Comments on: PSA to party planners

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:02:21 +0000

OK, I admit, I do like telling people they are idiots and that’s why I call back. Although one, a restaurant that kept calling me to confirm reservations, didn’t like my tone and blew up at me. I think my tone was “stop freaking calling me.”

I’ve had this number five years and I still get a ton of wrong numbers. They are for so many different people that I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not so much due to outdated listings but rather people who can’t seem to dial correctly. I know I exacerbate it because, for reasons too convoluted to go into here, my message involves “You have reached 212-…., rather than “Hi, it’s Becca.” So it’s also a bit my fault.

And then there are the ones where the person shouts “assass!”, giggles, and hangs up, but that’s just Dahnuh.

By: Lisa Tagio

Lisa Tagio — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:19:04 +0000

I have gone completely cellular so I don’t get too many wrong number messages. When I do, I always call the person back and tell them I’m not that person.

I can imagine the person who was supposed to get the message not getting it, and not responding, and maybe the message leaver would get upset, and then maybe say something to the person who was supposed to get the message, and she’ll say she didn’t get it, but crazy message lady might not believe her and before you know it, a life long friendship is over! And I could have prevented it by a simple phone call: “Hey doofus! I’m not Claudia!”

By: Soxy

Soxy — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:08:50 +0000

Someone called the answering machine at my parent’s house crying to tell whoever they were trying to reach that her father died. I felt really bad, but I couldn’t make out the name and there was no number.

By: KP

KP — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:50:44 +0000

I had a doctor’s office call once to tell someone test results that didn’t sound so good, and I also had one from the ER for someone whose relative was injured. I had to scramble to get in touch with both because I figured if I didn’t, trouble would ensue and karma would bite me on the ass.

I swear sometimes my life plays out like a CBS drama, albeit a daytime one.

By: kb

kb — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:04:17 +0000

yeah, I had a wrong number once on my answering machine, it was someone RSVP-ing an invitation.

I always wonder if there was a place set for that person …

By: sarpon

sarpon — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:08:39 +0000

No shit! That bitch is still trying to get her hooks in Bill after all these years? We’ve moved 15 times and 1200 miles and it still is not enough.

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:14:35 +0000

Well, naturally, Emerald. They know who’s at your number better than you do, don’t they?

Alex, sure, it’s 212-______.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:12:42 +0000

That Janet sounds like she might be kind of a fun gal. Can I have her number? And if she’s not available, maybe she can put me in touch with Alice or Jennifer.

By: EmeraldMPH

EmeraldMPH — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:06:23 +0000

There has to be some sort of special award out there for people who leave increasingly desperate phone messages when calling a wrong number. At my last place I kept getting calls from Nordstrom insisting that someone had to go pick up a purse. I was tempted to go over there myself.