Newbies
As you crew at the front well know, answering the interphone countless numbers of times to reset those pesky IFE seat numbers can become more more than tedious! So to break-up the monotony, I sometimes answer, instead of name, position etc as per protocol as ,
"Hello pizza-hut / kfc, can I take your order?"
OK not exactly hilarious but friendly and the newbies laugh anyway. Well, the other day I was especially bored and when the 200th call came through I answered,
"Hello this is the front cabin, there's no-one here at present to take your call, but please leave a message and your position abd we'll get back to you. BEEEEEEP...."
The problem being, he left a message and then hung up before I could reveal the joke! Is that funny or scary? he's actually been with the company about 18 months!!! I explained that none of our aircraft have answer-machines...hope it sank in!