Thumbnail image via DVD coverA woman named Brandee Barker was chatting with her Uber driver in Ohio last weekend when she realized that the guy was actually the voice actor behind the AOL startup greeting, "You've got mail!"—he even gave her a few live renditions of the once-iconic phrase.The driver, Elwood Edwards, recorded the phrase for AOL back in 1989. At the time, his wife was working for Quantum Computer Services, the company that would later become AOL. She recommended him for the gig thanks to his background as a radio announcer, and the rest is history.He tracked some lines—"you've got mail," "welcome," and others—without realizing that his voice would bring great joy to internet users and rom-com enthusiasts a decade later.Edwards told Barker that he made $200 for the voice acting job and went on to work at a Cleveland news station before retiring and turning to Uber. Hopefully Edwards finds his way back to the world of voiceover work once all Ubers become driverless or whatever.OMG OMG my — Brandee Barker (@brandee)November 5, 2016
