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10-05-2016, 01:01 PM
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We need a societal rule for giving out phone numbers on the phone.
Every time I have to give a phone number when I'm on a call, it goes one of two ways. It goes like this:
Me: My phone number is 303...867 Them (talking over my 867): Okay, 303... Me: 5309. Them: Okay, 303-530-9... Me: No, 303-867... Them: Not 530? Me: Okay, start over. 303-867-5309 Them (talking over my 5309): 303-867...what? Me: Here's the whole thing at once. 303-867-5309. Or it goes like this: Me: My phone number is 303...(waiting for confirmation) Them: (Silence) Me: (Silence) Them: (Silence) Me: 867... Them (talking over my 867): Okay, I'm ready. Me: 867...(waiting for confirmation) Them: (Silence) Me: (Silence) Them: (Silence) Me: 5309. Them (talking over my 5309): Okay, I'm ready. Me: 5309. Why is it so hard to give someone a freaking phone number? I propose that we adopt a national system, and that it goes like this: Me: My phone number is 303...(wait a beat) Them: 303. Me: 867...(wait a beat) Them: 867. Me: 5309...(wait a beat) Them: 5309. Your number is 303-867-5309. Me: Exactly. Au revoir. Them: Adios. |
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We need a societal rule for giving out phone numbers on the phone.
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