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Answering machines. I hate'em. No I don't. I just don't like talking to machines. Leave your message after the beep. "Oh fuck off, I know you're there!". What message is on your answering machine? Do you leave a message? Or are you one of those annoying creatures who puts down the receives just after the beep?

― travis bickle, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

On my machine, I just say who lives at the house, leave a message. I'll go into painful details on the messages I leave for others if I have to.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"I just don't like talking to machines" -- what do you think u r doing right now?? you know we're all robots right???

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(cep me: I'm a dinosoar...)

― mark s, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm proud to say I have now evolved from annoying creature to homo telephonus. I now prefer answering machines to people, because once they've finished beeping at me I can say whatever I like and they won't interrupt. On the whole, I find them to be very considerate.

― Trevor, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have no answering machines. I like them because otherwise the person I was calling wouldn't know to call me back, and phone tag is no fun. I tend to say my name, number if necessary, and would you please call me back.

― Lyra, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I hate telephones in general. I much prefer e-mail.

But I do have an answering machine (with a taped recording of "Pocari Sweet" in the background).

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I prefer answering machines to getting through to the actual person, but I need a review/re-record facility (so I can perfect - over a dozen attempts - the casual, nonchalent air I wish to convey).

― David Inglesfield, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ok, this is really bad. someone (or more than one) is leaving messages of silence on my mobile. is very irritating. last week i had a 2 minutes message of a woman giving a driving lesson to a girl. the week before i had some scraping noises for around a minute. wtf?

― gareth, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

they rang you by accident, tell them to get a fucking keylock

― Ronan, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I once got a 5 minute message of a guy pretending to have a conversation with my answering machine. No shit. He must've been trying to convince his friends he had someone on the line but it was surreal anyhow.

My answering machine just says "You've reached (phone number). We can't take your call right now, but if you leave a message we'll get back to you". What I forget to point out is that I don't return messages, ever.

― Ally, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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