I work with one of the loudest human beings to have walked this planet since Richard Simmons got his first perm. He has no internal volume control and apparently no idea that his speech can make ears bleed for miles around.
This morning we were on a conference call with one of our big clients, and this loud person had a point he wanted to make. But instead of leaning in a bit like the rest of mankind, he felt the need to actually stand and hover over the phone, putting his big mouth a mere six inches above the speaker.
There was a brief silence on the phone.
He saw his opportunity.
He pounced.
"I JUST WANTED TO ---"
KA-BLAM! The telephone exploded, wires and diodes flying everywhere. An errant hold button hit me in the forehead.
Now the company is in the market for a volume-proof speakerphone.
