Hello, Banana Phone?

[Schlen]

What?

 

[Redingold]

Not quite on-topic, but a friend of mine used to have his answer-phone message as:

"Hello! *Pause* Sorry, I can't answer right now, but leave a message after the tone."

So it sounded like he'd actually picked it up.

 

[ultra magnus]

"Hello, you have reached the prime minister's (or president's) direct line, your call is being monitored, can I help you?"

 

[Najal]

Because i am a character from an action film, i just answer the phone with the word "Go." in my gravelly protagonist voice.

 

[Jirlond]

I answer the phone like vinny jones in snatch - "bonshooor!"

 

[The Shade]

I usually say "Yello!"

Though I have, on occasion, answered the phone by saying nothing at all.

Once or twice I've used the "A-hoy-hoy?" (Particularly funny when I answered the school's phone that way since no one else was nearby to take the call.)

Depending on who's calling, I'll pick up and just yell "WHAT?!?!" as if I'm being interrupted.

I also like using the fake Boston accent to make people question if they've called the right number.

 

[Captain Pancake]

If i have caller ID, I'll say, 'Lewis! how's it going'/'Cameron! you fat bastard!'/'Fern! why am i compromising your identity on the internet?'.

Maybe i should start answering with something cool, like; 'Oden's on our side, are you swedish?'

but usually, i just say hello...

I usually say "Yello!"

Though I have, on occasion, answered the phone by saying nothing at all.

Once or twice I've used the "A-hoy-hoy?" (Particularly funny when I answered the school's phone that way since no one else was nearby to take the call.)

Depending on who's calling, I'll pick up and just yell "WHAT?!?!" as if I'm being interrupted.

I also like using the fake Boston accent to make people question if they've called the right number.

"Hey! This ain't about that clam chowdah, is it?"

 

[Ophiuchus]

Search bar lied to you: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.123880

But, since I'm here, might as well contribute, even if it is just copy-pasting...

Usually I'll just go with "hello", or "yeah" if I can see who's calling and don't care about appearing impolite.

If I'm in a stupid mood, I'll put on a voice and pretend to be someone completely different. A habit I sadly inherited from my dad, who would regularly answer the phone with "hello, this is Buckingham Palace" or "good afternoon, Glasgow police station" despite obviously being nowhere near either London or Glasgow. And now, the act of writing about it has made me think about just how bloody stupid that is.

 

[Panzer_God]

Fear the Darkness Mortals!!!!

 

[Hutchy_Bear]

Heavy Breathing.

 

[Sigel]

"You give me back my sweater right now" I tried this recently with some very funny results.

 

[black-magic]

No matter who it is: "What?"

 

[Connosaurus Rex]

I usually say hello but on occasion i speak in Spanish with MY Boston accent.

and just to let you know 90% of the people I know around here don't say clam chowda or pak ya ca in havad yad, or other bull s*** like that.

 

[dontworryaboutit]

"What are you wearing?"

 

[Rascarin]

Usually "Hello", sometimes "Yeah what?", and only once "I've seen your children."

 

[Archemetis]

"I knew it was you..."

Leave them some time to respond in the usual manner like.

"whut?"
or
"how did you know?!"

which then you reply,

"It tells me your name when you ring me, idiot."

 

[Pielikey]

"Thees ess Paco's Tacos Paco speeking!"

 

[the monopoly guy]

*Pick-up*
Batcave.

That gets a few laughs.

Sometimes I'll end with "To the batcave!" in a dramatic voice.

 

[jboking]

For the sake of the title of this thread

"Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring, Banana Phone. Dobidy dobidy do. Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding BANANA PHONE!"

Snip

Your avatar reminded me that there is a great web comic that I haven't looked into in a great while. Thank you good sir.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

I mouth breathe really loudly.