask you about your positions about the privatization of public services. I'll read this list to you and answer me with Strongly agree, slightly agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree."

This went on for the better part of an hour. Question, after question, after question. My phone began to run out of batteries by the time he was done.

"And now I just need you to spell your first name for me."

Finally, it is over, I thought it would never end.

Anyways, my question is how common is this occurrence for you? This was the first time they caught me, I was wondering how many others have been verbally probed over the phone like this.

How did you feel about it? How did you feel about the questions, and what was the topic?

Did I just get massively scammed for my first name and political views?

[SteveGuzzi]

There's been times I've gotten a random call to take a survey or poll, but they typically say what it's about first, and if they don't, I inquire. I've never gotten one about anything political though. You mentioned phone batteries -- was this a cordless landline phone or a cell phone?

[Earfetish]

Some salesmen younger than me knocked on my door the other day and started trying to get me to provide information to them by filling in some online form on an iPad. They wouldn't even tell me what it was about. I ended up closing the door in their faces.

I was wearing a Nirvana t-shirt at the time and he was like "do you see your neighbours?"
"No."
"Just keep to yourself then, blasting out Nirvana. Go on, what's you're favourite track?"
"Dunno."
"I like Smells Like Teen Spirit me, that's a great song."

I felt like punching the little cunt, trying to be my buddy. He kept talking about what a "beautiful area" it is, and it's not a beautiful area at all.

Not political but wtvr, fucking salespeople

[Camarohusky]

I never had a land line living on my own so they never called me. But when I was with my parents they called a lot and we just hung up on them.

[Korriken]

I got a lot of mormons in my area who used to knock on my door, until the day I walked outside and began a blasphemous rant against Joseph Smith about him being no better than Mohammed and other religions, doing so for their own gain.

they quit showing up after that.

took a while to dig up all the dirt I could and prepared the rant for use when they next showed up.

it worked.

[Tankdown]

Never had one that long. Last one, about a year ago, was about fifteen minutes. Maybe you gave each question a lot of thought?