I'm going to say this once more, and only once more, for the peanut gallery.
I don't answer phone calls from numbers I don't recognize, so if you call me, leave me a message. I know someone out there likes to call from random numbers and hang up after my voice mail is done speaking (and even to play me music sometimes), but seriously. If you're hoping that someday I will be around to answer, the truth is that I will never answer a number that isn't in my phone book. If, on the other hand, you are calling for the mere pleasure of listening to my voice on the answering machine, then you are creepy and you have my pity, but carry on.
Posted by LoWriter at January 23, 2006 02:37 PMI had a friend who used to call me on Friday afternoons when she got off from work and leave an "it's Friday, it's Friday..." song on my voicemail. I don't know exactly how this is relavent to your post, but it does involve phones, voicemail music, and annoyance...
Posted by: Jeremy at January 23, 2006 06:27 PMI vote for taking it a step further and setting the phone to send unknown numbers straight to voicemail. On moto phones it's a quick setting, on others it can be sorta achieved (still rings, but you don't hear it) by using custom ringers and calling groups (set default to silent, add everyone to a calling group, set desired "normal" ringer for that group).
Posted by: Jeremy at January 23, 2006 08:28 PMThat is an excellent idea, Jeremy M.! I think that is what I will do. Mwa haa haa haaaaa. I shall defeat the annoying ones.
Jeremy K.-- Yeah, well, I think it would probably be less creepy (athough still annoying) if I could get someone to own up to it, but no one will confess.
Posted by: Lo at January 24, 2006 08:19 AMBut Laurel the sound of your melodious voice just haunts my dreams!!!
Speaking of which I did have a dream which involved you last night - you will laugh. I'll email it to you :-)
Posted by: 10lees at January 24, 2006 09:46 AMoo... girl on girl? i mean... no....
Posted by: dr gonzo at January 24, 2006 01:01 PM