How to get rid of Telemarketers and debt collectors

That's a good one, but here is one for you; When the religious groups start coming to your area passing out their pamphlets, here is a sure fire way to keep them from knocking on your door. Put the outline of a body on your porch with chalk, then pitch a few religious pamphlets around, with a sign that says POLICE CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS.

I got a better one than that, and it doesn't require any chalk or crime scene tape or advance preparation. When a pair of teenaged Mormon "elders" comes knocking, I let them talk for a few moments. Then I interrupt them and in an earnest, knowing tone of voice I say "BoysÂ…your secret shame is written all over your faces." They turn white, then they turn red, then they hustle away.