You're lucky you got the "bye" before the sound of the phone dropping...
Mine always yelled "bye" as an afterthought.....about the same time the next person had picked up the phone from the floor.

I think when a kid actually says "bye" first, it is a sign that they *really* like you.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Fri 18 Apr 2008, 15:15, Reply)