I was getting those calls every other hour for about a week during last summer. I eventually got tired of it, so I wasted their time by pretending I was hard of hearing, or my computer was too slow, or keep crashing and rebooting. After about 10 or 15 minutes of this, I would then say, "I know you're a scammer, and…

I work as a phone answerer for several companies, and we get a "your computer has a virus call" at least once a week one of the companies. I usually ask which computer has the virus and that seems to confuse them enough to hang up, but I got a pretty good one yesterday. I strung him along for about 15 minutes…

Yeah my folks got one of those calls.

I may or may not throw jury summons directly into the trash. Never heard a thing about it, if I actually did this, of course.

I left that out of the myths because it's dangerous territory and I didn't want to go there. :) Yes, it's unlikely you'll be charged, arrested, and convicted for evading jury duty but the government does keep that on record. If you get in trouble for some other reason in the future, even for something you didn't do…

And the best part: he was usually the one who dit it.

Funny... My grandpa used a similar tactic. He used to say "whoever did that has got yellow hands" whenever he heard a fart. When someone looked to their own hands, all the adults knew who farted.

Yes. Just as every other parent does too. Get over yourself.

I just tell my kids their eyes turn red when they lie. Works every time.

Maybe one-in-fifty-thousand bloggers could make a living at it.

For most people:

As with courts asking witnesses to promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, these strategies will, of course, depend on the kid

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This article should be titled "How to Get McDonald's Employees to Spit in Your Food". I am the nicest person ever when I go to a fast food restaurant (or any restaurant, for that matter). I'm afraid to rock the boat in any way.

Chardonnay.Not water.

use a red wine instead... Zomg better flavor than just water.

If you thought that was a good commercial, you must be a Nicholas Cage fan. smh.

- Daddy, what do you do when you go to work?

Welcome to the straight man's pain... suckers!

(Seriously, glad you guys are being recognized as people these days. Hope it keeps on track.)

That reminds me of a fifth grade joke:

Wait, there is no way that is not a Cylon Basestar right?