How do you, my gentle reader, answer the phone?

[Shaun]

Just "Hello?" in the monotonous way imaginable...

[Resha]

Usually "Hello!" (the most unconventional of greetings, huh?), but if I know who's calling I will give them a personalised greeting. A personalised greeting.

[Lost Number]

Dia duit, now WHAT THE SMURF DO YOU WANT THIS TIME!?!?
or, if i know them: Dia duit, mo chara, NOW WHO THE SMURF GAVE YOU THIS NUMBER?!?!!?

Im banned from answering the phone in my house, for obvious reasons.

[Meat Puppet]

I hate answering the phone, and try to avoid it as much as I can. If I <i>have</i> to, I will pick up and wait for the opposing force to start up with the talking. I guess that’s pretty rude, but I really do hate answering the phone.

[Sefie1999AD]

If it's someone important or I'm at work, I'll say my name when answering. I might also say "Hello?" If it's someone I know (my mobile phone shows me who's calling), I say "Well, hiya!", "Yeah?" or "What?" Sometimes, if it's a friend of mine, I might say something funny when answering. A funny answering line that just came to my head was, "Sorry, wrong number."

[Vikeve]

Lately people have been mistaken me for my mother but depending on my mood the way I answer the phone probably changes.

[Essência]

Estou? lol --> when Im upset Sim...?

[SammieBabe]

At home, its boring ol' "Hello?"
At work, its "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, Concierge, this is Samantha, How can I assist you?"

[Ender]

"Yeah?" with people I know, "Hyyyellow," with people I don't know or don't speak with often.

I have one friend I answer with "HellOOOoooOOOO!"

And at work "Thank you for calling _______, blah blah blah"

[Yuffie514]

any of the normal greetings, mostly "hello"? and if they don't answer, then they should never be calling...

[McLovin']

Start off with:
\"Welcome to Burger King, can I take your order.\"

They reply with:
\"Um...mm....can I speak to your mother?\"

And I end with:
\"The Boss? Oh one second.\"

[NorthernChaosGod]

If I don't know who it is, "Hello?"

If I know who it is, "Hey" or "What's up?"

[Madame Adequate]

"Ahoy-hoy?"

[Mogi]

Well, normally just "Hello" but when it's a friend or someone I speak to often, I could answer in a variety of different ways.
But there was this one time when my caller ID stopped working because we had just moved, and my friend was over and another one of my friends told me he was going to call, so I answered the phone with an extremely high-pitched scream and it turned out to be someone doing a survey. After they didn't say anything for about ten seconds I said "Dusty!" and the girl went "excuse me?"

then I went holy S___! and hung up.

Dusty called about two minutes later.... I answered by screaming.

[sephirothishere]

"hello...homocide...."