Comments on: Non Sequitur: The phone! The phone is ringing! http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/ Kris Johnson's Weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:27:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: KJToo » Non Sequitur: More Wrong Numbers http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-106189 KJToo » Non Sequitur: More Wrong Numbers Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:10:56 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-106189 [...] back in the rough and tumble days of early 2007, I told you about some of the folks who have called my work cell phone looking for someone who is clearly not me. I don’t know what it is, but the phone attracts wrong numbers. Usually I just politely [...] [...] back in the rough and tumble days of early 2007, I told you about some of the folks who have called my work cell phone looking for someone who is clearly not me. I don’t know what it is, but the phone attracts wrong numbers. Usually I just politely [...]

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8406 KJToo Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:21:38 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8406 [Comment ID #8395 Will Be Quoted Here] I did when Lawrence's uncle called me; now I've got a Treo 650. I don't know if current Nextel phones cause that same oscillating lawn sprinkler interference they did a couple of years ago.

Greg on Thursday, 15 February 2007 at 6:12 pm said:

KJ - you have a Nextel phone, don’t you?

I did when Lawrence’s uncle called me; now I’ve got a Treo 650.

I don’t know if current Nextel phones cause that same oscillating lawn sprinkler interference they did a couple of years ago.

]]> By: Greg http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8395 Greg Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:12:09 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8395 KJ - you have a Nextel phone, don't you? KJ - you have a Nextel phone, don’t you?

]]> By: Greg http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8394 Greg Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:09:08 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8394 Recently, a girl I work with got a message left on her work phone at 2am. It basically said <em>"Hi Steve. I had a really great time tonight. Call me."</em> She didn't think much of it after that until she got a call about a week later with a woman asking for Steve. She assured the woman that it was her work number, but I still think she should have pretended to be Steve's wife. We think that Steve had a one-night stand with the woman and gave her a fake number. Recently, a girl I work with got a message left on her work phone at 2am. It basically said “Hi Steve. I had a really great time tonight. Call me.” She didn’t think much of it after that until she got a call about a week later with a woman asking for Steve. She assured the woman that it was her work number, but I still think she should have pretended to be Steve’s wife.

We think that Steve had a one-night stand with the woman and gave her a fake number.

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8390 KJToo Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:27:29 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8390 [Comment ID #8376 Will Be Quoted Here] Yeah, I could see that. It might even turn into a man on the run story when the misinformed, violent husband comes after the poor sap who had the misfortune of being on the receiving end of the wrong numbers.

P.G. Holyfield on Thursday, 15 February 2007 at 9:44 am said:

But doesn’t touch the man that thinks you were having a thing with his wife. That’s classic… actually, that would make a good start for a noir novel/movie.

Yeah, I could see that. It might even turn into a man on the run story when the misinformed, violent husband comes after the poor sap who had the misfortune of being on the receiving end of the wrong numbers.

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8389 KJToo Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:25:48 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8389 [Comment ID #8356 Will Be Quoted Here] I get enough regular old boring wrong numbers that I'm tempted to just answer the phone with that quote when I see a number I don't recognize.

Chris Miller on Wednesday, 14 February 2007 at 7:35 pm said:

Dave’s not here…

I get enough regular old boring wrong numbers that I’m tempted to just answer the phone with that quote when I see a number I don’t recognize.

]]> By: P.G. Holyfield http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8376 P.G. Holyfield Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:44:39 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8376 [Comment ID #8347 Will Be Quoted Here] But doesn't touch the man that thinks you were having a thing with his wife. That's classic... actually, that would make a good start for a noir novel/movie.

KJToo on Wednesday, 14 February 2007 at 11:11 am said:

Holy crap, that’s brilliant! Beats woman whose aunt gave her my number instead of Roger’s by a country mile!

But doesn’t touch the man that thinks you were having a thing with his wife. That’s classic… actually, that would make a good start for a noir novel/movie.

]]> By: Chris Miller http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8356 Chris Miller Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:35:29 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8356 <a href="http://www.moviewavs.com/php/sounds/?id=gog&media=MP3S&type=Movies&movie=Cheech_And_Chong&quote=davesnot.txt&file=davesnot.mp3" rel="nofollow">Dave's not here...</a> Dave’s not here…

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8347 KJToo Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:11:25 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8347 Holy crap, that's brilliant! Beats woman whose aunt gave her my number instead of Roger's by a country mile! Holy crap, that’s brilliant! Beats woman whose aunt gave her my number instead of Roger’s by a country mile!

]]> By: P.G. Holyfield http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/comment-page-1/#comment-8346 P.G. Holyfield Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:06:11 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/02/14/non-sequitur-the-phone-the-phone-is-ringing/#comment-8346 I work at a large bank (over 10,000 people work at the campus I work at), and I do training classes in one of the computer labs. One day I was teaching a class and the phone in the room rang... and rang... and rang. Usually I ignore the phone, as it is usually a wrong number. But the person just kept calling back. So I finally answer the phone, and here's the conversation: <blockquote>"Welcome to [bank name], this is Patrick Holyfield. Can I help you?" "I need to talk to Larry." "There is no Larry here. You have the wrong number." "No, this is the right number. Get Larry on the da$# phone." "Sir, you've reached a training room. This isn't Larry or anyone else's phone." "Larry [last name]... can you give me his new number?" (After looking up Larry on the corp. directory and seeing no one by that name). "I'm sorry sir, but there is no one on the directory with that name. Larry must not work here any longer. You have a nice day." "F$#k you and tell Larry he'd better call me today." Click.</blockquote> I love that guy. I work at a large bank (over 10,000 people work at the campus I work at), and I do training classes in one of the computer labs. One day I was teaching a class and the phone in the room rang… and rang… and rang. Usually I ignore the phone, as it is usually a wrong number. But the person just kept calling back. So I finally answer the phone, and here’s the conversation:

“Welcome to [bank name], this is Patrick Holyfield. Can I help you?”

“I need to talk to Larry.”

“There is no Larry here. You have the wrong number.”

“No, this is the right number. Get Larry on the da$# phone.”

“Sir, you’ve reached a training room. This isn’t Larry or anyone else’s phone.”

“Larry [last name]… can you give me his new number?”

(After looking up Larry on the corp. directory and seeing no one by that name).

“I’m sorry sir, but there is no one on the directory with that name. Larry must not work here any longer. You have a nice day.”

“F$#k you and tell Larry he’d better call me today.” Click.

I love that guy.

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