How to Answer Nuisance Calls?

Have you ever recieved calls asking to speak to someone whom you didn't even know?
Does it happen to you not just once but quite frequently?
Worst, it seems like these calls are always looking for the same person?

That is the problem with many "new numbers". Most of the time, whenever you apply for a new number, you are always given "recycled" number instead. "Recycled" numbers are numbers that have being previously used by other people. As to how many people already used that number, no one knows for sure. Thus, you may experience people always looking for a certain "Mr. Tan" or "Muthy" or "whosoever" and all you can tell them is "Sorry, wrong number." or "No such person."

Here's some creative suggestions as to how you could answer such "persistant" phone calls. Some may even stop such calls totally if you say it with much... "realism". Hahaha. Here are a few ways to answer such phone calls my friends and I have suggested and even tried!

1. "Hello, Muthu's Curry!"
2. "Bukit Batok Police Station. How may I help you?"
3. "Institute of Mental Health. How may I help you?"
4. "Hi sweetie... Thank you for calling Hot Dates... You will be charged $1 for every minute starting from now..."
5. "Thank you for your kind and generous donation. Your donation of $100 will be reflected on your phone bill."
6. "This is the Singapore Telecom announcement service. The number you just called is not in use."
7. "Ah Hock Casket and Undertaker! Christian or Buddhist?"

And here is one interesting incident that happen to my friend's husband. They kept getting this kind of call and finally, he could no longer stand it.

Caller: Hello! Wo ai cher Ah Tan! (I want to find Ah Tan!)

Reciever: Wo si Ah SEOW. (I am Mad One.)

According to my friend, the caller was very shock and quickly put down the phone.