"I think someone put him on hold and then disconnected."
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snob, snobs, snobbery, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, call waiting, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, phone, phones, call, calls, calling, mobile, mobiles, mobile phone, mobile phones, trade up, trades up, trading up, hold out, holding out, better option, better options, putdown, putdowns, put-down, put-downs, option, options"Happy Mother's Day, Mom. And ditto for Thanksgiving and Christmas."
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family, families, parent, parents, mom, mum, mums, mother, mothers, moms, greetings, celebrate, happy mothers day, happy mother's day, happy christmas, christmas, happy thanksgiving, event, events, events, lazy, distant, distance, executive, executives, businessman, businessmen, call, calling, wishes, busy, businessEmergency numbers on a telephone.
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telephone, telephones, phone, phones, calling, phoning, call, calls, speed dial, emergency, emergencies, emergency number, emergency numbers, therapist, therapists, haircolorist, haircolorists, haircolourist, haircolourists, hair colorist, hair colorists, hair colourist, hair colourists, manicurist, manicurists, nutritionist, nutritionists, chiropractor, chiropractors, astrologer, astrologers, police"Oscar Meyer or Hormel?"
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food, food shopping, food store, food stores, grocery, groceries, grocery shopping, grocery store, grocery stores, supermarket, supermarkets, brand, brands, meat, processed meat, call, calls, calling, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, preference, preferences, preferred, choice, choices, decision, decisions, choosing, deciding, modern life"Everything's fine, thanks."
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restaurant, restaurants, dining out, eating out, meal, meals, food, eating, dining, waiter, waiters, server, servers, service, customer service, lazy, laziness, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, call, calls, calling, technology, modern life"Whom should I say is calling?"
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cat, cats, kitty, kitties, kitten, kittens, pussycat, pussycats, feline, felines, bird, birds, mice, mouse, animal, animals, talking animals, talking animal, talking bird, talking birds, doorman, bellhop, reception, receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, office, offices, calling, call, calls, pet, pets, pest, pests, pet owner, pet owners"What the hell do you want? You know this is my busiest day, Mother!"
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florist, florists, flower shop, flower shops, flower store, flower stores, flower, flowers, plant, plants, mother's day, holiday, holidays, kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, family, families, adult kids, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, telephone call, telephone calls, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, phone conversation, phone conversations, telephone conversation, telephone conversations, busy, too busy, busiest day, angry, anger, upset, distracting, frustrated, relationship, relationships, son, sons"I don't know why. I just suddenly felt like calling."
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cellphone, cellphones, mobile, mobiles, phone, phones, cell phone, cell phones, smartphone, smartphones, ubiquitous, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, omnipresent, ever-present, stimulus, stimuli, impetus"If it's my pride, I'm not here"
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bar, bars, pub, pubs, bartender, bartenders, server, servers, barkeep, barkeeps, barkeeper, barkeepers, patron, patrons, customer, customers, drink, drinks, drinking, drinking alcohol, alcohol, alcoholic, liquor, booze, cocktail, cocktails, martini, martinis, animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, lion, lions, pride, prides, hiding, escaping, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, avoiding, family, families, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses"No, no, no-stay as late as you want. In fact, divorce me."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, divorce, divorces, split, splits, separation, separations, breakup, breakups, break up, break ups, break-up, break-ups, late, staying out late, coming home late, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, absent husband, absent husbands"Oh, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, sir."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, conversation, conversations, laugh, laughing, laughter, fake laugh, fake laughter, hierarchy, insincere, forced laugh, forced laughter, sycophant, sycophants, flattery"Let me see what my mother wants — aside from attention."
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woman, women, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, parent, parents, daughter, daughters, attention, attention-seeking, attention-seeker, attention-seekers, attention-hog, attention-hogs, needy, attachment, attachment issues, separation anxiety, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, text, texts, texting, message, messages, messaging, mother-daughter relationships, family, families"Can you hang on a sec? I think I just took another picture of my ear."
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businessman, businessmen, man, men, phone, phones, cellphone, cellphones, cell phone, cell phones, cellular phone, cellular phones, mobile phone, mobile phones, smart phone, smart phones, smartphone, smartphones, call, calls, calling, technology, camera, cameras, picture, pictures, photo, photos, ear, ears, accident, accidents, accidental, incompetent, incompetents, incompetence, modern problem, modern problems, modern life"It's a simple stress test - I do your blood work, send it to the lab, and never get back to you with the results."
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hospital, hospitals, clinic, clinics, doctor's office, doctor's office, medical, medicine, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, health, health care, healthcare, test, tests, testing, stress test, stress tests, bloodwork, blood work, sample, samples, blood, lab, labs, laboratory, laboratories, result, results, medical testing, medical test, medical tests, stressful, wait, waits, waiting, wait time, wait times, incompetent, incompetents, incompetence, call, calls, calling, modern life"Oh, nothing too exciting, Donna. I burned the toast last Wednesday, and on Saturday Jim split an infinitive. What's new with you?"
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relationship, relationships, love, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, boring, dull, stagnant, stale, stable, stability, middle-age, middle-aged, middle age, middle aged, aging, ageing, growing old, growing older, getting older, getting old, growing old, old age, unexciting, uninteresting, nothing new, modern life, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, telephone call, telephone calls, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, phone conversation, phone conversations, telephone conversation, telephone conversations"Just wait till you walk in the front door—you'll find out if I have a death ray or not."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, unhappy relationship, unhappy relationships, marriage, marriages, married life, unhappy marriage, unhappy marriages, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, death, death threat, death threats, threat, threats, threatening, death ray, death rays, laser, lasers, laser gun, laser guns, alien, aliens, martian, martians, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrials, science fiction, sci-fi, coming home, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, conversation, conversations"How about an apple split for a change?"
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phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, telephone call, telephone calls, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, phone conversation, phone conversations, telephone conversation, telephone conversations, fruit, fruits, banana, bananas, apple, apples, banana split, banana splits, pudding, puddings, dessert, desserts, angry, upset, change, changes, changing, different, doing something different, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, personification, food, talking food"String quartets! Minor rhapsodies! Little symphonies!"
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peddler, peddlers, peddling, pedlar, pedlars, busker, buskers, busking, music, musician, musicians, musical instrument, musical instruments, orchestra, orchestras, quartet, quartets, string, minor, rhapsody, rhapsodies, symphony, symphonies, entertainment, classical, string instrument, string instruments, concert, concerts, calling, shouting, advertising, travelling, traveling, impromptu, tour, tours, touring, on tour"Hi. Steve Smith here. Just calling to say hello and touch base. Well, bye. Hi. Steve Smith here. Just calling to say hello and touch base. Well, bye. Hi..."
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phone bank, phone banks, phonebanking, touch base, touches base, touching base, politician, politicians, fundraise, fundraises, fundraising, fundraiser, fundraisers, political donation, political donations, donate, donates, donation, donations, cold call, cold calls, multitask, multitasks, multitasking, customer care, call, calls, calling"At least you don't have a needy husband and an angry dog."
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phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, conversation, conversations, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, love, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, animal, animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, dog, dogs, dog owner, dog owners, needy, clingy, angry, anger, marital problems"O.K., if you make this on, that means he'll call, and if you miss—you call him."
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cowboy, cowboys, west, western, westerns, the west, american west, desert, deserts, target practice, target, targets, shooting, gun, guns, six shooter, six shooters, target practice, random luck, luck, decision, decisions, decision making, making decisions, chance, 50/50, fifty-fifty, dating, dating life, phone call, phone calls, call, calling, calls, waiting for a callRuth and her new cordless telephone.
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