Bananas



Code-word used to let Derek and Romaine know that the call can be ended or is over.

Back on the old show at The Facility, Derek would hang up on callers much more often. When he did, there was a dial tone sound. When they started DNR 2.0, they did not have the dial tone sound, plus Derek 2.0 rarely hung up on people in general.

Then one day on 2.0, they announced they had the dial tone sound effect again. Excited listeners called in to just get hung up on and hear the dial tone. Someone said, "We need a code word for when we want to hear the dial tone!" and the word "Bananas" was suggested. Then someone suggested another term for when they don't want to be hung up on and "Staph Infection" was suggested.

While "Staph Infection" quickly fell out of use, "Bananas" lived on. And, even thought the dial tone sound effect is rarely heard these days, callers still say "Bananas" to indicate that they are done with call and have no more to say.