Mother: Why was the phone busy all night?Babysitter: The fire department put me on hold.
The phone in Rigby’s Georgia farmhouse rang one evening. When he answered, the operator said, “This is long distance from Chicago.” “I knowed it’s a long distance from Chicago!” answered the farmer. “How come you called to tell me that?”
Moody was awakened by the telephone at four A.M. It was his Ku Klux Klan buddy, Crumm, calling long distance from Montgomery. “What’s the matter?” asked Moody. “Are you in trouble?” “No!” said Crumm. “What do you want, then?” “Nothing!” “Then how come you are calling me in the middle of the night?” asked Moody. […]
Kelso met Hensley on the street. “Hey!” said Kelso, “how come I never hear from you? Why don’t you call me on the telephone?” “You ain’t got no tellyphone!” said Hensley. “I know,” said Kelso. “But you do!”
A man and a couple of his friends had just finished a round of golf at the country club and they were changing their shoes when a cell phone on the bench rang. The man picked it up and answered it. “Hi honey,” said the woman on the other end. “Hi honey,” replied the man. […]
Harry was madly in love with Betty, but couldn’t pluck up enough courage to pop the question face to face. Finally he decided to ask her on the telephone. ‘Darling!’ he blurted out, ‘will you marry me?”Of course, I will, you silly boy,’ she replied, ‘who is it speaking?’
What asks no question but demands an answer?A doorbell or a ringing telephone.
What did the man say when he got a big phone bill?”Who said talk is cheap?”
Why is an engaged girl like a telephone?Because they both have rings.
Why did Dr Frankenstein have his telephone cut off? Because he wanted to win the Nobel prize!
The new office-boy came into his boss’s office and said, “I think you’re wanted on the phone, sir.” “What d’you mean, you think?” demanded the boss. “Well, sir, the phone rang, I answered it and a voice said ‘is that you, you old fool?”
