Confession time. Have you ever pretended someone was at the door or you had to use the bathroom to get out of a boring

[debm55]

phone call? I have.

[RandySF]

1. Yes

I dislike phone conversations.

[debm55]

2. Thank you RandySF for your honesty.

[Ocelot II]

3. Or my cellphone battery was almost dead.

Hell, yes. Years ago, back when I had a night life and we carried pagers, pretending my pager went off got me out of a few boring or uncomfortable bar conversations. Sometimes we'd call each other's pagers from a pay phone as a getaway ploy.

[debm55]

9. Excellent idea . Ty Ocelot II

[malaise]

71. Phone needs charging

😀😀

[DBoon]

4. "My dog needs a walk - he will not let me alone"

[2naSalit]

5. Yup...

It's one I use for relatives regularly.

[debm55]

8. HAHAHHAHAHHAHAH. I have used that too. thanks for your honesty.

[anciano]

6. Yes, but I no longer do phone calls.

My phone is set for call forwarding to voice mail, and I only communicate via text messages or emails. Love it👍

[debm55]

13. anciano, great idea. TY.

[Tetrachloride]

7. Negative, as far as I can remember

[debm55]

14. Thank you for your honesty. Tetrachloride.

[catbyte]

10. I confess.

"Oh, my buzzer just buzzed. Must be Amazon or the UPS guy."

[debm55]

15. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHH, TY catbyte. for your honesty.

[NotASurfer]

11. No, but I've been in the bathroom when somebody walks in chatting on their phone

and they continue chatting away while they go about their business, wash up, and walk back out the door.

No idea how some folks think.

[debm55]

16. OMG, that is sort of gross. TY NotASurfer.

[Dulcinea]

72. That's gross!

I was at Target not long ago when I saw a woman on her phone go into the stall, do her business, & leave while still talking on the phone. Would you want to talk to someone while they're on the pot? Ick.

[zanana1]

12. "I have an appointment".

Works every time. Actually, I'd more interested in getting guests out without being insulting. I'd like to have one of those buttons the queen has in "The Crown". She just pushes it, stands up and the doors open.
'

[debm55]

17. zanana1 That is funny. I have an appointment. Thanks for your honesty.

[Midnight Writer]

18. Just this morning, yes.

[debm55]

20. Ty Midnight Writer for your honesty.

[gopiscrap]

19. yup

[debm55]

21. thank you for your honesty, gopiscrap.

[Fla Dem]

22. Not falsely, but both have actually happened several times for real.

[debm55]

23. Ty Fla Dem

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

24. I have used my computer to call my phone ...

... to get out of an endless boring meeting at work.

[debm55]

25. HAHAHHAHHAHH That's funny, TY JustABozoOnTha Bus

[Mad_Dem_X]

26. Yes, I've done that a few times

Usually I use my dog as an excuse, as others have posted. "He needs to go out," etc.

[debm55]

52. TY, They are good for excuses-----they need to pee/poop. they are hungry, it's their walk time.

[BlueKota]

27. Yes.

I too usually say the dog has to pee, or I make up a fake appointment that I have to get ready for.

[debm55]

30. HAHAHHAHAHhA TY for your honesty.

[MuseRider]

28. Oh hell yes!

I am really polite and would never want to hurt someone elses feelings but there comes a time when it is just too much.

[debm55]

31. I know what you mean. ty MuseRider.

[sinkingfeeling]

29. Yes, guilty.

[debm55]

32. TY for you honesty, sinkingfeeling.

[Elessar Zappa]

33. Oh definitely.

I’m not very good on the phone, even with close family. I always have to think up an excuse to hang up lol.

[debm55]

34. I know and they go on and on. TY Elessar Zappa

[tblue37]

35. I'd answer you, but there's someone at the door.

[3catwoman3]

37. Thread winner!

[debm55]

39. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAHAH. Great post. Thank you tbue37

[SWBTATTReg]

36. Yes, especially if the person who sits down w/ us uninvited too, and then blabs on endlessly on topics which I don't

or am not interested in. Enough! I just simply say it's time for my smoke break, and leave.

[debm55]

38. TY SWBTATTReg, I had that happend to me too. And they do go on and on.I stayed and I swore I heard their whole life

story.

[SWBTATTReg]

44. Yeah, ha ha heh! I know that feeling very well! You have a nice Friday!

[debm55]

59. You too.

[3catwoman3]

40. An on-call story from years ago.

There was a parent name that always used to make me wince when it showed up on the call list. It was a dad, who had preschool twins. He was a good dad, and very observant, and VERY detail oriented. I'd always know that he would go on and on, at great length, including every possible detail from the last 3-4 weeks just in case something might be even remotely relevant to the reason for today's call.

I'm not very assertive, so it was very difficult to find a way to politely interject and attempt to get him to cut to the chase.

[debm55]

43. TY 3catwoman3. That's when you use "the Excuse"There all good ones listed here.

[Stuart G]

41. If the phone rings 3 times,...then I pick it up.

[debm55]

42. thank you, Stuart G. Spam calls usually stop at 3

[Xavier Breath]

45. Yes I have used those excuses a number of times.

Problem is, so have the people I've been speaking to

[debm55]

58. Hahahahahahahahh, thank you Xavier Breath for you honesty.

[dameatball]

46. Yes, but only when the caller claims it is a matter of national security. Maybe twice a week.

[ProfessorGAC]

47. Probably Yes

But I don't recall a specific event.
I'm just assuming I've done it at least a few times.

[debm55]

50. Agree except when they are trying to sell you something.

[WestMichRad]

48. Heck yes, several times!

Wouldn’t have to if some people weren’t jerks.

[debm55]

49. TY or if they are trying to sell you something.

[jimfields33]

51. Definitely! Many times.

[debm55]

57. Ty jimfields33 for your honest reply.

[Niagara]

53. I've done worse than that

Once I had a co-worker that called me and texted me all the time to talk about work.


This would happen sometimes before I clocked-in for work in the morning.


Sometimes it would be during my work hours.


90% of the time it would happen right after her shift ended and she was on her way home after 9pm.


Then she started to call me about work during my weekends off. I ended up putting her on block once she relieved me on Friday afternoons and until I clocked back in on Monday mornings.

Super annoying. I need downtime off work and she obviously didn't have enough common sense and decency to let people that are off the clock to stay off the clock.

[debm55]

55. Good for you Niagara. Ty

[dem4decades]

54. I have, sort of but there was somebody at the door, and the dogs were barking so loud I had to hang up.

[debm55]

56. Ty dem4decades.

[doc03]

60. I am old, I have to go pee is a good excuse nt

[debm55]

61. Me too.ty doc03

[Upthevibe]

62. debm55.............

Yes...... I have. More times than I could possibly count!

It totally depends on the time of day.

If it's in the morning, I need to go because I haven't had breakfast yet and if my blood sugar goes down I'll faint.

Mid-afternoon - Well, I better get out the door to run my errands.

Early evening - I need to go because I haven't had dinner yet and if my blood sugar goes down I'll faint.

Later evening-- Well, I'm so tired I need to go down for the night.

I'm really good with/on the phone and have had many wonderful conversations with various friends. But, if the conversation has run it's course or for some reason there's a struggle (meaning either one of us just isn't really in the mood to talk), I'm done.

[debm55]

63. Thank you, Upthevibe...........

I understand,

[AnnaLee]

64. Now I AM depressed

I just discovered how much I bore people. I never call anyone but, when someone calls me, it seems they usually end the conversation with an excuse like bathroom, appointment, etc. I spend life without contact with anyone other than strangers on the Internet, so I have nothing interesting to say. Yet, I am thirsty to talk and have contact. Boring me!

[Elessar Zappa]

66. Try not to take it personally.

I know for me, it’s not that the person is boring, it’s just that I’m not good on the phone and look for reasons to hang up.

[debm55]

67. Dear AnnaLee. you are not boring to us. We welcome you posts here. My idea for this post was based on certain people I

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know that even though I have to go, they continue to go on and on with their conversations Some people need to learn the art of conversation. It is not a one way street. but takes give and take. I have one family member that I tell that I have to use the bathroom. The conversation on her part continues. Being I don't like to pee myself, I put the phone down and run to the bathroom. She is still talking. Are you boring , I don't know you well enough to make that call.

[mvd]

65. Yes

My favorite excuse is the door one in fact. Sometimes I will say I forgot I have to go out.

[debm55]

68. Thank you Matt for your honesty.

[Mr.Bill]

69. The younger people in my family

have a different system. They just never answer their phones. They want you to text them, then they will answer your text anywhere from an hour to several days later if at all. I have over the years trained some of them that if that's what they want, they will never hear from me. Some of them do answer my calls now.

The other extreme is my wife has two sisters who don't live near us, and if they call they will talk for at least an hour, sometimes two hours. My wife usually doesn't mind and enjoys talking to them.

[debm55]

70. Thank you Mr. Bill