Please disregard that last aborted entry. With regard to the last two comments, nobody is implying that suicide is funny. The song is a satire, spoofing the fact that annoying voicemail and automated phone answering systems have become ubiquitous to the point that they could even appear on suicide hotlines. Of course that sounds lucidrous, but that's the point of the song! As for people being sensitive to the subject, I lost a relative to suicide less than two years ago. Had he bothered to call a hotline he might still be alive, but he wasn't the type to do that. And I still think the song is very funny. You'd likely agree if you heard it. Ray
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