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Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color? 

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*

Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color? 

The best way to answer the phone, from the Christmas movie Elf
I got a scam call so I answered the phone with "Buddy the elf, what's your favorite color?"

On a scale of 1-10 what is your favorite color of the alphabet? 

Its a sentence that will completely confuse anyone you say it to.

What Is Your Favorite Color 

You confused someone while someone asked, "What Is Your Favorite Color?" say, yes.
What Is Your Favorite Color little girl? Yes.