Two Buttons.

Posted by Jeremy Floyd in Ranting, Voicemail on 02 18th, 2008 | 3 comments
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Green and red buttons have been on nearly every cell phone that I have ever owned–even the 20 lb. brick in the 90s. I have never quite understood the people who use the green button when they should use the red. “Hello-what-do-you-need-I’m-kind-of-busy” rolls swiftly off their tongue in a hushed voice as if to say ‘you should be thankful that I stopped what I am doing to answer your call but not so important that I am actually going to give you the respect of talking in a normal tone or speed‘ and maybe a little ‘I want you to know that I am busy and have a life, which is the reason that I answered the phone in the first place.’ Spare us all from your bullshit; please use the red button.

  • http://dougfloyd.wordpress.com Doug Floyd

    I pushed the red button and accidentally started a war between two former soviet bloc countries.

  • Alice Gold

    ha ha doug…funny….yes, I am one of those…lg just taught me how to hit the ignore button. I used to be too afraid that the caller may know that I was ignoring them. the power of ignoring people. Those “busy” people are just like you said, they want you to know that they are soooo busy!

  • wife

    You mean you actually use that voice on someone other than me?

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