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LOS ANGELES (UPI) – A Los Angeles man drove about 20 miles down the freeway before another motorist frantically alerted him his cat, Kinky, had stowed away atop his vehicle.

Greg Kvenbo was tooling down the highway when, in Kvenbo’s words, the other driver pulled alongside pointing and “screaming and yelling” about the distressed cat on the roof of his truck, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Kvenbo said he thought maybe he had failed to secure the ladders he carries on his truck, but instead he found Kinky had gone for a ride on top of the ladders.

Kinky was typically something of a scaredy-cat, said Kvenbo, but “this time, she sat on my lap all the way home.”

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A woman meant to call a record store, but dialed the wrong number and got a private home instead. “Do you have ‘Eyes of Blue’ and ‘A Love Supreme?’” she asked.

“Well, no,” answered the puzzled homeowner. “But I have a wife and eleven children.”

“Is that a record?” she inquired, puzzled in her turn.

“I don’t think so,” replied the man, “but it’s as close as I want to get.”

This guy does a parody of all the videos out their that try to do impersonations of celebrities but this one is actually really funny.

When getting things done involves making phone calls, you want to spend the least amount of time and money on the horn as possible—and several tricks and services can help you do just that. With the right tones, keypresses, phone numbers, and know-how, you can skip through or cut off long-winded automated voice systems and humans, access web services by voice, and smartly screen incoming calls. Check out our pick of the 10 best telephony techniques for getting more done in less time over the phone.

10. Avoid the cost of calling 411 with GOOG 411.

Instead of calling regular 411 to get information (and an extra charge on your phone bill), Google by voice by calling 1-800-GOOG-411 to get a street address or phone number. Some Lifehacker readers say GOOG 411 works better than others; if you haven’t tried it, here’s a YouTube clip (courtesy of Google) on how to give it a try.

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9. Get out of annoying calls and meetings with SorryGottaGo.com sounds and the Popularity Dialer.

Interrupt a long phone call or meeting (or date!) with two interesting services: SorryGottaGo.com offers a myriad of sounds you can play while you’re trapped on an endless phonecall that give you the perfect excuse to hang up. (Like, someone’s at the door, or you’re out of change to feed the naggy public phone.) Along the same lines, schedule an interrupting call with the Popularity Dialer an incoming calling service that can make you seem “in demand.” (Do we actually recommend these two services? Maybe not, but it’s nice to know they’re out there when you’re desperate.)

8. PayPal money via voice call.

When you owe your buddy 12 bucks on the dinner bill and you’re out of cash, call 1-800-4PAYPAL (1-800-472-9725) to send him the money on the spot. (Your phone must be activated on your PayPal account for this to work).

7. Email yourself reminders, blog, and set Google Calendar appointments by phone with Jott.

“Do everything you’d ever want from the phone” service Jott supercharges your ability to leave yourself a reminder voicemail. Jott will transcribe your voicemail to self and email it to you, as well as post to your blog, add events to your Google Calendar, and more. See Kevin’s full rundown on how to get things done over the phone with Jott.

6. Avoid annoying calls with a custom silent ringtone.

If your cell phone supports per-caller ringtones, reader Jim suggests selectively silencing the low-priority incoming calls with a dead air ringtone. Here’s how to make a ringtone from any MP3 on your mobile.

5. Ring all your phones from one number with GrandCentral.

Sick of missing calls to the office while you’re home or vice versa? Set up a free GrandCentral number that can ring all your phones at once from one number, or selective phones based on the caller—like your cell phone, office phone, and home phone. GrandCentral’s got scads of neat customized phone features; see Adam’s tour of how to consolidate your phones with GrandCentral.

4. Skip the greeting and get right to the beep with one keypress.

Long voice mail greetings are tedious to sit through, but on many services, specific key presses can skip you right to the beep. Try hitting 1, 7 or # to bypass that long greeting, and save time and money on your cell phone bill.

3. Name that tune.

Dying to know what song that is playing on the car radio? Call 866-411-SONG and hold your phone up to the speakers. Just 15 seconds (and a small fee), and 411 SONG will send you a text message with the song name and artist. (This only works on cell phones with SMS capabilities.)

2. Swear like a sailor to skip directly to a human operator.

When that Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system’s making you navigate an endless menu of options, put your potty mouth to good use. Some IVR’s are programmed to listen for naughty words and speed you along to human help when they hear them. Adam (from Lifehacker) gave this trick a try and dropping the F bomb did indeed zap him right through to a human. We suggest using this trick when you’re not within earshot of your co-workers.

1. Trick automated phone bots into thinking your line’s dead.

If you’ve got automated phone marketers or political campaigns or debt collectors ringing your phone at all hours, trick the system into thinking your phone’s dead. Add the U.S. Special Information Tone signal for “vacant circuit” to the beginning of your voice mail greeting to automatically unsubscribe your phone number from bot call lists.How do you save time and money getting things done on the phone? Let us know in the comments.

Artist discuss the highly publicized right wing attack on Hip-Hop for the Letter to the President DVD

Artist discuss the beginnings of conscious rap and hard times under President Reagan.

Everyone knows Melle Mel’s “The Message” but do you know how this song changed urban America?