Phone Operator Gifts

'Your call is very important to us, so please continue to hold.'

"I'll check and see if he's available."

Welcome to Yellow Pages, Vermont

"Will he know what this is regarding?"

FWUMP

It's somebody asking, "What are you wearing?" It must be for you. ! ? !

'What? An antelope herd at 40th and Broadway? I'll be right there.'

Thermidor Dali

'But it can't be engaged, operator - Nobody else speaks to her!'

"If you know what you want, please say so now, otherwise listen carefully, because the menu option have changed."

"We are currently experiencing high call volumes..."

"It's a bit awkward at the moment, can I ring you back?"

Atomic Bear: Part 22

"I see the downsizing continues."

'Don't ask questions, Ralph, just tell me who you'd rather look like - Sean Connery or Robert Redford.'

"Oh...Hi Bob, listen buddy, I'm in a meeting right now, I'll Caw you back."

"Please stay on the line – your caul is important to us."

"I'm away from my desk or on another line. Please leave a message at the sound of my impersonation of a beep."

"And His Majesty sends you a great big kiss, too."

"Your call is important to us. Your estimated wait time is less than five hours."

"Of course it sends your message digitally. If you want analogue we'll have to saddle up old Bessie."

"Sir, we've intercepted a transmission regarding a large shipment of eggs, but it's scrambled."

"This is a computer speaking. I will now misconnect you and your party."

'Don't call us, we'll call you, inc,'

"China Ministry of State Security Royal Infiltration Training Unit"

'I can't remember the title,but it was on a little white piece of paper.'

Call Center.

This is a voice recognition service...we reserve the right to cut you off if you have an irritating nasal sort of voice.

Ohm sweet Ohm

"If you're annoyed by answering machines, press 1. . ."

"He says, 'What hath god wrought...' What should I write back?"

"I feel like my job in the fossil fuel industry is going the way of the telegraph operator, the pony express rider and the buggy whip maker..."

'Never mind what I'm wearing!'

The Church-Going Bell.

"Operator, I'd like to make a person-to-person call, and I'd like to reverse the roles."