Side-Splitting Voice Mail
Won Over By Reality
By Tim Bayer
BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—11/25/2013—Most voice-mail messages are pretty boring, but not this one. I heard this recording a few years ago but had forgotten about it until Elizabeth Boleman-Herring (yes, the editor of this online -zine) jogged my memory.
When I see “an internet story” or video that seems improbable, my standard operating procedure is to verify its authenticity before sharing it. I checked out this particular accident-narration voice mail with Snopes.com and found it listed as “Undetermined.” However, the tone, pacing, and apparently genuine response of the commentator make me think it’s the real, un-staged deal. In any event, it’s a hoot!
Some quick housekeeping: if you were unable to surf in last week and are catching up now, my last post here was, “History Viewed Through the Facebook Filter”.
And presented for your amusement this week, here’s the funniest voice mail message I’ve heard to date.
(If you, yourselves, come across an entertaining link or video, I’d be interested in seeing it, and sharing it with my readers at Weekly Hubris. Please contact me at: Email: [email protected].)
Tim Bayer
Tim Bayer, Webmaster, and Assistant Editor of Weekly Hubris, was born and brought up in Webster, New York. He attended St. Bonaventure University, earning a BS in Computer Science, and then worked in the hi-tech world. In 2002 he turned his creative energies to product development and video production with the release of his first independently produced products. When the demand for web site design and freelance writing increased, he once again switched skill sets . . . to writing and web work. An avid or, to be more accurate, rabid, disc golfer, he may often be found chasing plastic while in pursuit of the perfect round on a disc golf course, or designing and developing disc golf products for Demogrid.com. He says he tries to find the humor hidden in everyday experiences, because, “life is too important to be taken seriously.” (Author photo by Tim Bayer. Author Head Shot Augment: René Laanen.)