14.02.07
It’s a conspiracy
We have a message on our answerphone at work. I kept it because of its strangeness. Here’s a transcript for you: NB it’s not from my dad and it’s all done in a sort of conspiratorial whisper
“Hello Alan it’s dad. I’m talking soft ‘cos I’m in the hall, mum’s watching the news. I’ve just had a word with her, she says she’s not taken any at all today. So the answer is now “yes”. I’m going out in 2 or 3 minutes and I shall be out until I come back you know later tonight, half 9, 10 ish. Bye”
What an excellent transcript.
- I want to know what the question was.
- “I’m going out and I’ll be out until I come back”? That’s an odd way of doing “going out”. I’m usually in when I’m out.
- It really wasn’t from my dad.
- We have an answerphone message stating clearly that this is the physio dept – I wonder what he heard instead. Perhaps this “Alan” leaves odd phone messages, pretending to be physios or doctors.
Life can be intriguing sometimes.
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