i don't.
one number just called me three times in quick succession. then another called me. no voicemails, no texts, nothing. AND they woke me up >:(
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i don't.
one number just called me three times in quick succession. then another called me. no voicemails, no texts, nothing. AND they woke me up >:(
Depends on the number.
If it begins with the Nottingham area code then I'm more likely too.
If it's 08-something then no.
^this
but Leeds, obviously.
Not usually.
Although the one time I did from a persistent caller it turned out to be a guy down the street who'd bought and subsequently returned my stolen computer to me.
occasionally
nope
never. i like listening to voicemails too much. that and i'm scared it's someone i crashed my bicycle into.
how would they know your number?
Do you have one of those 'how am I driving?' signs on your bike?
i paint my number on their cars afterwards
by was of an apology. with a note saying "i will absolutely pay for this damage, call me!"
was?
way? sorry martyn. you didn't deserve to see that typo.
Apology accepted.
Try to do better in future, thanks.
how are you finding no exclamation marks?
did you keep it up in my absence? getting more sexy pms? i hope.
I keep going back to them now and then.
I get great PMs!
(that's the plural of PM, not PMS)
i can't remember the last time i got some really good PMS.
Does that mean you're pregnant?
slyly touching my bum does more than just excite us both :(
everyone knows her number
she's CLAIRE ROBERTS FROM THE INTERNET
this is a great thread.
The best ever.
I just answer witha cautious "hello...?" and then deny all knowledge of whatever it is they want.
i'm a massive wuss when i'm cornered on the phone by strangers
i find it easier not to answer the phone, i get so scared by people that called i even once said OKAY I AM LAURA to some wrong number caller who had insisted this was the right number for laura.
My sister's name is Laure
Maybe they were trying to get her, what did they want?
Laure?
*Laura
(shit!)
it was something to do with
windows.
could you pass on the message?
No problem.
I'm sure she'll know what it's about.
Normally I'll just go through a tunnel
when I get too edgy about it.
You're mobile phone contract is coming to an end...
Oh, I'm going through a tunnel.
Yea I do
I have been pleasently suprised on how often it's someone who I know who I didnt have the number of. Often leads to great things, unless it begins with 08 or something then I tend to avoid it... then again these days with internet phones n what not! DAMN IT!
I don't answer the phone
Seeing as how I don't have a mobile and can't see numbers.
1471 is currently saving/destroying my life
yeah
whats the worse that could happen? i just got a call saying im going to be given a £15 refund. worth picking up the phone for that!
*worst
"whats the worse that could happen?"
it could be claire.
if claire rang me it would make my week
always
it could be some hot babez!
(it is never some hot babez)
voicemail though
i like hearing voicemail messages. i am awful at leaving them but i like listening to them.
i hate hearing my voice recorded
I hate having to pay 10p to listen to them
.
me too
i sound like a man. a posh man. who is trying to sound bored and disinterested. but then i talk really quickly and end up saying really stupid things in voicemails.
Sometimes
cos I'm signed up with Reed and sometimes get random recruiter people calling.
But there is one number which I get a missed call from every 3 weeks or so and I don't answer it cos the first time I had a missed call I sent a text asking who it was and got a garbled txt spk style message back, "elo jez u up 4 drnks nd clbbn ths wknd???????" or something equally incomprehensible, aimed at someone who's not me.
why wouldn't you?
He owes people money.
Bad people!
he owes me a tenner
like fuck i do.
yeah!
remember? that time?
yeah
the Nat West bank!
SATIRE!
If you want I'll lend you some money.
I'm a bad fucker who gives you 7 days to pay and collects after 5. FULL. STOP.
I always answer
unless the number looks like it's from a utilities company
I'm not sure why I answer, as I hate talking on the phone. Leaving voicemail messages is much easier
I HATE voicemail
And I mean hate it, I hate it when u cant get a direct awnser... I HATE TALKING TO A MACHINE! I HATE IT! Phonecalls are my perferd method with people I know well, especially if its urgent... otherwise I will text but NEVER leave voicemail.
i think it's my favourite
it shows the dedication of phonecalls without having to actually speak to someone. makes the matter look more urgent and pressing and less casual than if you were to send a text, without the potential awkwardness of having to speak to someone and have them answer you as soon as you have stopped talking, meaning you will have to come up with something else to say once they've stopped talking, normally resulting in hyperventilating on my part.
I basically always end up talking over them
without meaning to, and then saying 'bye' really abruptly or saying 'bye' thinking it's the end of the conversation and then saying 'bye' again, and making them say 'bye' really formally. I also usually end giving the 'see you soon' speech before they stop talking
I can't explain why
but the thought of that is making me laugh.
"Hi ZsaZsaGaBoring, did I leave my bag at"
"BYE!"
Look at the size of that post!
You must be feeling better.
^so much this
Almost never.
It's usually some sales dick, and if they really want me they'll text or keep calling.
Sometimes I don't answer phonecalls from numbers I do know.
I don't enjoy phone conversations.
you're so rebellious
once i was in the rough trade east store and o2 called me, and they said "hi! i'm calling about your pay and go top-up thingy" and i said "but i'm on contract" and they said "no you're not" and i said "yeah, i am" and they said "oh.. so you are. i'll leave you to it then. bye!"
That makes Monpot's Sebadoh story
seem interesting!
shut it!
at least my story was relevant! monpot's was just completely and utterly gobsmackingly dull and unrelated to anything of any consequence whatsoever.
ooh ooh! What's monpot Sebadoh story?
i can't tell it
i have to go and stick my head in a bag of eels. ask spunky, he loves regaling it.
i just used that word wrong
sorry.
Here goes.
He was watching sebadoh at ATP
A girl asks 'is this sebadoh?'
He says yes.
She saks 'is that Lou Barlow?'
He says yes.
She says 'he looks different!'
So monpot pointed out that he was on bass for that song.
Typing that out made me feel sleepy.
whoa!
what happened then?
Did he switch back to guitar?
Did he borrow Jason's or was it his own?
Man!Don't leave us hanging here.
fuck you!
it is obviously the greatest story of all time, especially the 789th time you've heard it.
:D
Have you sold the movie rights yet?
I love this story.
One day I hope to hear it from your lips.
By which I meant monpot.
Bring a pillow!
But it could be someone really exciting!
Like in Lost Highway...
Hi!
They can text me instead, or leave an answerphone message.
I think working in a call centre for a year and a phone-call obsessed ex-girlfriend have collectively ruined it for me.
are you me?
Yes
It's only a phone call, you can just hang up if you don't want to speak to them. The only reasons I can think of why you wouldn't is if you owe money, you get loads of telemarketing calls, or you're like my friend, who keeps "accidentally" giving her phone number to creepy men whilst drunk.
where can i meet this... friend?
that's the part when your theme music kicks in
and everyone says "oh, gunty"
I just... don't answer phonecalls.
I hate talking on the phone and my phone's always switched off so text messages ftw.
oh and, that was me trying to call you danyel winklol ;)))))
yes, regularly
i cant really remember peoples numbers anyway
Mine's the one with a 6 in it
ohh
the lols are rolling back.
sadpunk, when are you out socialising again? the city is a darker place without you.
Hopefully next week!
I'm busy Tuesday and possibly Thursday night, but other than that I could well be out on any other night.
Tempt me with something!
i have nothing
i have exams over the next fortnight, so just meant meeting for a pizza and a drink after you finish work
Pizza, drink and you?
Count me in!
Wednesday?
most of the time i dont answer calls
because i dont like the concept of a telephone. youre here. im there. we shouldnt be talking with voices.
but i defo dont answer if its my grandad because he leaves the most amazing voicemails, where he actualy signs off with his full name.
it would be better if
he said "your grandad" before saying his name.
he does
its like a formal letter. he even writes his signature on my birthday cards.
always
yes
otherwise it really bugs me that I don't know who's been trying to call me. Why wouldn't you?
I don't
though I had 3 calls from a number in Thailand this week. I was quite intrigued by call #3
never
and seldom from the numbers I do know.
i usually experience an intense internal conflict
between my desperate curiosity to know WHO WANTS TO TALK TO ME?!?! and my terrible phobia of awkward phone conversations.
phobia usually wins.
I avoid answering the phone in general.
Phone conversations are so arkward.
only my wife calls me.
I so wish I had another phonecalls...
I never knew
people didn't answer phonecalls from numbers you don't know because they don't know the number.
Surely if its telemarketing you can just say no?
Or if it's someone else you can say you're busy.
The only phonecalls i don't answer are phonecalls from friends that love talking on the phone when I don't.
I do now