In a world inundated with advertising, which is the least evil way to be annoyed?

Spam is, at worst, an annoyance. But spam that interrupts a performance of Riverdance -- now that's downright criminal.

Rodney Joffe, founder of the Web-hosting firm Genuity, received an unsolicited text message on his cellphone during an otherwise riveting performance of "Riverdance." The disruptive piece of wireless spam so incensed Joffe that he sued the small mortgage company responsible for the message.

A California congressman caught wind of the controversy and has introduced a bill to outlaw wireless spam.

Traditional email spam can be costly, but only to ISPs that supply the server space and processing power to shuttle mass emails to and fro. Wireless spam, on the other hand, screws the consumer. Most cellphone plans charge a user for each text message he sends or receives.

Our question
The advertising industry will use every last trick at its disposal to grab your attention, and that's never going to change. So, if you had to select your advertising torture, would you rather receive wireless spam or talk to a telemarketer? Share your opinion in the Talkback section below the poll.