I have actually done this
“The secret to getting off of calls you don't want to be on is to hang up in the middle of your own sentence. Only a maniac would hang up on themselves, so you must have gotten disconnected.”
@trondd The cough trick works every time
I naturally have allergies so it doesn’t take me much to to get a coughing fit. Then I just excuse myself
No one wants to get close to have a chat when someone’s coughing in their face ;)