“I’ll get it later”? Aside from being an obvious setup for the punchline, what in the world does that mean? There is no getting later with a phone call. It’s not like the telephone is a sandwich that he can pick up later. The appropriate polite response is, “Would you ask them to give you their name and number so I can call them back later.” Other possibilities that are less polite, but more reasonable are, “Who’s calling?” or “Tell them I’m not here” or “If it’s Gordon/Lawrence, tell them I’ll call back”
“I’ll get it later”? Aside from being an obvious setup for the punchline, what in the world does that mean? There is no getting later with a phone call. It’s not like the telephone is a sandwich that he can pick up later. The appropriate polite response is, “Would you ask them to give you their name and number so I can call them back later.” Other possibilities that are less polite, but more reasonable are, “Who’s calling?” or “Tell them I’m not here” or “If it’s Gordon/Lawrence, tell them I’ll call back”