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Friday, February 09, 2007

Answer Machine Messages

WE ARE BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. But
we're not home right now. So leave a message at the tone, and we'll assimilate you later.



Hi! John's answering machine is broken. This is his refrigerator.
Please speak very slowly, and I'll stick your message to myself with one of these magnets.



Hello, this is Ron's toaster. Ron's new answering machine is in
the shop for repairs, so please leave your message when the toast is done... (Cachunk!)



Please leave a message. However, you have the right to remain
silent. Everything you say will be recorded and will be used by us.



Hello, this is KVKE, you're on the air. (or) Hello, you're caller
number nine!



(Very fast:) Hi, this is 904-4344. If you want to leave a message,
please wait for the tone. If you want to leave your name and number, please press pound,
press 3, then dial your name, then press 6 and dial your number. If you want to leave your
name and just a message, press star, press 6, ask for extension 4443, then leave your name
and message. If you want to leave your number and the time you called, please press star
twice, spin in a circle, press 1 twice, talk loud and (BEEP)



'Ello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Leave your
name and number, and prepare to die.



This is the Literacy Self Test Hotline. After the tone, leave your
name and number, and recite a sentence using today's vocabulary word. Today's word is
"supercilious".



Greetings, you have reached the Sixth Sense Detective Agency. We
know who you are and what you want, so at the sound of the tone, please hang up.



I can't come to the phone now because alien beings are eating my
brain. Leave a message anyway, and after the alien beings assume my shape, one of them
will get back to you.



I can't come to the phone now because I have amnesia and I feel
stupid talking to people I don't remember. I'd appreciate it if you could help me out by
leaving my name and telling me something about myself. Thanks.



Thank you for calling the CSU Automated Hearing Test Line. Prepare
for Test 1. Is this tone louder in your left ear or right ear? ... BEEP



(Rod Serling imitation:) You're dazed, bewildered, trapped in a
world without time, where sound collides with color and shadows explode. You see a
signpost up ahead -- this is no ordinary telephone answering device... You have reached,
"The Twilight Phone".



Thank you for calling 434-2322. If you wish to speak to Tim, push
1 on your touch tone phone now. If you wish to speak to Lynn, push 2 on your touch tone
phone now. If you have a wrong number, push 3 on your touch tone phone now. All of this
button pushing doesn't do anything, but it is a good way to work off anger, and it makes
us feel like we have a big time phone system.



(In a bored voice:) Heaven, God speaking...



Lucifer speaking. Who in hell do you want?



Thank you for calling the Metropolitan Church of the Holy Bible.
Today's commandment is Number 6, Thou shalt not... er... Bear a... er... Shalt not witness
thy... uh... Neighbor's, Oh, I mean, false... er... Shalt not commit a bear... Dern...



This is a test. This is a test of the Answering Machine Broadcast
System. This is only a test.



I can't come to the phone now, so if, well, actually, I CAN come
to the phone now, I mean, like, I'm at the phone NOW, recording this message, but I'm
doing this NOW, while you're listening to it LATER, except for you I guess it's NOW, like,
when you're listening to it... I mean, like, wait, gosh. This is so confusing.



(Recorded directly from AT&--------T:) We're sorry, but the
number you dialed is disconnected or no longer in service.



Hi, you've reached 340-2359. We're not peeb eht retfa egassem ruoy
evael esaelp os ,won thgir emoh. gnillac rof uoy knahT.



The number you have reached, 226-0477, has been changed. The new
number is 226-0477. Please make a note of it.



You have reached the CPX-2000 Voice Blackmail System. Your voice
patterns are now being digitally encoded and stored for later use. Once this is done, our
computers will be able to use the sound of YOUR voice for literally thousands of illegal
and immoral purposes. There is no charge for this initial consultation. However our staff
of professional extortionists will contact you in the near future to further explain the
benefits of our service, and to arrange for your schedule of payment. Remember to speak
clearly at the sound of the tone. Thank you.



(Klingon voice:) ANSWERING MACHINE. SPEAK.



You have reached the number you have dialed. Please leave a
message after the beep.



Now I lay me down to sleep; Leave a message at the beep. If I die
before I wake, Remember to erase the tape.



Hello, this is Sid. I've got a puppy in one hand and a Smith &
Wesson .38 in the other. Leave a message or the puppy gets it.



My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll
leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as we're finished.



Hello, you've reached Jim and Sonya. We can't pick up the phone
right now, because we're doing something we really enjoy. Sonya likes doing it up and
down, and I like doing it left to right... real slowly. So leave a message, and when we're
done brushing our teeth we'll get back to you.



A is for academics, B is for beer. One of those reasons is why
we're not here. So leave a message.



Hi. This is John. If you are the phone company, I already sent the
money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my financial aid institution,
you didn't lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a
female, don't worry, I have plenty of money.



(Narrator's voice:) There Dale sits, reading a magazine. Suddenly
the telephone rings! The bathroom explodes into a veritable maelstrom of toilet paper,
with Dale in the middle of it, his arms windmilling at incredible speeds! Will he make it
in time? Alas no, his valiant effort is in vain. The bell hath sounded. Thou must leave a
message.



Hi. I'm probably home, I'm just avoiding someone I don't like.
Leave me a message, and if I don't call back, it's you.



I'm sorry, the number you have reached is imaginary. Please rotate
your phone 90 degrees and dial again.



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