MoseySusan Posted July 8, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 8, 2020 Just got off the phone with a receptionist who said, “buh-bye.” She had a lilt in her voice when she said it. Very pleasant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 8, 2020 Most of the time I just hang up 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 8, 2020 Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted July 8, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 8, 2020 Friends & family: See ya! Business related: bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 8, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 8, 2020 Depends on the conversation. If I've called a helpdesk or similar person, I usually end with "thanks". If I'm talking to coworkers back when I used to work in an office I'd end with "see your tomorrow" or "have fun storming the castle". With my family, it's often "thanks for coming, here's a clown's head". The clown's head reference stems from when we were shopping for party favors for my sister's baby shower. We were looking for plants at a nursery, but for some reason they had a big display of clowns heads. Our joking about how it would work if we got the clown heads for party favors became a family "good bye" for decades. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 8, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 8, 2020 Family and friends I say 'Later'. Business I say Thanks or Bye. People that say bye-bye sound immature to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 8, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 8, 2020 For me at work, it is usually Thanks or Thank You. If I know people well, it would be "bye". Never 'buh-bye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted July 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Family and friends I say 'Later'. Business I say Thanks or Bye. People that say bye-bye sound immature to me. Condescending? I’m not sure whether she was talking down to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 8, 2020 I like buh-bye as made famous by David Spade sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Adios. An old cow-orker would always say AMF, or sometimes the long version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 8, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 8, 2020 I prefer to initiate an awkward silence and end a few seconds later with a disappointed "bye". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 8, 2020 People I don’t know, thank you and goodbye. My friends, peace, or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 8, 2020 I used to exclusively say Coke and a taco. Can you name the movie I picked the line up from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #14 Posted July 8, 2020 I’ve answered the phone with, ahoy hoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #15 Posted July 8, 2020 Just now, jsharr said: I used to exclusively say Coke and a taco. Can you name the movie I picked the line up from? No. But it sure sounds like something a Maryland dc suburb would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted July 8, 2020 Share #16 Posted July 8, 2020 Hasta Lasagna. It’s Mediterranean for ‘Until we eat pasta again’. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 8, 2020 Share #17 Posted July 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, roadsue said: Condescending? I’m not sure whether she was talking down to me. Did she call you Sweetie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted July 8, 2020 Share #18 Posted July 8, 2020 I just hang up mid sentence. Makes it so much easier to 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 8, 2020 Share #19 Posted July 8, 2020 Usually it's "Talk to ya later", "Bye" or "Buh-bye" followed by an "asshole" under my breath after the connection is broken. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #20 Posted July 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Kzoo said: Did she call you Sweetie? along with Bless your heart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 8, 2020 Share #21 Posted July 8, 2020 I am not sure. I do know that there is lots of waving going on when people leave Zoom meetings. Why is this a thing? Do you have as you leave a conference room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted July 8, 2020 Share #22 Posted July 8, 2020 3 hours ago, roadsue said: Condescending? I’m not sure whether she was talking down to me. If we have to explain it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 8, 2020 Share #23 Posted July 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Allen said: I’ve answered the phone with, ahoy hoy. I often answer with a, "Hi there!" Back in the day of land lines and no caller ID ut would set people aback wondering how I knew it was them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 8, 2020 Share #24 Posted July 8, 2020 Bye..at work or personal Bye-bye...sometimes for personal. Think of a very young child....that's what I do say to a young child. Hanging out with those who speak English, as a 2nd language...might tend to say bye-bye. It sounds more in "tune"....especially if you speak Chinese...and mix in English. Happens alot..reality of living in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #25 Posted July 8, 2020 Thank you goodby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 8, 2020 Share #26 Posted July 8, 2020 Runs the gamut from bye-bye to fuck off depends on the conversation it's ending, you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 8, 2020 Share #27 Posted July 8, 2020 I answer calls with “you’re on the air”. good bye or bye now are my most common when hanging up. Or “thanks for the call”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted July 8, 2020 Share #28 Posted July 8, 2020 29 minutes ago, Mr. Grumpy said: I often answer with a, "Hi there!" Back in the day of land lines and no caller ID ut would set people aback wondering how I knew it was them. I keep a land line because cell phone coverage sucks around here. There is a candlestick phone in the basement. I bought it for Pop because he couldn’t remember to turn the cordless phone off, leaving it off the hook for hours on end. And of course that handset would be carried to some random location in the house, set down and lost on a daily basis too. Pop grew up with a candlestick. He always remembered to hang that one up. The house my dad grew up in was an old boarding house. It had two apartments upstairs, and downstairs had a common hallway leading to the front door, and a telephone room. Which was basically a closet with a glass door, small built in desk, and a candlestick hanging off the wall. Every house needs a telephone room. You can have a conversation in private. There was a chair in there but you had to stand up to reach the microphone. There was also an egg timer hour glass in there to keep your calls short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted July 8, 2020 Share #29 Posted July 8, 2020 Bye, Felicia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 9, 2020 Share #30 Posted July 9, 2020 I also say "Ciao!" Thinking about it, I almost never ever say bye or goodbye. Or hello. If I do say hello, it is more like a "Hello?" you say when you are on a phone call and not sure if anyone else is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share #31 Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 12:53 PM, donkpow said: I prefer to initiate an awkward silence and end a few seconds later with a disappointed "bye". Right? It is the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share #32 Posted July 9, 2020 40 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I also say "Ciao!" Thinking about it, I almost never ever say bye or goodbye. Or hello. If I do say hello, it is more like a "Hello?" you say when you are on a phone call and not sure if anyone else is on. I say "Hello, this is Susan" when I answer the phone so that the caller knows whether they dialed the correct number right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted July 9, 2020 Share #33 Posted July 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, roadsue said: Right? It is the way. Indeed. The way of the warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 9, 2020 Share #34 Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 2:18 PM, roadsue said: Just got off the phone with a receptionist who said, “buh-bye.” She had a lilt in her voice when she said it. Very pleasant. Usually just "Bye!" There are a couple friends/relatives where we're wrapping up a long phone conversation then one remembers something else and we're on the phone another 15 minutes. We signal to each other that this is it, I've absolutely got to get off the line by saying, "Bye ..." and the person's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 9, 2020 Share #35 Posted July 9, 2020 My father and I used to do, "Abyssinia!" to which the reply was, "Ethiopia! Ancient Abyssinia - sounds like "I'll be seein' ya," - is modern Ethiopia. Year earlier, we used do, "Ah Pancho!" to which the reply was "Ah Cisco!" - the ending of each episode of the 1950's The Cisco Kid, a Mexican-Californian TV Western which occurred a few decades before the George Lopez Show allegedly became the first Hispanic TV Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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