Today’s Workplace Conversation: Telephone Messages
Apr 1st, 2009 by Intermanaut
Me: Could you give Simon Behr a ring on 01993 82—-. Seems like N— F—– has been singing your praises.
Guy One: <ringing /> No answer. Is that number right? It’s for the Cotswold Wildlife Park.
Me: Yes – I checked it with him, but he didn’t say where he works.
Two minutes later …
Guy One: How do you pronounce his surname?
Me: As in Dani Behr, who you may remember from such shows as “The Word” and “Celebrity Get Me Out of Here”.
Guy One: <ringing /> Hi, could I speak to Simon Behr, please?
Other Person: Who, sorry?
Guy One: Simon Behr?
Other Person: There’s no one here by that name.
Guy One: Oh, I’m terribly sorry.
Other Person: April the first …
Everyone Else: <loudly pisses themselves laughing />
Guy One: You bastard. You fscking bastard.
Well played.