9. “Hello …(3 second pause) … I’m sorry, I can’t hear you; you’ll have to speeak up … (3 second pause) (repeated several times) … oh well, just leave a message then.”

10. (greeting recorded from a 1984 Commodore Amiga computer speech-synthesizer) “If your call is of a personal nature, then leave a message after the beep. If your call is of a business-like nature, then leave a message after the beep followed by a boop. If you are selling something, then leave a message after the beep followed by a boop-boop. If we haven’t yet been introduced, then leave a message after the beep followed by a boop-boop terminated by a bop. If …”

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