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From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls
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Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 17:01:14 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 20 17:01:14 1984
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I have found it very convenient to list my phone number under a name other
than my own. I did it originally because very few of the people who use the
phone book to look for me either know or remember my last name, so listing
under that doesn't do me any good. I have also found it very convenient,
because when I get a call that starts with 'Mr. Pooh?' (my current alias) I
know that this is a blind call from a phone listing. My usual response to
that is that Mr. Pooh went to the hospital with a honey jar on his head and
can I take a message, which gets many interesting responses depending on
how carefully the other party is listening.

One thing I did find out recently when I tried to change my listing was
that the computers that handle the phone book listings have real problems
when you try to shove in a last name with no first name. We finally had to
settle on 'Chuqui,W.' to get it to take. Isn't technology wonderful?
-- 
From behind the bar at Callahan's:	Chuq Von Rospach
{fortune,menlo70}!nsc!chuqui		(408) 733-2600 x242

If everyone marches to the beat of a different drummer,
why does mine have to use a bongo?