16 (mostly) believable excuses to get off the phone during lockdown

These took things beyond credibility.

11.

Just say, “I gotta admit, Trump’s doing a pretty good job.” They will hang up and if not you had no business calling them so shame on you.

— Sherry Pagoto (@DrSherryPagoto) April 19, 2020

12.

i pretend to die

— everett byram (@rad_milk) April 18, 2020

13.

I fake a werewolf attack

— Agent of G.I.R.L. @ 🏡 (@tgshepherdvan) April 19, 2020

If you have the nerve, you could always take the brutal approach.

14.

I just hang up in silence. ‘The Debra Goodbye.’

— Debra DiGiovanni (@DebraDiGiovanni) April 19, 2020

15.

I’ve been saying “ok I’m done.” And just being ok with whatever response that garners lol

— Dewayne Perkins (@DewaynePerkins) April 18, 2020

16.

My 5 year old niece used to just say “I don’t want to be on the phone anymore” as she hit the red button.

— LoTwirls (@LoTwirls) April 18, 2020

This suggestion from Twitter user, Mal, was very apt, considering why we’re locked down in the first place.

I just cough

— Mal (@Malcah1717) April 19, 2020

You could use any one of these suggestions, but we’ll probably just keep ignoring phone calls and only responding to texts.

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