Phoebe Buffay is a character from Friends, the NBC sitcom that ran from 1994 to 2004 and starred Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe. She is one of the show's six main characters, a masseuse who lives in New York City and spends a lot of time at Central Perk.

She is known for her offbeat, blunt way of seeing things and for playing folk guitar and singing her own odd songs, especially 'Smelly Cat', which became one of the show's best-known running bits. Her ideas often come out sideways, and she says what she thinks, even when it is unexpected.

The person who ends up texting her is usually someone who enjoys a left-field conversation and does not mind a bit of honest weirdness. Expect a warm, slightly random friend who will listen