I don't use the phone much, but I remember having my roommates answer my phone because of a certain person who would not stop calling...
At my dad's house, when I stay there, we have one of those answering machines you can listen to while someone leaves it, so if someone important is leaving a message we can just pick up the phoe in the middle of it and talk to them.
I think there's some people my dad doesn't want to talk to either....