I eagerly await the day when I may leave a voice mail message on a cell phone that is not preceded by 5-10 seconds of superfluous explanation:

1. “…is not available…”. No Kidding.
2. “…If you’d like to leave a…”. Yes, believe it or not, I WOULD.
3. “…When you are finished, please press…”. Is there any reason, honestly, for this instruction? When I’m done, I hang up. Who hits the pound key? Who needs “more options”?

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