We all know that lawyers are often unpopular., so keeping to that theme, this is a short story about a man who keeps making telephone calls to a law office. A man made a telephone call to a law office and said to the receptionist, “I want to speak to […]
The Best Funny telephone
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With so many names sounding the same, can you imagine what a typical day working on a Chinese switchboard must be like. Can you imagine all those telephone calls going in and out and the sheer volume of noise. I wonder if Chinese people ever get confused over their “L’s” […]
Answering the phone when it rang in the middle of the night, the person at the other end of the phone asked, “What time does the library open?” “9am”, the librarian replied, “and why are you calling me at home in the middle of the night to ask such a […]
Don’t you just love it when it’s the middle of the night, you are fast asleep and the phone rings! It was two o’clock in the morning and a husband and wife were fast asleep, when suddenly the phone rang, waking them both up with a jolt. The husband picked […]
Have you ever received an unexpected phone call at Christmas? Keith and Janet decided to call an old friend who lived across the pond, to wish them seasons greetings at Christmas. A little unsure of what they were doing, since they rarely made international calls, they dialed his phone number […]
This is an old joke because, seriously, who calls Directory Enquiries” any more, but it’s a good one… Caller: “I’d like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff please”. Operator: “I’m sorry, there’s no listing for Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff. Is the spelling correct?” Caller: “Well, it […]
This is an actual conversation that was made to a travel company call centre: Customer: “Hello. I’ve been ringing 0700 2300 for two days and can’t get through to enquiries, can you help?” Operator: “I’m sorry. Where did you get that number from, sir?” Customer: “It was on the door […]
If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with. If it just sits in your living room and messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses your telephone, takes your […]
I wonder how many of us men have had similar episodes to this happen during their married life. Of course, these days it’s more likely to be a texted conversation, but back in the day… A man answers the phone and has the following conversation: “Yes, mother, I’ve had a […]
My mother went away for a whole weekend so a business conference. During a break between two conference sessions, she decided to call home collect (reverse charge). My six-year-old brother picked up the phone and heard a stranger’s voice say, “We have a Marcia on the line. Will you accept […]