9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for February 21, 2001
Transcript:
The answering machine at the Burber residence plays: "'Yes'...'No'...'Maybe when you're older'...'Ask your mother'...'I don't have time for this right now'...'I don't have enough money for that'...'It's too short'...'It's too low'...'Boys won't respect you'... ...'Your mother wanted one of those when she was your age'...'I didn't bite my tongue then and I'm certainly not going to bite it now'...BEEEEEE..." Gran is holding a public phone to her ear that says: "...EEEEEEEEEEEP!" Edda asks Juliette: "What good is an answering machine if it isn't stocked with your favorite answers?"