Tango
Phonecall. Let us pretend for a moment that my husband's name is John Smith.
Male voice on the othe end: "Hello, Mrs Smith?"
Tango, expecting a telemarketer, since nobody else would refer to her as "Mrs Smith": "Yeeees? Who is this?"
Male voice (MV): "Is John home?"
Tango (T): "May I ask who's calling?"
MV: "A friend. Is John home?"
T: "What friend?"
MV: "John's friend. Is he home?"
T: "What's your name?"
MV: "John knows my name."
T: "Still, could you tell me so I know?"
MV: "I'm John's friend, okay?! When will he be home?"
T: "If you don't give me your name, I can't tell you that."
MV: "I'm John's friend, he has lots of friends - when will he be home?"
T: "What is this about?"
MV: "The purpose of my call is to talk to John, ALL RIGHT?! Now tell me when he's going to be home so I can call him back!"
T: "Not unless you give me your name."
MV: "All right, my name is Jamie, now when will he be home?"
T: "Nice try."
MV: "Look, I gave you my name, what else do you want, the name of my current girlfriend, what?"
T: "Good-bye."
.......
Okay, what the HELL was that? My husband, who was as baffled as I am, says has no friends by the name of Jamie, let alone ones who refer to me as "Mrs Smith" and are rude on the phone. A telemarker would have no problem telling me his name and the purpose of his call. An acquaintance would introduce himself also.
Bizarre...
Male voice on the othe end: "Hello, Mrs Smith?"
Tango, expecting a telemarketer, since nobody else would refer to her as "Mrs Smith": "Yeeees? Who is this?"
Male voice (MV): "Is John home?"
Tango (T): "May I ask who's calling?"
MV: "A friend. Is John home?"
T: "What friend?"
MV: "John's friend. Is he home?"
T: "What's your name?"
MV: "John knows my name."
T: "Still, could you tell me so I know?"
MV: "I'm John's friend, okay?! When will he be home?"
T: "If you don't give me your name, I can't tell you that."
MV: "I'm John's friend, he has lots of friends - when will he be home?"
T: "What is this about?"
MV: "The purpose of my call is to talk to John, ALL RIGHT?! Now tell me when he's going to be home so I can call him back!"
T: "Not unless you give me your name."
MV: "All right, my name is Jamie, now when will he be home?"
T: "Nice try."
MV: "Look, I gave you my name, what else do you want, the name of my current girlfriend, what?"
T: "Good-bye."
.......
Okay, what the HELL was that? My husband, who was as baffled as I am, says has no friends by the name of Jamie, let alone ones who refer to me as "Mrs Smith" and are rude on the phone. A telemarker would have no problem telling me his name and the purpose of his call. An acquaintance would introduce himself also.
Bizarre...