Quote from Miss Patty in A Tale of Poes and Fire
Miss Patty: [answers phone] [refined accent] Hello, this is the Independence Inn emergency headquarters. I'm Miss Patty, I'll be assisting you today. How may I help you? The printer will be here in half an hour, I'll let him know. Thank you. Goodbye. [hangs up] The printer will... Michel: I heard, and you've got to shorten your greeting. Miss Patty: What? Michel: You do not need to recite the Gettysburg Address every time you answer the phone. Miss Patty: I was Ricardo Montalban's receptionist for six months and he never complained. Michel: Who? Miss Patty: Don't make me hit you.