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When I was fifteen, I worked for a butcher. I answered the phone and a kid asked if I had pigâs feet, and I said no. They then asked if I had frogâs legs and I said no again. The giggling in the background made me suspicious and I recalled a tv show that earlier that week had a joke where a person asked another if he had pigâs feet and when the person said yes, the âjokerâ said, âIt must be hard to find shoes.â So I told the person on the phone, âWe donât have pigâs feet, but I can give you the number for someone who does.â The whispering in the background confirmed my suspicions this was a prank call. âWho is it?â they asked. I gave them a number but not a name.I wonder what they did when the person answered the phone, âPolice Department.âI have total respect for police who in 99% of instances show incredible courage and responsibility in their efforts to protect us. I apologize to anyone who takes offense at my anecdote. Very RespectfullyC.
My daughter put a recorded message on my phone that simply said, âHi. Please leave a short message and Iâll get back to you."Short and sweet.I hate messages that say, âYou know what to do.â
Growing up, I never did that to my dadâs secretary because I knew he would have tanned my hide something awful if I did, followed by a stern talking-to.
I remember all of the books, giving scripts for cute, deceptive answer machine messages. My favorite, and I just fell for it the other day, was to just say hello, like you are there. Wait a minute, let the guy start talking, then say, Iâm not here.
Our business has a very easy number to punch it is a series of buttons next to each other. We often get kids calling, but the caller ID showed the same number over and over, the child calling Grandma. We told him to stop, but he didnât. We finally had to call childrenâs services and tell them there was a child who was obviously alone at that number. No calls from that one again. Another called over and over the same day and then asked us what number to call for grandma â we said 9-1-1. that number never showed up on caller Id either.
Years ago I went on vacation and several co workers left funny messages on my answering machine. One was getting beat up and screaming. So theses pranks are not limited to children. I had a good laugh. Good thing I did not put this on speaker phone.
Templo S.U.D. about 11 years ago
Isnât she expecting a child? Sheâll have know idea what it will be like when it calls her at work.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl about 11 years ago
Yes, we are adapting. Now we send obscene text messages and âselfies.â
chazandru about 11 years ago
When I was fifteen, I worked for a butcher. I answered the phone and a kid asked if I had pigâs feet, and I said no. They then asked if I had frogâs legs and I said no again. The giggling in the background made me suspicious and I recalled a tv show that earlier that week had a joke where a person asked another if he had pigâs feet and when the person said yes, the âjokerâ said, âIt must be hard to find shoes.â So I told the person on the phone, âWe donât have pigâs feet, but I can give you the number for someone who does.â The whispering in the background confirmed my suspicions this was a prank call. âWho is it?â they asked. I gave them a number but not a name.I wonder what they did when the person answered the phone, âPolice Department.âI have total respect for police who in 99% of instances show incredible courage and responsibility in their efforts to protect us. I apologize to anyone who takes offense at my anecdote. Very RespectfullyC.
goweeder about 11 years ago
My daughter put a recorded message on my phone that simply said, âHi. Please leave a short message and Iâll get back to you."Short and sweet.I hate messages that say, âYou know what to do.â
Say What? Premium Member about 11 years ago
Growing up, I never did that to my dadâs secretary because I knew he would have tanned my hide something awful if I did, followed by a stern talking-to.
georgiiii about 11 years ago
My mother â 2 hours of where, how, and why you screwed up.My Dad â 10 seconds of âyou know you screwed up, donât do it againâ.
Dadâs way was more effective. I took that to heart with my own kids (and grandkids).
loner34 about 11 years ago
It doesnât matter what your message says, the call was answered by a machine and not a person. You (they) are free to draw their own conclusions.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member about 11 years ago
My outgoing message: âLeave a message. If I donât call back, itâs because I donât like you.â
davbart92663 about 11 years ago
I remember all of the books, giving scripts for cute, deceptive answer machine messages. My favorite, and I just fell for it the other day, was to just say hello, like you are there. Wait a minute, let the guy start talking, then say, Iâm not here.
route66paul about 11 years ago
Our business has a very easy number to punch it is a series of buttons next to each other. We often get kids calling, but the caller ID showed the same number over and over, the child calling Grandma. We told him to stop, but he didnât. We finally had to call childrenâs services and tell them there was a child who was obviously alone at that number. No calls from that one again. Another called over and over the same day and then asked us what number to call for grandma â we said 9-1-1. that number never showed up on caller Id either.
westny77 about 11 years ago
Years ago I went on vacation and several co workers left funny messages on my answering machine. One was getting beat up and screaming. So theses pranks are not limited to children. I had a good laugh. Good thing I did not put this on speaker phone.
nickel_penny about 11 years ago
My voice mail message: âFor an immediate response, hang up and text me.â