nPosted on January 30, 2020
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nI thought I was soooooo against this “holiday.” For the simple reason that I hate confusing and/or looooonnnnnng answering messages when people are trying to be funny.
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nLike, “I have nothing to say to you. So leave a message.”
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n[I’m all, “Wait! Did I reach the right person? Should I leave a message? Yikes!]
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Or, “Hi, this is Debra. Leave a message and I’ll try to get back to you after my kid – Ouch! – stops – Ouch! – hitting me with his – OMG, I’m going to have to kill him! – hockey stick! – Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow!!!!”
Or, “Hi, this is Debra. Leave a message and I’ll try to get back to you after my kid – Ouch! – stops – Ouch! – hitting me with his – OMG, I’m going to have to kill him! – hockey stick! – Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow!!!!” n
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n[I don’t find this sort of thing funny, but also, I really, really, really don’t want to have to listen to such a long speech to get to the Beep and leave my message, especially not the second or third time I get this message!]
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| If you’re going to be funny, also be short. And don’t forget to state your name!!! |
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nI’m also not all the fond of fumbled answering messages that give you zero information.
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n“Hi, um, this, oh – wait – never mind, leave a message.”
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n[You guessed it, I’m back to the “Is this Tom’s phone? I wish he’d said his name! Oh dear!”]
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nSo I am way not into celebrating inane answering messages today!
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nBut – as it turns out – the holiday was especially created to call attention to the terribleness of such messages and is designed to stomp out such trends. And I have to admit, most answering messages are short and to the point: “Hi, you’ve reached Maria Rodriguez; please leave me a message.”
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nObviously, this odd holiday, which was created back in 2001, is working.
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nLOL.
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Actually, very few of us have landlines and answering machines, anymore, and voice mail messages are generally set; plus most of us use text messages even more often than calling!
Actually, very few of us have landlines and answering machines, anymore, and voice mail messages are generally set; plus most of us use text messages even more often than calling!n
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nAlso on this date:
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Author Lloyd Alexander’s birthday
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Anniversary of Yerba Buena renamed to San Francisco
Anniversary of Yerba Buena renamed to San Francisco
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nFred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution
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nAnniversary of the First Lifeboat
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nBirthday of Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas
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nAnniversary of the discovery of the world’s tallest geyser
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nPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s birthday
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nCroissant Day
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nnHardin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest pages on:
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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nHistorical anniversaries in February
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