Despite Colorado's "No-Call List", I have just fielded a telemarketing call from a subdivision of my bank, offering some me some bullshit Get-Hit-By-A-Truck-And-We-Send-You-A-Buck scheme.

For some reason, I didn't resort to either of my two techniques for fielding sales calls:

1) Rant at them about the Colorado No-Call list, legal repercussions, and how I'd be more likely to agree to go on a date with Anna-Nicole Smith, to an all-you-can-eat pizza parlour, than buy something from an unsolicited call.

2) In my most English accent, tell them that I'm only visiting the U.S. and that the householder isn't in right now.

So I listened. At one point she said, and I quote, "...and if you are illegible for this scheme...". I managed to supress my laughter, but started to wonder if this counted as a vote for illegiblebatchelor.com in the Name Max's Next Domain competition.

As if that wasn't lame enough, she then went on to ask me if I'd heard of the actor Christopher Reeve. I'm serious, she actually used his name to try to sell me this policy.

She said that he has been quoted as saying that this scheme is a really good idea, because you never know when an accident can happen, leaving you paralysed.

I managed to not blurt out, "Fuck off, did he! You lying cow!", and suggested that if Mr Reeve would like to call me himself, I might consider his endorsement.

How surprised would you be that she didn't spot my sarcasm?