Caller: Can you give me the number of the Argoed Fish bar in Caerphilly please ? Operators: Im sorry theres no number listed, is that the correct spelling ? Caller: Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish bar but the B fell off. Caller: I'm looking for the Woven knitwear company, can you help ? Operators: Woven, are you sure ? Caller: Yes, thats what it says on the label, Woven in Scotland. Caller: I'd like a vegetarian surgeon please. Operators: Vegetarian ? Caller: Yes, my dogs ill. Operators: What's the address ? Caller: I don't know. It was dark when I went there. Caller: I'd like the RSPCA please. Operators: Where are you calling from ? Caller: The living room. Caller: The Water Board please. Operators: Which department ? Caller: Tap Water. Operators: How are you spelling that? Caller: With letters. Caller: I'd like the number for a reverend in Cardiff please ? Operators: Do you have his name ? Caller: No but he has a Cocker Spaniel called Ben. Caller: The Union of Shopkeepers and Alligators please. Operators: You mean the Amalgamated Union of Shopkeepers ? A man called the Operator making heavy breathing noises from a call box. He told the worried operator: I haven't got a pen so Im steaming up the window to write the number on... One of the most stupid: Caller: Harold Bishop, Ramsey Street, Erinsborough, Australia please. . Operators: Completely lost for words......................... From Egryn apGriffydd Ellis UK forum (Wales)
Egryn ap Griffydd Ellis, 114063.3316@compuserve.com (CompuServe UK Forum / Wales)