n. the practice of answering a cellphone with a generic “Hello?” as if you didn’t already know exactly who was calling—which is a little like the egg requirement that marketers added to early cake mixes in the 1950s, an antiquated extra step that’s only there to reassure you that it’s an authentic homecooked meal, just like grandma used to make.
always.
tiqqun-amen reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
a-poets-corner-of-a-room likes this
robotmonastery likes this
thewildinside reblogged this from robotmonastery and added:
my thinking is when I say hello, I’m making sure the person can even hear me…because sometimes the connection is bad or...
robotmonastery reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows and added:
Wow, I never thought about how actually ridiculous it is that I do this.
whyevanescent likes this
infinitly likes this
221b-67impala likes this
unshelvedbrain likes this
titzonmars reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
lyscapism reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows and added:
n. the practice of answering a cellphone with a generic “Hello?” as if you didn’t already know exactly who was...
stubeservations likes this
missgraceless likes this
frostkatelyn likes this
moonlantern likes this
miqua-galore likes this
bottazzella reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
shanagrams likes this
wehavenobananas reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
wehavenobananas likes this
maxyoder likes this
sippey reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
puttingthehotinpsychotic likes this
leterrier likes this
vbfdoee likes this
enjoyingsolitude reblogged this from peacelovegrapefruits
buttonperson reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
getofftheroad-dontsuckmybreath likes this
tencentsforadance likes this
i-can-roun-arcoss-the-porp likes this
anditspreads reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
dem-hips reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
adaku likes this
asaltytripwithpepper reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
everyoneisanenabler reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
jieun67 reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
jieun67 likes this
helloangel-whereareyou likes this
andchoosingthesewords likes this
aisakumi likes this
alphabetsouppredictsyourdoom likes this
zuxhi likes this
thelittlethingsinthislife likes this
getthenet likes this
theblandcorporatemechanism likes this
picture-me-skinny likes this
anal-fissures likes this
yinyangnostalgia likes this
the-exalted-dreamer reblogged this from dictionaryofobscuresorrows
