Today I gave my parents a ring, and my dad answered. He'd come up with a new telephone greeting.
"Oprah, please stop phoning me. How many times do I have to tell you I don't want to be on TV?"
This was a new one. My dad likes to answer the phone creatively.
His favourite is "Sylvester's residence" in the voice of the cartoon character.
Another: "Earth here. Homo Sapien speaking."
Then there's the old standby: "Buckingham Palace."
If he's in a political mood he'll use "24 Sussex Drive". Although I think he hasn't used this one since Stephen Harper's been PM.
He'll also use the American equivalent: "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue".
I've gotten used to this. In high school, I'd always be mortified at the thought of what would happen if my friends would call me when I was out of the house and my dad answered. Whenever I was home, I'd race to the phone to prevent as much contact between my dad and the telephone as possible.
Now, it makes me laugh. I bet he's been thinking about that Oprah one for awhile.
4 comments:
Hahaha your dad sounds SO funny. I like "Homo Sapien speaking." But I can imagine how it could be completely frightening as a high schooler!!
When I was a teenager, my brother would hand the phone whenever anybody called and it was a wrong number. I once spent 30 minutes talking to a girl who thought I was some guy named Brandon.
Sometimes, when I answer the phone these days, if I think it's going to be a telemarketer, I answer with "Yeah what!" in my angry Eddie Murphy voice.
That sounds cool. A long time agao I had a boyfriend my family realy did not like. He would call and ask "Is Siobhan there?" to which my brother would answer "Yes" before walking off without hanging up the phone. Realy upset me then, seems quite funny now.
Your dad sounds like he has a great sense of humour!!
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