(Computer generated voices:)
1: Hello, there are no real people here to answer the phone
right now.
2: Yeah, nobody but us machines!
1: Right, just us machines, but don't hang up! If you like,
you can leave your name and telephone number...
2: ...and a message! You forgot about the message!
1: Right. Leave your name, telephone number, and a brief
message after you hear the beep, and we will keep track of
this stuff until the real people get back.
2: ...unless of course, sombody pulls out our plug!
-- Answering machine madness - machine theme
1: Hello, there are no real people here to answer the phone
right now.
2: Yeah, nobody but us machines!
1: Right, just us machines, but don't hang up! If you like,
you can leave your name and telephone number...
2: ...and a message! You forgot about the message!
1: Right. Leave your name, telephone number, and a brief
message after you hear the beep, and we will keep track of
this stuff until the real people get back.
2: ...unless of course, sombody pulls out our plug!
-- Answering machine madness - machine theme
Related:
- Computer generated voices:)
1: I didn't expect an answering machine.
2: Nobody expects an answering machine. 1: Our chief... - Hi, you've reached the home of George Ledec. If you are calling
to collect a student loan,
gambling debt, or other obligation, please press 1... - 1: Hi, you've reached Bob and Faisal's room.
2: (Background:) What are you doing?
1: I'm recording an answering machine message. 2... - Hello. All of our operators are busy right now, but if you'll
leave your name,
telephone number, a brief message, and the time you... - You have reached 843-4734. Please hold while I process your
call.
(Pause.) Our extremely sophisticated computer system... - Operatic music like Rossini's "Stabbat Matter":) Hi,
you've reached Hell. (Screams in the background.)... - Very fast:) Hi, this is 904-4344. If you want to leave a
message,
please wait for the tone. If you want to leave your... - Hello, I'm not here right now. In fact, I'm out getting a new
parakeet.
If you leave a message after the beep, I'll be sure... - I can't come to the phone right now because I'm down in the
basement printing up a fresh new batch of twenty dollar bills.
If you need any money, or if you just want to check...
From the same category:
- I wish you humans would leave me
alone... - Once the erosion of power begins,
it has a momentum all its own... - Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog,
a flood,
and a man who thinks he is wise. -- Welsh... - When I say the magic word to all these people, they will vanish forever.
I will then say the magic words to you, and you, too... - Through the sad heart of Ruth, when sick for home
She stood in tears amid the alien corn;
The same that ofttimes hath Charm'd magic casements...
