From the "people are stupid" files
When a business calls your house and asks for someone who doesn't live there, why do they think the person will suddenly materialize out of thin air if they add a last name? Here's a snippet of a conversation I had with a caller a couple of days ago:
Caller: "Hello, may I please speak with Thomas?"
Me: "I'm sorry, there's no Thomas living here, you have the wrong number."
Caller: "I'm sorry. Thomas Smith??"
What the heck? Yeah, like there wasn't a Thomas in my house 15 seconds ago, but you know what? Now that I know you're talking about Thomas SMITH, of course he's here - let me put him right on!!! Dumbass.
Posted by beenie at February 23, 2003 07:34 PM