Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 25, 2011
November 24, 2011
November 26, 2011
Transcript:
Pig: Hey, Rat... I think we need to change the greeting on our answering machine. Rat: What's wrong with my old one? Voice: Leave us the $*@! alone. Pig: Could be friendlier.
“If I know you or asked you to call, please leave your name and number. If you are calling to ask me for money, #^^&## off. If you are calling to tell me about my credit card, &%&(&)))&%^%$#$@##!!!!!!!!”
Yeah. Just how much does society have the right to demand of us? At least the Rats will die free.
Keeping a clear distinction between what’s necessary and required and honorable and one’s right to be oneself…and yet keep enough real friends, flesh and blood, not ghosts and numbers on the screen…that, Horatio, is also a pretty good question a-forming in a mind.
I un-friended Farcebook last year. After being on it for 1 month and the press I was reading, I realized it was Big Brother personified. It’s only gotten worse since then.
My greeting on my cell phone is something along the lines of “Welcome. You’ve reached my voice mail. If you’ll leave a message, I’ll get back in touch with you—at my convenience and if I want to. Thanks!”
rayannina about 13 years ago
Does that really qualify as a “greeting”?
mailinutile2 about 13 years ago
What’s wrong with it? I had the same one for years
Sisyphos about 13 years ago
You’re assuming a lot, Pig….
AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member about 13 years ago
Wow! That’s a great greeting. Wish I had thought of it years ago.
Sherlock Watson about 13 years ago
Wouldn’t it be great to have a machine that plays either a friendly message or a Rat message, depending on who’s calling?
pbarnrob about 13 years ago
This just might already be a product; if not – Opportunity Knocks, somebody!
x_Tech about 13 years ago
Don’t have an answering machine…Get the message?
Proginoskes about 13 years ago
Yeah, if it’s important, they’ll call back later.
chris_weaver about 13 years ago
“…and leave your message after the beep.”
zero about 13 years ago
Unless Rat has a PA / WV regional accent and/or a lazy tongue & doesn’t clearly enunciate “…the…” might send a different message.
luvcmx about 13 years ago
“If I know you or asked you to call, please leave your name and number. If you are calling to ask me for money, #^^&## off. If you are calling to tell me about my credit card, &%&(&)))&%^%$#$@##!!!!!!!!”
tigre1 about 13 years ago
Yeah. Just how much does society have the right to demand of us? At least the Rats will die free.
Keeping a clear distinction between what’s necessary and required and honorable and one’s right to be oneself…and yet keep enough real friends, flesh and blood, not ghosts and numbers on the screen…that, Horatio, is also a pretty good question a-forming in a mind.
rshive about 13 years ago
Betcha ten zillion people call just to hear the "cute"message.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member about 13 years ago
Hey, that’s my message left on the answering machine
kellmeister about 13 years ago
You can do that on Google Voice. Your contacts can be arranged in groups, and you can send some straight to voicemail, use different messages, etc.
hariseldon59 about 13 years ago
It’s still less annoying than those musical answering machine messages that some people use.
AndiJ about 13 years ago
We so need that for our greeting!
tegm about 13 years ago
people still use landlines?
nancyroy2 about 13 years ago
LOVE IT!!! Rat is so anti-social!!!!
Popeyesforearm about 13 years ago
I un-friended Farcebook last year. After being on it for 1 month and the press I was reading, I realized it was Big Brother personified. It’s only gotten worse since then.
bmonk about 13 years ago
And yet, some people expect monks to be available 24/7.
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Hey, we became monks for a reason! And it wasn’t to be constantly on call.
DQcartoonist about 13 years ago
RAT: “@#%&! you’re right. It could be @$#%#ing friendlier !”
ladywyntre about 13 years ago
My greeting on my cell phone is something along the lines of “Welcome. You’ve reached my voice mail. If you’ll leave a message, I’ll get back in touch with you—at my convenience and if I want to. Thanks!”
Number Three about 13 years ago
Trust Rat to add a swearword!
xxx
Justb0bbygookin about 13 years ago
Is there a “Number 2, third sister of Number 6?”
flashman.ace about 13 years ago
FARCEbook? Me likee.
hossblacksilver about 13 years ago
Yeah, Rat, if you leave a friendly message people calling for you will think they hit a wrong number.
alantain over 1 year ago
You want friendlier? How about “I’m culling the herd. If I don’t call, you’re one of them.”