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by Anonymous on February 3rd, 2007

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Am I overly sensitive? A friend answered his phone and told me hurriedly that he couldn't talk because he was watching TV. He should have let the machine answer. Is he inferring that I'm not important enough to leave the TV for?

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  • by Wendora on February 3rd, 2007

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    With a friend like this who needs an enemy. That is probably why I have no friends but my husband. I would not have the patience for this kind of rude behavior. If I don't want to speak to someone because I am busy or engrossed in something else, they can leave me a message on my answering machine which is always on. You could have told your friend your crotch was infested with fire ants and he probably would have said "that's nice, I am busy watching t.v. I will talk to you later".

    Email me and I will give you my phone number and I will talk to you. If you have something to say, you should have someone to listen and sympathize with you.

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  • by Starson on May 2nd, 2007

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    To be fair to the guy he could be watching something that he has looked forward to for ages, or a program where you really need to concentrate. I think you would have been annoyed if you missed an important part of a show because somebody called you up.

    If anything by answering his phone rather than letting it go to machine he is placing importance on your friendship that he wanted to tell you why he wasnt answering

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  • by oldenslow on May 2nd, 2007

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    Depends on the TV show. "Boston Legal" he doesn't want to miss anything. If it's an Outdoor-Fishing show or an infomercial, he is telling you something without saying it.

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  • by bagless77 on February 3rd, 2007

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    Okay, now I have told people this when I really needed some unwind time, but only to those that I know it wouldn't hurt their feelings, and I make sure to call them back later. If this is routine, I am afraid that you are being phased out. Otherwise, just call back another day and see what happens.

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  • by Crazed_Wiseman on February 3rd, 2007

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    no,i use to do that all the time to people, some days you just dont want to talk to people and sit on yous *ss all day watching tv

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  • by Seanette on October 4th, 2007

    Seanette

    Personally, if I'm either THAT interested in a program or feeling that anti-social, I just don't answer the phone in the first place, and let my answering machine or voicemail handle it. Ringers CAN be turned off. Answering the phone to tell the caller that my TV show is more important than they are is just rude.

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  • by godma on May 2nd, 2007

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    Whatever he's doing, he's not "inferring" anything, but "implying".

    Anyway, you're right, he probably should have just let the machine take the call. I would guess that he just answered the phone out of habit. I wouldn't interpret his action as thinking you are not important enough, just that he did't think the conversation the two of you would have had was worth interrupting the tv show. Even the most important people sometimes have boring conversations...

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