Is This The Party To Whom I Am Speaking?
This is an actual telephone conversation I just had:
My phone rings:
***Ring***
Me: Hello?
Him: Hello?
Hello.
Hello.
(beat)
Hel-lo?
Hello?
Hello!
Hello.
I can do this all day, you know. Hellooooo.
Hello.
(beat)
Uh… I think I have the wrong number.
No shit.
***click***
See, right there was your opportunity to dust off that shiny new word Beth taught you!