Ahoy hoy
My closest and oldest friends know that I answer their phone calls with, "Ahoy hoy."
It's a Mr. Burn reference from The Simpsons that I picked up on when I was about 10 years old.
Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein were the writers behind it. They were obsessed with old timey humor.
The backstory of Mr. Burns answering his phone with, "Ahoy hoy," comes from the invention of the telephone.
Alexander Gram Bell's preferred salutation was, "Ahoy." He pushed for everyone to use it.
Hard to imagine that would stick. But it did until Bell's rival, Thomas Edison, popularized, "Hello."
"Ahoy" is a nautical term that had been used for over 100 years by that time. Even though, "Hello," took over, Bell continued to use his greeting for the rest of his life.
The telephone was an obvious innovation that clearly would impact the world. Yet, the details surrounding innovative products may need time to adjust and mature.
