Alice: Rebecca? You OK? You never came back last night.
Rebecca: Oh, I'm sorry, Alice, but you know how it is when you're on the phone with someone like Robin Colcord. First we're conference calling, then tel-starring, and then bouncing satellites all over the solar system.
Carla: Oh, Rebecca, wait a minute.. You got a fax from Robin. Uh... "Sorry I left you on hold last night and never got back to you, but something came up, and I had to fly to Stuttgart."
Rebecca: Oh. Thank you, Carla. Well, I guess I can hang up now.
Alice: You were on hold since last night?
Rebecca: Don't be ridiculous. I called him again this morning. I've only been on hold a couple of hours.