<ringing>
<beep as phone is answered>
Ben:
Hi Fleur.
Bill:
Er... no - it's not Fleur, actually. It's Bill.
Ben:
<nervous laugh> No, it's not.
Bill:
Yes, it is.
Ben:
But it says Fleur on my phone.
Bill:
Well, you can clearly tell it's not Fleur.
Ben:
But on my Caller ID - you know, the ID that tells me who's calling - it says Fleur.
Bill:
Yes, it would - that's because I'm using her phone.
Ben:
You can't do that.
Bill:
What?
Ben:
You can't do that. It's... it's not allowed.
Bill:
Why not?
Ben:
Because... it's against the law of physics.
Bill:
It's what?
Ben:
Well, think about it - the Caller ID function was specifically designed to
alleviate the constant trepidation experienced by those receiving unknown phone
calls who, for years, were faced with the quandary of not knowing who the caller
was until they picked up the receiver - finally alleviated with the scientific
breakthrough of Caller ID that allowed you to know who was calling before you
answered. Until someone comes along who negates that very concept by using a
phone that doesn't belong to them and forces the phone to falsify its
information thus denying its sole purpose and raison d'etre, questioning its
very existence and doing untold damage to the structure of the universe as we
know it!
Bill:
So what can we do?
Ben:
You could ring me back on your phone.
Bill:
But I'm already speaking to you on this phone.
Ben:
Well, I suppose if you could somehow change the wording of my Caller ID so that
instead of saying 'Fleur Calling' it says 'Fleur - actually Bill'.
Bill:
But I can't do that - it's the setting on your phone.
Ben:
Oh well, in that case, I guess the only thing to be done is for you to ring me
back on your phone.
Bill:
Fine.
<click>
Ben:
Finally.
<ringing>
Ben:
Hi Bill. How lovely to hear from you - so unexpected.
Bill:
<unimpressed> Isn't it just.
Ben:
What can I do for you?
Bill:
I just wanted to say... Fleur wants to speak to you.
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