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jmcquown - 19 Mar 2005 14:45 GMT

Yesterday my phone rang and it was a wrong number. The man on the phone
(lovely accent - Italian?) said, "This is so-and-so shoe store in Las Vegas.
Did I dial XXX-XXX-XXXX?" No, I'm sorry, you dialed the wrong area code.
He paused, then said cheerfully, "Well, would you like to buy some shoes?"
I laughed and he said, "I was kidding! Have a good afternoon!" LOL

Jill

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Gabey8 - 19 Mar 2005 20:00 GMT

[[Yesterday my phone rang and it was a wrong number. The man on the phone
(lovely accent - Italian?) said, "This is so-and-so shoe store in Las
Vegas.
Did I dial XXX-XXX-XXXX?" No, I'm sorry, you dialed the wrong area code.
He paused, then said cheerfully, "Well, would you like to buy some
shoes?"
I laughed and he said, "I was kidding! Have a good afternoon!" LOL ]]

ROTFL!

Some callers are creative like that. One time, years ago, I had a
wrong-number caller who left a message on my answering machine. I still
have no idea who the guy was. But when he heard a female voice on said
answering machine greeting, he left a message to the effect of "I dialed
the wrong number, but if you'd like to go out with me, call [phone
number]".

I had to smile at that one. :o) However, as I was engaged at the time, I
didn't take the guy up on his offer. ;o)

Donna

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jmcquown - 19 Mar 2005 21:52 GMT

> [[Yesterday my phone rang and it was a wrong number. The man on the
> phone (lovely accent - Italian?) said, "This is so-and-so shoe store
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>
> Donna

LOL Most of the time if I get a caller with a wrong number it's some sullen
teen calling late at night who doesn't even say "sorry". Then they hit
redial and get me again. GRRRR. This was a fun wrong number. If I needed
shoes (Italian?!) I'd have said send me a link to your catalog! <G>

Jill

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Katz - 19 Mar 2005 21:45 GMT

I dialed a wrong number once, & had fun fantasies of what it would be
like to continue doing it.

There was a guy in our hiking club whose nickname, all his life, had
been Pineapple. He didn't have a car, so I would call him every week to
see if he wanted a ride to the hike meeting place. One day I apparently
dialed the wrong number. When a man answered who didn't sound like
Pineapple, I said "Pineapple?" Long silence. Then he said, "No. You
have the wrong number." I got a great kick thinking about calling him
every week & saying something different. "Blueberry?" "Pomegranate?"
"Banana?"

Katz

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jmcquown - 19 Mar 2005 23:51 GMT

> I dialed a wrong number once, & had fun fantasies of what it would be
> like to continue doing it.
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>
> Katz

You're lucky he didn't report you to the phone company for harrassment!

Jill (laughing)

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Tanada - 20 Mar 2005 03:01 GMT

> I dialed a wrong number once, & had fun fantasies of what it would be
> like to continue doing it.
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> every week & saying something different. "Blueberry?" "Pomegranate?"
> "Banana?"

One of the schools I used to work at made a mistake in typing my phone
number on their contact sheet, which teachers used to contact and
arrange for substitutes to work for them. After we finally got it
straightened out, a couple of months later, I found myself with the urge
to call XXX-2980 and ask if any one had left any messages for me.

Pam S.

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jmcquown - 20 Mar 2005 05:46 GMT

>> I dialed a wrong number once, & had fun fantasies of what it would be
>> like to continue doing it.
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>
> Pam S.

Oh Oh Oh!!!!! We had a *wacko* Admin Assistant at work a number of years
ago. She was eventually fired and actually brought the cops up with her to
pack up her desk saying she felt "threatened". Heh, someone would have
packed up her desk and shipped her stuff to her. Anyway... after she left
we hired a new guy in Tech Support and the poor guy inherited her phone
number. She started calling that number in the wee hours of the morning and
leaving *obscene* messages for him! "Andrew, F**** me" kinda messages.
This poor dude didn't know her from Adam but we all recognized her voice.
Talk about a nut! They archived the messages (about 5 of them all told) on
a CD in case they ever needed to press charges or in case she became more
nuts than she already was.

Jill

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Katz - 20 Mar 2005 21:54 GMT

> One of the schools I used to work at made a mistake in typing my phone
> number on their contact sheet, which teachers used to contact and
> arrange for substitutes to work for them. After we finally got it
> straightened out, a couple of months later, I found myself with the urge
> to call XXX-2980 and ask if any one had left any messages for me.

I had an annoying problem w/a wrong number for a while. My phone would
ring sometime shortly after 5 AM, before I had gotten up. I wouldn't
answer it. Each time, a woman from a temp employment agency would leave
a messge about a job they had for "Paul" that day. Each time, after I
got up, I would either call the number she left, or *69 it to get the
number she called from. I would tell her that there is no Paul here, &
she has a wrong number, & tp plese correct the problem. A couple of
weeks later, she would call again. This happened 5 times. I finally
called the office of the company & asked for her supervisor. They seem
to have gotten it fixed, now. Meanwhile, each time, I felt sorry for
Paul b/c he wasn't getting any calls from the employment agency. And
they were probably writing him down as a no-call-back.

Katz

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Debbie Wilson - 20 Mar 2005 12:18 GMT

> I got a great kick thinking about calling him
> every week & saying something different. "Blueberry?" "Pomegranate?"
> "Banana?"

ROFL!! I'd love to know what went through his mind on hearing a lady's
voice saying 'Pineapple' to him :-)))

Hmm, I wonder which fruit (or vegetable) he might have answered to?
*beg*

Deb.

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