How comical would it be to have a purse yell at the general public from inside a purse or pants pocket? A friendly “Excuse me, your telephone is ringing,” or an unfriendly, “I know you can hear me, answering the freaking phone!” would really make my day. After all, electronics are about entertainment, and watching someone fumble for their phone as it screams at them would be highly entertaining to me. There are also many tones that are funny simply because the person doing the recording has been bleeped out in an attempt to not startle possible young children and old people who may be in attendance when someone phones you.
It is also mildly humorous when the ring tone insults the person who is calling. There are ring tones that act as “alerts” to the phone users, saying that the incoming call should be ignored because the person at the other end of the line doesn’t matter, or that the caller falls under a certain category, such as “W.D.I.G.T.J.M.N” (Why Did I Give This Jerk My Number). These guarantee an amusing start point for conversations, or a fair challenge of trying not to laugh at the telemarketer trying to sell you travel insurance.
One ring tone claimed to be an alien who wanted me to pick up the phone because I was such a fine female specimen and should be transported to their world, where they assured them there would be great shopping opportunities. Who could resist answering that call? There are literally pages upon pages on website upon websites that deal in the best jokes, catch phrases and comical messages that just might leave your caller feeling hopeless, as though you’ll never answer the phone because you are too busy being entertained by your ring tone.
Your opinion on what is funny might vary from mine, but excuse my partial immaturity as I talk about a type of ring tone that I’ve never heard but I know would make my laugh until I hurt – fart ring tones. They actually exist – I didn’t just make this up. You can find some at dada-mobile.net/Fart. I mean, come on – the oldest theatrical presentations were dink and fart jokes, so we are just sticking with what we know best. On word of concern, though: the main thing I find problematic with a ring tone that flaunts flatulence is the possibility that you will not know your phone is ringing if you get a realistic ring tone. I wouldn’t know whether to say, “Whose phone is that?” or “Who had the bad burrito?”
