No, Micca, just a frustrated Cole Porter wannabe who's reduced to penning silly answering machine jingles (especially since our Gaelic Goddess, Áine, is ailing and the Mudcat Song Challenge! is kind of on hold for now.)

BTW, there are among my friends and colleagues a few sticks-in-the-mud who complain that the song  du jouris too long (< 20 sec.), especially if they call frequently and "have already heard that one."  However, have you ever timed one of those "standard" messages that you commonly get via the phone company or when you call a business?  It goes something like this (at half-time speed):

"Hello. You've reached [your-family's/business-name here].  No one is available to take your call at the moment, but [we really are sorry to have missed you/really value your business].  At the tone you may leave a brief recorded message and someone will return your call [insert your-family's/business's-callback-criteria here].  Be sure to include your name and a phone number where you can be reached.  After you have recorded your message, please stay on the line for further options."  Then there can be as long as 5 or 6 more seconds of silence before the "beep."
 

So, yeah, there's something to be said for the short and sweet, e.g.,
"Hi, this is Joe's machine.  You know what to do."  But if I have to listen to a message longer than 5 or 10 seconds, I'd much prefer it to be musical, funny, or both.

Genie

BTW, too many to mention, but a lot of you folks have hilarious outgoing voice mail messages!