Some chickens go into a trance if you lay them on their back. I have pictures of a Seramam rooster laying out on a board and another one laying out on my son's head!
That's terrible. You've been getting ready for this for weeks.
Our machine is set to pick up on the 4th ring, and the robo caller systems know this and usually disconnect if you pick up on the 4th ring. My favorite is when the person asks who they are speaking to... uhm, you're talking to the person who answered the number you dialed. I usually just hang up without saying anything. I'm past worrying about being rude. We don't pay the phone bill for them to call and bother us.