bluedragon1

There should be a special place in heaven for people who do not have a telephone answering device.
I think most people install telephone answering machines for two reasons. Eather they want others to think they get a lot of important calls and can't leave the phone unattended, or they don't want to miss out on an opportunity to be creative when it comes to making up a recorded message.
Most try to put in a little would be humor.
"Hi this is Jim. I can't come to the phone right now because I am on special assignment for the CIA, blah, blah, blah."
I call long-distance and I still have to pay for the call because Jim's stupid machine answered the phone. Nothing funny about that.
I've heard answering machines do impressions.
"You doity rat, you killed my bruddah, but I'll still call you back if you'll leave your name and numbah."
Why should I get a bad James Cagney impression when I call ?
I must admit that because I was the victim of some bad advice, I purchased a telephone answering device. It was supposed to make my life easier. It didn't.
In the few days I kept it, however, I did learn a few things.
Most people are to smart to talk to a machine, so they hang up.
The only people who will leave a message are those who want you to do something you don't want to do anyway.
If your mother calls and the machine answers the phone, she is afraid something is wrong or that you are doing something you shouldn't be doing.
I returned my answering machine and got my money back. I immediately phoned Falwell to see if I still had a shot at the special place in heaven.
" Hi. This is the Rev. Jerry Falwell," began his recorded answer. "I cant come to the phone right now because I'm on special assignment for the CIA......