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One, with an abnormal fear of ''[[späteankunftschande]]'' who has dialed into a [[conference call]] so early — before the moderator — as to have to listen to the [[hold music]]. One with a profound sense of ''[[früheankunftfreude]]''. | One, with an abnormal fear of ''[[späteankunftschande]]'' who has dialed into a [[conference call]] so early — before the moderator — as to have to listen to the [[hold music]]. One with a profound sense of ''[[früheankunftfreude]]''. | ||
===In popular culture=== | ===In popular culture=== | ||
''Die Warteschleifenmusikopfer'', (Opus 27, No. 2) was a light-hearted opera by Brecht concerning the attempts of ''Iolanthio'', a young [[Mediocre lawyer|paralegal]] at a Belgian investment manager, | ''Die Warteschleifenmusikopfer'', (Opus 27, No. 2) was a light-hearted opera by Brecht concerning the attempts of ''Iolanthio'', a young [[Mediocre lawyer|paralegal]] at a Belgian investment manager who, when on holiday by the Caspian Sea, diligently dialled into weekly all-hands [[conference call]]. Forgetting the time-zone difference, Iolanthio found himself on the call an hour before it was due to start. Try as he might to disconnect the call there was something entrancing about the [[hold music]] and before long ... | ||
“''Schleifenmeister''”, as it become affectionately known, was not popular on debut and never became a mainstream success but in later years acquired a cult status, especially behind the Iron Curtain. It is rarely performed in German nowadays but has been adapted, in English, for pantomime. | |||
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