Leave a Message

For those of you who haven't heard my answering-machine greeting, composed by Russell, it says this:

Hi! You've reached [my apartment]. You get one point if you leave a message, five points if you leave your name and number, and fifty points if your message rhymes. Thank you!

I confess that in the two-and-a-half years that I've had this greeting, I have not kept accurate scores—although I did keep all the rhyming messages. However, when I got back from Christmas break this year, I was saddened to find that somehow all the messages on my machine had been erased. This makes scoring complicated.

So, I've decided to start the scoring over with the new year. I'll keep the points listed on my blog, and I'll post any rhyming messages for everyone else to enjoy with me. I'll give a special Christmas present to the winner at the end of the year. Thanks for calling!