Paul ~ How do you find these neat tails?

Reminds me of Boots, the Kat's, frequent antics with the home phone... I've often come home to a dead phone - always find the "Princess" phone by the computer off-hook. Heard the phone rattling one night - snuck up and found the Kat sitting beside it and reaching over the handset, curling his paw over it and actually trying to lift and pull it off the cradle. After several more attempts, his claws finally hooked on and he deftly pulled it off onto the desk. He sat quietly listening to the dial tone that was soon followed by a soft, female recording saying "If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try your call again." During the recording, which repeated once, he turned his
head constantly from side to side, focusing his attention on the receiver end. On cue, probably from the many prior experiences, he leaped off the desk just before the obnoxious warbling tone started!

He also likes to sit near the answering machine if it's activated and playing messages - I suspect he's also been in attendance and listened to the original recording while it was being made .

I wonder how many calls I miss because Boots "answers" and then forgets to write down the message ! /s/ Phred