22 Oct
1998
22 Oct
'98
4:10 a.m.
D. Peschel wrote:
Having spent much of my career in technical support and system
administration, "made the mistake of answering the phone" is usually
the right phrase.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
WARNING: The Attorney General has determined that Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms can be hazardous to your health -- and get away with it.
The point wasn't that you shouldn't
answer the phone if it's a bomb threat.
The point was that you're unfortunate if you happen to be the poor slob that
*does* answer the phone when it happens to be a bomb threat, because you
can expect quite a grilling by the police/military/whoever.
Oh. That makes a lot more sense.
I don't know if "made the mistake of answering the phone" (which is what
Zane
said) is really the right phrase, though.