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25 August 2010

My Boss Butt-Dialed Me That is what he called it. →[More:] I was off work and saw that I missed a call from him. I figured it must have been important, since he never calls just to shoot the shit.

I finally got ahold of him, and asked what was up, and he said, "well you just called ME," at which point I said that I had just missed a call from him.

He goes, "well I must have butt-dialed you, sorry."

It reminded me of this, but I did not know there was a term for it then. I know that it happens all the time, but was ignorant of the lexicon associated with it.

I like the term, though.

post by: danf at: 16:14 | 12 comments

I always say pocket-dialed. But butt-dialed is funnier.

posted by amro 25 August | 16:17

At least he didn't call it a booty call.

posted by BoringPostcards 25 August | 16:53

Or testi-calling.

posted by ufez 25 August | 17:30

The BF's mom's butt calls me all the time. I respond with a text that says, "Your butt is calling me!" If she calls from her purse, I shout until she picks up the phone and tells me there was a "little voice coming out of her purse."

Come to think of it, this happens a lot to me because I'm usually one of the first people in my friends' contact lists.

posted by youngergirl44 25 August | 17:36

And thanks, BP - now I have this song in my head.

posted by youngergirl44 25 August | 17:42

One time I was meeting hellbient at a bar in Brooklyn; when I called him I heard a muffled conversation, then a loud ripping sound, then the sound of splashing water. The conversation continued in the background as the water got louder, then softer, then there were a couple quick splashes and then some really loud running water and then that same ripping sound. The muffled conversation continued, I heard a door open and then a lot of muffled voices.

What an honor!

posted by Hugh Janus 25 August | 17:51

My dad totally butt-dialed me the other day. It was kind of awesome. I was sitting there in the office, saying, "Hello? Hello?" and hearing him talking to whoever, and finally I just threw all decorum out the window and yelled, "HALLO HALLO HALLO????????????"

posted by Madamina 25 August | 17:52

Come to think of it, this happens a lot to me because I'm usually one of the first people in my friends' contact lists.

Same here. Amandas unite!

posted by amro 25 August | 19:13

A friend did this to me once while he was picking up his dogs at the boarding kennel. I answered and heard about 30 seconds of silence, and then all this commotion, and then his voice saying, "Mickeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, howza boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? Scarletttttttttttttttttttttt, whatta good girlllllllllllllllllllll!" It was kind of sweet, actually.

posted by JanetLand 25 August | 20:24

If you get butt-dialed (by any name), you must be near the top of somebody's list, or more likely on their speed dial.

I rarely keep my phone in any pants pocket. And all my shirts (except the ones with awesome graphics or messages on them) have breast pockets (usually containing phone, rescue inhaler, and at least one Flair pen). So, if you ever get a mistake call from ME, know that it was "man-boob dialing".

posted by oneswellfoop 25 August | 20:54

My husband used to butt dial me all the time... I guess before you could lock the keypad for dialing on cells. I'd whistle, but if he was out somewhere he'd never hear it, and I'd be hearing everything happening around him — car sounds and people talking, or bus or street sounds, or joking, laughing and silverware noises when he was with a group at a taverna.

I wonder how many breakups butt dialing has caused? Or firings?

posted by taz 26 August | 00:50

It caused my breakup. I am not lying. The dude was at a bar and somehow dialed me accidentally. It went to my voice-mail and I got a five minute message of him trying to pick up a girl.

posted by desjardins 27 August | 10:32

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