Why say goodbye when you can say, 'Right, Abyssinia'?
TODAY - A Hundred Different Ways In Which The British Try To End A Telephone Conversation And Say Goodbye . . .
Goodbye . . .
Yes . . .
Yes, goodbye.
Goodbye, then . . .
Right-o.
Right, then . . .
Well.
Well, then . . .
OK.
OK, then . . .
Right . . .
Keep in touch, then . . .
Be seeing you, then.
Keep well, OK?
So long, then . . .
Bye for now . . .
I really must be . . .
Well, time presses . . .
Time and tide wait for no man.
Don't do anything I wouldn't.
If you can't be good, be careful]
Must fly . . .
Can't stay . . .
Must be pushing along . . .
Moving right along]
Can't natter all day . . .
Which reminds me . . .
One other thing . . .
While I remember . . .
Have you heard . . . ?
Well, apparently . . .
Or so I heard . . .
Yes, from the horse's mouth.
Well, then.
Right.
Right, then.
Mustn't keep you.
Must dash . . .
Time is of the essence.
Ever at my back I hear, etc.
Pardon?
No, I don't think . . .
No, tell me all . . .
Yes . . .
Yes, I see . . .
Oh, really?
Very good]
I like it]
Nice one]
Well, must be . . .
Yes . . .
Toodle-oo . . .
Pip pip . . .
All the best . . .
Bye for now.
All my love.
Give my love to . . .
Don't forget . . .
God bless.
Break a leg.
Keep trucking.
Fingers crossed.
Touch wood.
Wish me luck.
Keep in touch.
Bye now.
TTFN]
Ciao . . .
What?
You met who?
You don't say]
Well, fancy . . .
Well I never . . .
Well, there you go, then . . .
You never can tell . . .
Takes all sorts . . .
Yes. Bye, then.
Bye.
Bye now.
Roger.
Roger and over.
Roger, over and out.
Message received.
All systems go.
Beam me up, Scotty.
Say no more.
Least said.
Absolutely.
Same here.
Spot on.
Couldn't agree more.
OK.
OK, then.
Right, then. See you.
Abyssinia.
Signing off.
Hasta la vista.
Arrivederci . . .
If phone call is still not looking like coming to an end, go back to the start repeat all the phrases, in any order.
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