What unusual answerphone messages have you come across?

[infobleep]

I missed a couple of phone calls from Transport for London earlier. When I rang the number back from my mobile phone, I got the automated message:

You have recently received a call from Transport for London. Please replace your handset. Thank you.

I'd love to know how one replaces their handset on a mobile. It also doesn't tell you what you do about the call you recently received and missed.

I do actually understand what get are getting, before anyone questions my ability to understand the message, so this isn't complaint. I just thought it an unusual message in this modern age.

I imagine very early mobile phones may have had a handset but I certainly never owned one if they did. My parents wouldn't have been able to afford it.

Which leads me to the question, what other unusual answerphone messages have people heard?

 

[Jona26]

Thank you for calling Sea World. We can't answer your call right now so please leave a message. Your call may be used for training porpoises.

Or how about...

Hi you've reached the voicemail of Gladys Knight. Please leave your message after the Pips.

I'll get my coat....

 

[infobleep]

Thank you for calling Sea World. We can't answer your call right now so please leave a message. Your call may be used for training porpoises.

Or how about...

Hi you've reached the voicemail of Gladys Knight. Please leave your message after the Pips.

I'll get my coat....

I like it.

I know Peter Cook had an answerphone message with a crowd cheering after he announced himself. That was in the days when mobiles didn't exist or just about did

 

[EM2]

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Hi you've reached the voicemail of Gladys Knight. Please leave your message after the Pips.

Reminds me of this cartoon from Viz, years ago:

 

[LWB]

True story,1976, tracking down an important delivery with a number my secretary had given me.

"Welcome to International Express Embalming Company. Please hold the line whilst...."
With a mixture of shock and horror I hung up rather quickly. After two more re-dials I checked with my secretary exactly who I was dialling. The brummy accented voice was for International Express in Birmingham!