Here's a new outgoing answering machine message for everyone to record..

[ddeclue]

Hello, you've reached 123-456-7890, I'm sorry I'm not available to take your call at this time.

It's really not necessary to leave your name, number, time you called, where you called from, date of birth, place of employment, mother's maiden name or social security number, the government already has that information.

Please just leave a brief message after the beep and the National Security Agency will record the call and get back to you at their earliest possible convenience.

BEEP...

[NanceGreggs]

1. LOVE IT!

:yourock:

[stop the bleeding]

2. You kill me LOL - K&R

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Oceansaway]

3. Touche !!..n/t

[shenmue]

4. Pretty good

There was a knock at the door...what was that?...

:o

[peacebird]

5. FABULOUS! my new message!!!!

thanks!
:toast:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

6. You forgot to mention

and your political affiliation.

[ddeclue]

7. Well yeah but..

in the version I just sent to the Orlando Sentinel I thought it was funnier when I added "shoe size".

Doug D.
Orlando, FL

[Th1onein]

8. I just put that on my cell phone........

Thanks so much!

[liberalhistorian]

15. I'm gonna put that on my new

cell phone, also, what a GREAT idea for a message!

[TomClash]

9. Great stuff

:applause:

[jillan]

10. You inspired me...

Changing mine to~

You have reached ######
I'm not able to take your call right now. If you want to know where I am, just contact the
NSA and they will be happy to provide you with that information.

[Sparkly]

11. Great idea!!

:thumbsup:

[Hissyspit]

12. So should I be concerned if I hear beeps, or if I DON'T hear beeps?

I'm so confused. It all used to be so much simpler when we could depend on the Constitution.

"Three Days of the Condor" just continues to get more and more prescient with every passing day of the * Administration.

[ddeclue]

13. Well in the old days...

When Nixon and Hoover were doing the tapping it was "clicks" you listened for...

Unfortunately we live in the digital age. Your phone call gets digitized by the phone company as soon as it hits the CO or MTSO and then they can make as many copies as they like of that digital data stream to send to you to me or to the NSA and you won't know a thing. They don't even have to leave Virginia..

Doug D.

[sybylla]

14. Awesome!

I'm so gonna try to fit it all on my answering machine.

[MaggieSwanson]

16. Excellent idea.

Just recorded on my home phone and mobile.

Thanks!

[tonka023]

17. I love it!

I'm in Canada now so it doesn't apply
with the same force here, but just
read something where the Canadian
gov't is quietly pushing through the
same sort of spying legislations.

That's my new message!

[ddeclue]

20. Eh... mon ami Canadien....

The NSA has been spying on you guys even longer ehh???

The NSA isn't restricted by U.S. law from spying on non-U.S. citizens, especially outside of the U.S.

Anyways I hope Canada has more sense than the U.S. or the U.K. than to allow this nonsense.

Votre Ami American,

Doug De Clue
Orlando, FL

[ddeclue]

18. Update.. I got it published as a LTTE in the Orlando Sentinel.

:woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/orl-le31_205dec31,0,5133815.story?coll=orl-opin-letters-headlines

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
At the sound of the beep . . .

Posted December 31, 2005

I've included a sample script below that may be helpful to your readers when recording an outgoing message on their answering machine in the future in light of President Bush's determination to continue to use the NSA to spy on American citizens:

Hello, you've reached 407- -------- . I'm sorry I'm not available to take your call at this time.

It's really not necessary to leave your name, number, time you called, where you called from, date of birth, place of employment, mother's maiden name, Social Security number or shoe size; the government already has that information.

Please just leave a brief message after the beep and the National Security Agency will record the call and get back to you at its earliest possible convenience.

BEEP. . . .

Doug De Clue

Orlando

[No Exit]

19. I love it!!!!