# On call means your ass comes IN when I CALL.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-call-means-your-ass-comes-in-when-i-call/518648>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 23, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-call-means-your-ass-comes-in-when-i-call/518648 "2009-11-23T15:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-call-means-your-ass-comes-in-when-i-call/518648/61 "2009-11-29T02:00:21Z")

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She must be strange looking. She can send her ass in. The rest of her sleeps in I guess.

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**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-call-means-your-ass-comes-in-when-i-call/518648/62 "2009-12-07T21:44:47Z")

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I had a similar situation once, right down to the just sat down to dinner comment. I said, “Then I hope you’ve got some Saran Wrap handy. I need you here in 30 minutes or less. I’ll try to get you out of here as soon as possible.”

She wasn’t happy with me, but she was there.

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