There's always that one person that calls you who just keeps talking… and talking … and talking. You want to figure out a way to get out of the conversation, but your damned manners keep you from just hanging up in the middle of his longwinded story about his hard time getting an oil change. What you need, my meek friend, is an Excuse Box. Playing a number of sound effects designed to get you off the phone ASAP, it'll make your office sound like there's construction going on, like there's a thunderstorm approaching, or there's someone rotating your tires under your desk. Just hold it up to the phone and shout over it and it'll be nobody's fault that you've gotta run. Well, I guess technically it's your fault, but the guy on the other end of the phone won't know that, and isn't that what really counts? Thanks for the tip, Falon! — Adam Frucci