Sam, I thought we were friends...now you go and start swearing at me...

"remote hold" is a phrase that gentlemen do not employ when speaking to other gentlemen in polite society. It is a phrase that can cause a rash, or hyperventilation, or even violent mood swings in the persons familiar with that unsettling product offering, when present during the discussion.

When retired telephone men are interviewed and are asked what activities in their professional career may have caused their alcoholism, drug use or spousal battery, they invariably cite "trying to get the @#$%^& remote hold to work" as a "gateway" to their misfortunes.


Arthur P. Bloom
"30 years of faithful service...15 years on hold"