Telephone talk

When the phone rings, do you know who's calling? In recent tests, respondents were able to correctly tell who was calling 45% of the time - leading the researchers to assert that "telephone telepathy" really does exist. I have a much higher ratio of getting it right - about 85% - although I dare say that if I didn't have caller ID on my work and mobile phones, I wouldn't do nearly as well. Seriously though, I have had occasions where the phone rings and it's someone I was thinking of calling only a couple of moments before.

And what's your "telephone obedience" like? When the phone rings do you have to answer it, regardless of whether you're up to your elbows in dishwashing, or soaking in the tub - or … well, doing anything really? If you do, you are not alone. (Why is it that … ET Phone Home … just popped into my head? And is that the phone ringing?)