| 1. | Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color? | ||
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A humorous and annoying way to answer a phone call. The phrase derives from the movie "Elf," and is often used to keep telemarketers from calling a person's house, although this is not the phrase's only use. A twist between a prank call and an answering machine, the phrase is popular on sites such as MyLifeIsAverage.com.
NOTE: "Buddy the elf" is said as the name of the receiver, not the caller. *phone rings*
Receiver: Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color? Telemarketer: Uh... *Telemarketer hangs up and never calls the house again* Alternate response: *phone rings* Receiver: Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color? Receiver's friend/Caller: Black. Receiver: Black isn't a color, it's a shade. *argument about if black is a color* |
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