dh and I been together 15 years. guess what MIL says to me when I answer the phone.........

[ssd]

WHO'S THERE????

beat that!

(oh and BTW she was calling to speak to dh, not me or the kids!!)

rusty

i can say all these things with a straight face, too, onebat. it's a trait i inherited from my dad, who is a wind up merchant extraordinnaire.

My mother used to ring and when someone answerd she's say...

Hello - is that you? This is me.

When she says 'who's that' you say 'hello caller, who would you like to speak to'.

Rusty, I'm truely speechless!!!

(who is Jill then?)

Rusty - that is fantastic!!!!

Jill is her best friend, who she used to go swimming with - I have always wondered whether she calls her by my name...

ROFL - I really hope she does

when she calls again, just sit there for a few seconds saying "hello, hello is there anyone there" pretend you can't hear her and then hang up. I do that to cold callers all the time.

DH's best friend always asks for him by his full name and doesn't acknowledge me, as if he was calling DH at work.

I have know this man for about 13 yrs, DH has never lived with another woman, but his friend can't say 'Hi otherside' before he asks for DH.

I disagree with some of these sentiments. I prefer to hand my MIL straight over to my husband if she rings and find the small talk of speaking to someone who really wants to speak to someone else boring and unnecessary.
If I ring to speak to my sister why should I make small talk with my BIL for 5 minutes just because he's married to her? This wouldn't happen if I emailed her, wrote to her or phoned her mobile.
What is so terrible about asking to speak to the person you phoned to talk to?
I doubt many men would get bothered by this sort of thing and would rather hand the phone over and get on with something else.
Why do some women feel they have to be included in everything their spouse does, even their spouses phone calls?
Relax the control a bit.
Asking who is speaking when you phone someone is rude though, and usually a sign of a cold caller, although they usually get your name wrong.

once got a postcard to dh and the cat and no mention of me, that was from his dad. i never did dare do it back though.

Mil always says straight away "is dh there" no hello how are the kids or how are you
It really pees me off

So last time she phoned I answered to "is dh there"
to which I replied "hes handcuffed to the bed at the moment"
It went silent on the other end so I said
"eerr I will just get him"

I thought it was funny but dh and mil did`nt

When I think about it she has`nt phoned for a while
Suits me....

Nice one, Nifty.