Inspired by tjmw2727 . . . do you have an answering machine?

[Deb in IA]

If so, what does your machine say?


Ours has DH in his most grumpy, you-woke-me-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night voice saying, "Leave a message! THANKS!"

(It scares off the telemarketers and the solicitors )

What does YOURS say?

 

[luvmydogs]

I used to have a nice greeting, but we recently saw an rerun of "Friends" where Ross puts this geeky message on Joey & Chandler's machine to the tune of "We Will Rock You." He sings, "We will, we will call you back!" Ds just thought it was the greatest thing on earth, so we recorded him singing it. It won't last long, though. It's annoying me as much as I'm sure it's annoying our callers.

 

[Microcell]

You have reached xxx-xxxx, leave a message and we will call you back. For future reference if you hear weird sounds, leave a message anyway because my daughter has figured out how to change the message to a baby talk version that no one understands!

 

[Microcell]

Originally posted by luvmydogs
I used to have a nice greeting, but we recently saw an rerun of "Friends" where Ross puts this geeky message on Joey & Chandler's machine to the tune of "We Will Rock You." He sings, "We will, we will call you back!" Ds just thought it was the greatest thing on earth, so we recorded him singing it. It won't last long, though. It's annoying me as much as I'm sure it's annoying our callers.

Did you see the Sinefeld episode with George's machine patterened after Greatist American Hero?

Believe it or not George isn't at home...

I love that one!!

 

[Jolie C]

Ours is in my husband's voice and says, "You've reached the XXXXX's machine. Leave a message."

We do not say that we will call you back, because sometimes we won't.

 

[Annette_VA]

We have the voicemail service from the phone company. I've never actually owned an answering machine - have always used voicemail.

Ours says "You've reached the ____ residence. We're not able to take your call right now. Please leave us a message & we'll call you back"

I recorded it the day we moved in to this house (our first house) and I sound a little too excited. What can I say - I was happy to finally be a homeowner

 

[luvmydogs]

Oh yes, Microcell! I love that Seinfeld episode, too! "...believe it or not, I'm not home!"

 

[tastelikecandy]

We have regular voice mail and it says "Hey you have reached Daunnie and James, please leave a message or call us on our cell.

 

[Figaro]

Ours is: "Hi, you've reached the @@@. Please leave a message after the tone. Thank you!"

 

[cynsaun]

Originally posted by Jolie C
Ours is in my husband's voice and says, "You've reached the XXXXX's machine. Leave a message."

We do not say that we will call you back, because sometimes we won't.

It's ok, Jolie, you can say the "Drakes!" We all know!



Our machine is the girls voices saying the typical leave-a-message-at-the-beep message.

 

[stinkerbelle]

our answering machine has a "standard" greeting that we use...it's some android voice...it's funny.

"hello - no one is available to take your call. blah blah blah"

my brother left me a message the other day and after screaming a bunch of profanities he said "if this is my sisters house, have her call me back!"

 

[oogieboogie]

Originally posted by stinkerbelle
our answering machine has a "standard" greeting that we use...it's some android voice...it's funny.

"hello - no one is available to take your call. blah blah blah"

That's ours too. Hel-lo, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone. BEEEEEP.

 

[Jolie C]

Originally posted by cynsaun
It's ok, Jolie, you can say the "Drakes!" We all know!

I wish!

 

[Jenn Lynn]

We have voicemail. It says, Hello you have reached the *********. We can't come to the phone right now, etc.

When we were in HS my siblings and I said this message on our machine.

Hello? Hello? (long pause) You have reached the ****** please leave a message.

EVERYONE fell for it. I'm sure they were annoyed too.

 

[ILUVDXL]

You've heard mine, Deb way too often. I keep thinking a kinder, more gentle voice is in order. Joe sounds like he's going to bite your head off.

 

[MinnieMe2]

At the college I used to work for, there was one professor whose answer was as follows: "Hi, you've reached ******. Can you hang on a minute? Uh-huh...... Yep........ Just what I thought -- I'm not at my desk right now!!! If you'll leave a message, I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

I thought it was great, but some people didn't think it was 'professional' enough ....

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Right now it's just generic, because we were selling a car. The best message we have had went like this.....

(DH doing his best Clint Eastwood imitation..)

"You're probably wondering...did it ring 5 times...or was it 6? In all the confusion, I've forgotten myself. But seein's this is an AT&T model 455, the world's most powerful answering machine...the question you've got to ask yourself is.....do you want to leave a message? Well, do you .....punk?"

It's time to get that one back on..it's a little long, but very funny!

 

[MickeysMommy]

Mine says "You've reached Stacey and Mickey, please leave a message"

 

[cynsaun]

Originally posted by Jolie C
I wish!

Who doesn't, right!?

 

[Jolie C]

Originally posted by cynsaun
Who doesn't, right!?

Indeed!