# I'm Sorry, You Have Reached the End of Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476 "2007-08-30T07:03:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/1 "2007-08-30T07:03:41Z")
At the tone, the time will be: are words most of us have heard, [but not for much longer](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus29aug29,0,2466396,full.column?coll=la-home-center). ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/2 "2007-08-30T11:14:29Z")
Jane Barbe was very famous for being “that lady from the phone announcements.” She actually parodied her role in this a number of times on _The Simpsons_. “The lever you have pulled- brake- is no longer in service.” ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/3 "2007-08-30T12:25:48Z")
> [@](#): > > “Times change,” said John Britton, an AT&T spokesman. Well of course they do, you fool! That’s why people call for the time! Sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/4 "2007-08-30T12:31:41Z")
FOOLS! Everyone said the end of time would be in 2012? Did they LISTEN when I said the end was approaching sooner th ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/5 "2007-08-30T12:33:51Z")
The machine sounds like it would be a good item to film working and send to the national archive. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/6 "2007-08-30T12:41:39Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Jane Barbe was very famous for being “that lady from the phone announcements.” She actually parodied her role in this a number of times on _The Simpsons_. “The lever you have pulled- brake- is no longer in service.” [/QUOTE] Didn’t she also do the “That number can no longer be reached from this phone, you - negligent - monster.”? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/7 "2007-08-30T13:09:52Z")
This makes me sad, even though I haven’t called Time for years… ---
**Author:** ![Pixisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Pixisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixisis)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/8 "2007-08-30T13:14:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Indeed, time already has stopped in 48 other states, he said. California and Nevada are the two remaining holdouts. that’s odd. i just called CT’s number (or New Haven exchange’s, anyway) and it’s still working. they’ve inserted an add for AT&T prior to giving you the time & temp, instead of the “phone tips” they used to have. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/9 "2007-08-30T14:04:57Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Jane Barbe was very famous for being “that lady from the phone announcements.” She actually parodied her role in this a number of times on _The Simpsons_. “The lever you have pulled- brake- is no longer in service.” [/QUOTE] Wow. I mean, the whole subject blows my mind, and I find the end of it a little sad. But I never knew that that was Barbe on the Simpsons. In fact, I never knew that Barbe was Barbe. I never really thought about it. But I’ve often joked that I was dating the time lady, and she had such a sexy voice, and damn, I miss her, so I’m going to call her right now. 734-1234 was my favorite number. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sorry-you-have-reached-the-end-of-time/417476/10 "2007-08-30T15:36:29Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Jane Barbe was very famous for being “that lady from the phone announcements.” [/QUOTE] We’re talking about two people here, actually. [Jane Barbe](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=433532) did the “We’re sorry…” announcements. She died in 2003, shortly after retiring. The “Popcorn” time announcements were voiced by [Joanne Daniels](http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_242003840.html). Joanne’s still alive and well.