OK, now this is just weird - Help getting out of a bad date

Cingular & Virgin Mobile both have services that will call your cell phone at a pre-arranged time and give you an excuse to use to get out of a date.

When the cell rings, one of Cingular's eight "emergency" messages says: "Hey, this is your Escape-A-Date call. If you're looking for an excuse, I got it. Just repeat after me, and you'll be on your way! 'Not again! Why does that always happen to you? ... All right, I'll be right there.' Now tell 'em that your roommate got locked out, and you have to go let them in. Good luck!"

And bingo, the bad date is history.

Bad Date? Use Your Cell Excuse from Wired.com