Meta Idea of the Day: The Voice Mail

Next time you call a buddy on his/her cell and go into voicemail, leave a message that makes it sound like your buddy has just called you and went into your voice mail. This should give your buddy an overwhelming urge to leave a message despite the fact that he/she is in his/her own voice mail.

Here's how it works:

You: Call buddy -- RING RING RING -- no answer. Goes into voicemail.
Buddy: "Hi, you've reached [buddy]. Leave a message and I'll call you back." BEEP.
You: "Hi, you've reached [you]! Sorry I missed your call, but leave me a message, and I'll get right back to you!" Mimic beeping noise.. "BEEP"
Buddy: Listens to your voicemail. Meta confusion -- has an overwhemling urge to leave a message.