What's your answering machine/VM message say?

[Jeanny]

Mine says, "Hey, you've reached my cell. I'm either working or walking the dog, so leave a message". I don't have a land line, only a cell ~ which is with me everywhere, but I usually shut it off at work.

 

[Pooh Crew]

In college, our message said, "you know who you've reached, you know where we're not, you know what to do" followed by the beep.

Now, as a mature adult, ours says "HI, you've reached 1234560000, please leave a message at the tone, thank you." I figure they should be bright enough to figure out that we can't get to the phone if they get the answering machine and sometimes I might not want to call them back, so I don't lie about it.

DSD's cell phone used to have a message that made me crazy: it answered, "Hello?" with a pause. Then "hello?" again, followed by "Who?" and "I can't hear you!" so the whole time, I'm yelling for her thinking she can't hear me, getting more aggravated by the minute, then it goes into "Gotcha! Leave a message and I'll call you back!"

 

[Aidensmom]

My home phone is also the robotic guy, he just says "Leave a message at the tone."

I used to have a real message, but everytime we have a thunderstorm (which can be daily in the summer here), the electricity would go out for a split second and I'd lose the message. I just got tired of recording it again every day.

 

[JimFitz]

"You know what to do"..............beep.

 

[justplaingoofy]

I am very tempted to change our message (I posted it above) to something I head on the Soprano's.....


Anyone remember what it was??

Something like..... leave your number and I'll call you back. I cannot look up numbers I am too busy???

Anyone know what this was ??? I remember cackeling when I heard it!

 

[goofy4tink]

My dd, now almost 13, begged to redo our message. So, now it's..."Hi, you've reached 123-4567, can't answer the phone right now, so....SPEEEEEEAK!" She's a huge 'Rent' fan, so imitated their anwering machine message. Can't believe my dh, an elected official in our town, went along with this. I thought he would be mortified!!!

 

[Morganpics]

Ours is pretty dull. "You have reached xxx-xxxx, please leave a message after the beep. Thank you."

 

[laurajetter]

"Hi, you've reached *DH*, *myself*, *DS* and Hershey (Hershey, our chocolate lab, gives a single 'woof!' at this point). We can't take your call right now, but please leave a message and one of us will get back to you."

I like it since for the most part it's straightforward, yet people find it funny because the way we word it leaves the possibility that the dog could be the one to get back to them!

Laura

 

[wvjovifan]

My answering machine at home blows everyone away.......
"Hi this is Richie Sambora" "This is Jon Bon Jovi"
"Nobody's home right now, but if you leave your name and number we'll get right back to you........bye-bye" (this is Richie's voice)

My real friends know it's our phone (me being the Jovi freak that I am), but strangers are usually afraid to leave messages. I always wonder what the doctor's offices think when they call to confirm our appointments!!!!

 

[buddy&wooz]

I used to have a longish message "you've reached 123-4567...yada yada" but I got tired of hearing myself when I was screening calls so I switched it to short & sweet "please leave a message at the beep thanks."

 

[munchkin bunchkin]

Ours says the usual ... you have reached----- we're not here to take your call right now , if you need to leave a msg for Dh press#1, for me press#2 or no one in particular wait for the beep! Have a nice day!!

 

[DizGeek]

When mine comes on I say "hello".....then after a short pause, I chuckle and say "just kidding, leave a message"

I get many comments about it...people really think I'm answering.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Ours says Hi, you've reached *DH and TOV*. We are unavailable to take your call, but you may leave a message at the sound of the tone. Thank you and have a nice day!

For awhile it was a Star Trek answering message I found on the internet:

Lt.Cmdr. Data
Capt. Picard
First Officer William T. Riker
Lt.Cmdr. Worf, son of the house of Mog
Unknown female officer

Sound of general announcement about to commence..kind of like a whistle
This is Capt. Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise.
Captain, we are being hailed!
Yes, I know that Data. But what could it be?A phone call?
Unknown, sir.Perhaps it is scanning us.
But is it alive?
It is a life form and it has intelligence.
How do you know, sir?
It's trying to communicate with us.
Aww..how touching!
Quite..stimulating, wouldn't you say?
Indubitably!
What does that mean?!?
I was just being polite. Sir.
Open all hailing frequencies.
Hailing frequencies open, sir.

 

[Sparx]

I like the "don't call her that!" one and the "gotcha"

I think I'm gonna go change our answering maching message now.

 

[IwasatWDWforamonth]

Hi Hope **** here the rest of the family has been abducted by aliens please leave a message and I'll give it to them when they get back.

 

[TheDisneyTraveler06]

Please, please don't have your little child record the message...no matter how cute you think little Johnny or Joanne is. That is something I really can't stand. To get some long winded message with some toddler voice that you can't understand and don't want to listen to for 5 minutes until you can leave a message.

My DS5 has a small part in our recording, and although some may not be able to fully understand him on the phone, he feels special to be included in a part of the message.

 

[rayelias]

For awhile it was a Star Trek answering message I found on the internet:

Lt.Cmdr. Data
Capt. Picard
First Officer William T. Riker
Lt.Cmdr. Worf, son of the house of Mog
Unknown female officer

Sound of general announcement about to commence..kind of like a whistle

Do you remember where you got this?!? I HAVE to hear this!!!

 

[MouseJunkie]

I used to have Kenny Chesney as my cell phone. I actually had people calling thinking it was really Kenny. My land line used to be my cousin's voice who used to be a radio dj saying Z93 (a local radio station) your the 5th caller what's your name and number. I had some fun with that one too.

 

[Makdyn]

My house message has the deep voice man that came with it. My cell phone (which I had to call) says " Hi you reach me, I did not answer my phone, leave a message bye"