“Hello?”
“Yeah,
I just got a call from this number?”
“Just
now?”
“Yeah,
about five minutes ago.”
“That’s
strange, I didn’t call anybody.”
“This
isn’t xxx-xxx-xxxx?”
“It
is, but I haven’t called anybody for at least a day. Sorry if it was a pocket dial.”
“All
right. Bye.”
“Weird. Wait a minute, my phone was turned off five
minutes ago!”
* * * * * * * * * * *
“Thanks for
calling -----, this is -----, how can I help you?”
“Hi, I saw I
missed a call from this number, did my order come in?”
“I dunno, lemme
check; what’s your number?”
“xxx-xxx-xxxx.”
“Mm-hm… mmm-hmmm…
this thing’s sooooo sloooooow… mmmm-hmmm, come on! Right, here it is: nope.”
“No?”
“Not here yet;
maybe by the end of the week. Or next week.”
“Oh. Then do you know who there called me, then?”
“Hold on a sec,
I’ll ask: HEY! DID ANYBODY HERE CALL
------ -------?!!!”
“…No!”
“That’s a
no. Maybe someone dialed your number by
accident and hung up? I do that all the
time, heh.”
“Maybe. You’re all very strange there.”
“I know, right?”
* * * * * * * * * * *
“Hello?”
“Hi, I have a
missed call from this number?”
“OK.”
“…How can I help
you?”
“I don’t know,
you called me.”
“Actually, you
called me and didn’t leave a message.”
“I did no such
thing.”
“Your number’s
listed right here!”
“Says you.”
“Argh, bye!”
“Have a nice day
– oh, they hung up already.”
* * * * * * * * * * *
“Yell-oh?”
“What’s
up with calling my phone and not leaving a message?”
“Who’s
this?”
“Who’s
this?! You call and don’t leave a
message, and think I won’t notice? That’s
just rude!”
“Then
so are you, `cause I have no idea who the blazes you are!”
“Well
then, I guess we’re even!
“Fine
with me! Good-bye!”
“Hold
on, I’m not done yelling at you – ”
* * * * * * * * * * *
“Hello?”
“Hi,
I have a missed call from this number?”
“Oh
really? That’s odd, I’ve been on the
phone all day.”
“Well,
I just hit the number listed on my phone to call it back, and it brought me to
you.”
“That’s
odd… let me see, my caller ID says your number is xxx-xxx-xxxx.”
“That’s
right.”
“Let
me see my list…. Oh yes, I did call you!
You’re hard to get hold of; I’m calling because we have a fantastic
opportunity for a limited time on – hello?”
* * * * * * * * * * *
“Hello?”
“Hi,
got another missed call from this number.”
“Ugh,
stop calling me!”
“Then
stop calling me!”
“Are
there solar flares or something going on?
Because I have no idea why your phone keeps thinking mine is calling it.”
“Who
knows; maybe it’s extra-terrestrials, they’re always a good excuse.”
TWO HUNDRED MILES
ABOVE THE EARTH
“They’ve
caught on! Abort ‘Operation: Drive Them
Mad!’”
