May 29, 2009

  • Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system.

    I need a new voicemail message. Just like away messages, I obsess over my voicemail and feel obligated to change the outgoing message all too frequently. I've had a bunch:

    As recorded by my sister Kat:

    WHAT UP, THIS IS SETH'S PHONE. um. It's not being answered right now, so um, leave a message and I'll get back to you later. peace.

    That one confused some people. Most messages would start, like, "um, I'm calling for Natalia..."

    When I was getting calls about internships and had to be super-professional at all times:

    You've reached Natalia Lastname at 614-mynumber. I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name, number and a brief message I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks! Bye!

    Barf.

    As recorded by me, Matt and Andy and to be performed in a sort of round and then holding the note out to create a barbershop quartet-esque chord:

    THIS IS NATALIA'S PHONE LEAVE A MESSAGE
    THIS IS NATALIA'S PHONE LEAVE A MESSAGE
    THIS IS NATALIA'S [laughter]

    CALL ME BACK!

    We had been drinking.

    As recorded by Kat, sung to the tune of the Three's Company theme song (can't really explain the S Club in that video, sorry):

    Come and knock on our door! This is Natalia's phone! And I'mnotpickingitUPrightNOWbut if you leavemeamessage then I'll call you back! da-da-da-da. That would be so dapple...

    So for now, mine is the kids I babysit and I saying "hey girl hey" and then the standard "leave a message...kbye!"

    I am open to suggestions. Also, what does your voicemail message say right now?

Comments (24)

  • I usually sing.

  • I don't have a cell, therefore no voicemail, but you should totally change it to:

    "Yo, sup. This is Natalia, leave a beep after the message."

  • Haha, love the three's company one. Whatever you do, don't do the whole "hello? ....hello?...hello!! ... just kidding, I'm not here, leave a msg" shit. Its so annoying and I fall for it every effn time.

    I'm not sure what mine is, but I probably hate it. I don't like how my voice sounds recored. But I hate when ppl just have "you have reached ###-###-####" automated style so I have to deal with my stupid voice.

  • @StewieIsMyHero - AHHHHH! my sister had that "hello?" thing and it drove me insane. i fell for it every time, too. ugh.

  • Mine is me saying "holy shit, this voicemail doesn't work" and that's it. Mostly because, for some allfuckinmighty confusing reason, it takes about two or three days for the voicemail to come through.

  • i really want to make mine say "please dont leave a voicemail unless absolutely neccesary. i will likely not listen to it before i return your call, so dont waste your time saying what youre going to have to repeat in 5 minutes."

  • two of my favs that ive used - http://www.youmail.com/community/greetingView.do?id=5604

    http://www.youmail.com/community/greetingView.do?id=5796

  • i leave it on the automated message, to discourage voicemails.

  • I'm pretty sure I just say my name, which is pretty lame.

    I think it's funny when people record their messages to sound like they're actually answering the phone. It throws me off and makes me laugh.

  • I have to have a professional message :(

  • "you've reached XXX-XXX-XXXX. please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks."

    I'm not afforded the privilege to have a more creative voicemail.... yet.

  • "Hello? Hey what's up? Really? That's cool. Well, in case you didn't realize, this is a voicemail. Leave your name, number and a message and I'll be sure to get back to you. Bye."

    Yup, that's my voicemail! I got the idea from a friend, and I've confused a few people with it, LOL. ^^ LURV IT!!!

  • I act like it's actually me picking up the phone in the message. I've had so much fun pranking people.

    And @dare2Bdiferentt's one was good.

  • Mine says my name, yeah, that's it...you shouldn't feel so bad about yours now, haha.

  • yeah I currently have the whole "hello? hello?" thing for my voice mail message. Only did it cause it is a new cell phone and people would start to think that I spent so much money on a phone that has crapper reception than Revol...which is doesn't. I'm just funny like that.....

  • Ours is all gobbledy gook because the machine is broken and I haven't gotten a new one.

    I like the Calvin Hobbes idea of answering the phone and saying I'd like to order a large pepperoni pizza please... Kinda like you Seth's message.

  • My kids are on mine. Its pretty cute. they say "youve called my mommy but she cant come to the phone. Shes cleaning my room and doing my laundry. MOM! I want a snack! Shes busy, call her later or leave a message. BBYYYEEE!

  • I could record a message for your Voicemail, or even Xanga. :)

  • it says nothing currently, but my friend had one that went something like this.....(cue friend's voice) Heyyyyyyy (just like i'm really talking to someone). Then there's a pause, and my friend "asks" the caller if they want to talk to "me" and the phone gets 'passed around' and then at the very end, it says "k well leave a message because she's not coming, thanks bye"

  • you should sing ... *ahem*

    TROGDORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

    BURNNNNINATING THE COUNTRYSIIIIIDE...BURNINATING THE PEASANTSSSSS...LEAVING VOICE MESSAGESSSSS...BEEP!

  • I HATE having my phone message "professional." Ugh. Lame and boring.

    When we were little, my family made so many different phone messages! One of my favorites, sung to the Monkee's song of course: "Hey hey we're the Hunsickers, people say we're never around, but we're too busy singing to answer the phone right now!" One time a some guy called - a wrong number - and left a message laughing and then going "come here" before he hung up. Next message? A group of people laughing. It was pretty great.

    Another one involved us making farm animal noises, but I'm not sure why?...

  • because i'm currently looking for full time employment, i have to have a professional message. in college i did a voice mail message for a friend. with her bouncing and mouning on the bed and me breathing heavy as i was saying the message, it really sounded like we here have sex. so many people  called her phone just to hear the message. she would pick up and it was someone that she didn't know and they asked if they could call back and for her not to pick up so they could hear the message. too funny. i basically said this

    "Name isn't available to answer the phone right now, she is a little busy, um, at the library, and will call you back later.(then there was a loud pleasurable moun and cry)"

  • I love the endless options of answering machine messages.  Mine used to be a friend's mom saying, "Hello, You've reached the office of (My name) Incorporated.  Ms. (My name) is unavailable to take your call right now but please leave your name, number, and a brief message and she will be sure to contact you.  Thank you, and have a nice day!"

    Sooo many people wouldn't leave messages because they thought they had the wrong number.  And when they did leave messages they tried to make them sound professional, which was usually hilarious.

    Now it's me saying, "You've reached Keiko-CRAP!"  because while I was recording it and messed up.  I was lazy and decided just to use it so now I get messages like, "This is your mom-CRAP!  Call me back."

  •  cool

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