I'll tell you how to make me temporarily not-so-pleasant.  Make me phone a number to activate a replacement credit card, then start hitting me with telemarketing.
I guess they think they found a loophole and now I'm going to actually consider the telemarketer - because I'm kind of stuck on the phone and I can't just do my usual pleasant, "Pass thanks," and hang up.  But no - I see no loophole - that's still a telemarketer.
He goes into a shpiel.  Mudcat interrupts after a short time, "Is the card activated yet?"
"No, not yet."  Goes back into shpiel.  At some point he fnally winds down and asks if I'm interested in whatever-it-is.
"Is it activated yet?"
"No, not yet.  Are you interested in [whatever]?"
"I called to activate my card.  Is it done yet?"
"Are you declining [whatever-it-is]?  I need to put you down for something."
"Don't care.  I just called to activate the card.  Is it done yet?"
It was not particularly pleasant.