Quote from Daphne in The Botched Language of Cranes
Martin: Don't answer that, Daphne. Daphne: I can't abide the sound of a ringing phone. Martin: It's just going to be another crank complaining about Frasier. They've been calling here all day. Frasier: Oh, no, they've got my home number now?! Daphne: Yes, but, just because the phone rings doesn't mean we have to answer it. Even though it could be Frederick calling to say he loves you or Grammy Moon calling to say her hip's gone out again. Still, we can't be swayed by a little ringing bell. Just because it's going ring ... ring ... ring. Or in the case of a British telephone; Ring-ring ... ring-ring ... ring-ring ... ring-ring ... ring-ring. Frasier: Oh, just answer it, for God's sake. Daphne: Thank you.