March 5, 2009

• TELEPHONE MANNERS–2009 STYLE

  Let me preface this story.  The following behavior was not anything learned from either The Professor or me.  In fact, it was pretty much the opposite.

  Yesterday evening my mobile telephone rang.  From the caller ID, I knew Marisol (or someone using her phone) was calling.

  I said, “Hello.” 

  The only noise on the other end was background noise and an occasional muffled word.

  I repeated myself, “Hello?”

  Still I heard only background noise.

  Now I was starting to worry.  Was Marisol sick?  Why couldn’t she talk?

  Once again I repeated, “Hello?”

  Finally Marisol spoke.  She basically barked in an extremely irritated manner, “Can’t you just wait for just a minute?”

  “AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”  I screamed silently. 

  Somehow I was under the mistaken impression that since Marisol initiated the telephone call, she had chosen a time when she was available to talk.  I can only hope that she does not use her political science degree to enter the diplomatic corps.

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