tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post6544487526847188939..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: Phlippant Phone PhrasesDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-1494778135364999682012-09-13T06:41:48.097-06:002012-09-13T06:41:48.097-06:00This made me giggle- first because of the rotary p...This made me giggle- first because of the rotary phone comment- we had a wall phone for a long time after push-button phones were available, and a friend had come to play one day and didn't know how to use it! Then there were the phone etiquette lessons that my husband gave to all r kids' friends! Good memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57488061042637929192012-09-12T16:11:07.685-06:002012-09-12T16:11:07.685-06:00This was really cute, in my late 20's I took i...This was really cute, in my late 20's I took it into my head to answer the phone with a really sexy voice... people didn't know what to make of it, lol. I grew out of that phase:)Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-25800891268941908782012-09-12T14:59:25.601-06:002012-09-12T14:59:25.601-06:00Hahahaha I think George and I would get along famo...Hahahaha I think George and I would get along famously!Kloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354332829597477585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-24969636953454060782012-09-12T14:16:57.663-06:002012-09-12T14:16:57.663-06:00Red Green's my hero! Something else that works...Red Green's my hero! Something else that works is to hand the phone to your 4-year-old and get her to tell the nice man about her new puppy!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-10406022027095879272012-09-12T11:33:37.630-06:002012-09-12T11:33:37.630-06:00Dad would answer with whatever crossed his mind a...Dad would answer with whatever crossed his mind at the time....City Morgue...You Stab Em We Slab Em, or, Ed's fish and Chips, or, your dime, what's on your mind?...just whatever came to mind. Rarely did he say hello.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-49962811101087574702012-09-12T10:38:19.106-06:002012-09-12T10:38:19.106-06:00Yes, I remember that stony reception from Grandma....Yes, I remember that stony reception from Grandma. And the reprimand but it only served to slow me down. In later years with the advent of caller ID I got a little more creative. My favorite is actually one I picked up from RED GREEN. Get yourself a handheld recorder and record the sound of a fax machine. If a telemarketer calls, don't say a word; just replay the beeping sound. It works every time.<br />Thanks to Red Green for that highly effective tip!<br />GMSGeorge Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.com