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There is a funny school answering machine message that used
to be online as a sound file. I can't find it now. Does
anyone know where it is?

Here is the text of the message:
* To lie about why your child is absent, press 1
* To make excuses for why your child did not do his
work, press 2
* To complain about what we do, press 3
* To swear at staff members, press 4
* To ask why you didn't get information that was already
enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to
you, press 5
* If you want us to raise your child, press 6
* If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit
someone, press 7
* To request another teacher for the third time this
year, press 8
* To complain about bus transportation, press 9
* To complain about school lunches, press 0
* If you realize this is the real world and your child
must be accountable and responsible for his/her own
behavior, class work, h...See More
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Peg /blockquote>

I know of this message. I use it to start of my Love and
Logic seminars. I love it, too! But I didn't know it was on
a recording. I did a brief search and found nothing. Only
thing I found was that it was a sardonic message made up by
the staff of Pacific Palisades High School in California.
Maybe by cal...See More
Sep 19, 2006
Jesse Lewis /blockquote>

On 8/29/06, MrFett wrote:
> that answering machine message is a fake:
> [link removed];

Here it is

[link removed]
Aug 11, 2007
Kate On 8/12/06, BKE wrote: > There is a funny school answering machine message that used > to be online as a sound file. I can't find it now. Does > anyone know where it is?

[link removed]
Sep 10, 2009
Sam [link removed]
Feb 16, 2010
teach123 On 8/30/06, BKE wrote: Actually, check out Snopes.com. They verified that it was a real message used by a school.

> Yes, I know it's fake, but it's still funny. I'm trying to > locate the audio file. If you know where I can find it, please > let me know. Thanks. > > On 8/29/06, MrFett wrote: >> that answering machine m...See More
Apr 13, 2010


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