Pet peeve: People who zone out when making a phone call

I’m talking about people who dial a phone, but apparently can’t keep their head in the game long enough to actually be ready when the other person answers.

Me (answering phone): Hello?
[long pause]

Person calling me: Hello?..Hello?..

No, you called me. I say “Hello?” then you are supposed to state why you called me. I have decided to simply hang up on all people who can’t be bothered to be present on the line when I answer the phone.

p.s. - I know a lot of times it’s telemarketers using an automated call-routing system, so if I don’t have to talk to them, so much the better.

One thing that bugs me is when someone dials you rnumber on a speakerphone, waits til I answer, then picks up the receiver- which results in this huge crack sound as they crash the receiver against every other part of the phone on the way to their pointy little heads.

Troy: Hello?
Putz: crack smash drop shit… crunch moo … “Hello, Troy, I need…”
Troy: Ow.

I don’t know if they still exist but some pay phones do the same thing. Found that out when visiting one of my sisters.

are they telemarketers?
I thought it was just pranks.

Once I dialed my friends number,then suddenly forgot who I was calling!
When her mother answered,I said “Is urhur there?”
She recognized my voice and put her on.
LOL