Go see all about it Fellow software geek and blogger of the universe, Paul English, provides you with a way to bypass those ever-so-annoying computers who answer your calls with his "IVR Cheat Sheet." One of my favorite irritants are the new voice activated responses. "Press or say 1" the nice computer voice says. I hit 1. "I'm sorry, we did not understand your response." I hit 1 again. "I'm sorry, we did not understand your response. Please enter a valid response." I loudly say "ONE" as everyone in the store stares. "I'm sorry, we did not receive your entry in a timely manner. Please call again later." CLICK. It turns out if you have background noise, it goes into recognizing what you say. But whether you say or hit 1, it can't understand you. Screw you CITIBANK! Anyway, he runs down the list of these and other annoying computer phone responses, and how to get to an operator, including bizarre key combinations like #-1-4-4. Oh this guy is a saint.