Vaguely off-topic, but...
I once heard a famously amusing controller who worked at Manchester sub-centre say something along the lines of:-
"Aircraft roughly in the Gamston area, I can't remember who you are, but you are clear to call your next en-route agency. Possibly someone at Eastern. Goodnight."
This was the same chap who would say to aircraft:-
"Point at the LBA and then tell me what you're heading is"
A bit like the swan, he was calm on the outside but probably seriously professional on the inside.
Someone on PPRUNE will know who I'm talking about.