Phone Calls
Quick Update: I am still employed for the time being, although we will have to move our lab from the nice building built in 1995 to the less nice building built in the early seventies. I have also finished up all my law school applications and I just need my letters of recommendation to come in to LSDAS (the application service) before they will be sent out to the schools.
Story: Vincent, the stagiere for my group (Fanny’s replacement), walked into my office and asked if I could do him a favor. Mike, the Drexel co-op student was also there.
Vincent: I met this girl at a party and she gave me her number.
Me: Sounds good.
Vincent: Except that I don’t remember what her name is. Do you think you can find out?
Mike: Did you try a reverse phone directory?
Vincent: They all cost money. Can you call the number? If she hears my voice, she will know it’s me.
Me: OK, I’ll do it.
Vincent takes out the number
Me: It says Laura on the number.
Vincent: I don’t think that’s it. It sounds like that, though.
Me: Well, I’ll give it a shot.
I call the number
Girl: Hello?
Me: Hi, is Laura there?
Girl: Speaking.
Me: In shock because my plan involved her saying that there was no Laura at that number Oh, Hi.
Girl: Who is this?
Me: This is Stephen [Last Name] at [My Company]. I’m sorry, but you sounds different than normal…Is this Laura Petragnani Completely pulling a last name out of nowhere.
Girl: Uh, no.
Me: Is this [a phone number with one different number from what I just called]
Girl: No, it’s not.
Me: Oh, sorry. Goodbye.
hangs up
Me: So, her name IS Laura.
Vincent: What was that?
Me: Hey, you told me her name wasn’t Laura. My entire plan involved her not being named Laura.
Mike: There wasn’t a plan, was there?
Me: Get out of my office.
Vincent: Thanks.
Me: You better call her.
Ah, the fun I have at work when I should be working.
Story: Vincent, the stagiere for my group (Fanny’s replacement), walked into my office and asked if I could do him a favor. Mike, the Drexel co-op student was also there.
Vincent: I met this girl at a party and she gave me her number.
Me: Sounds good.
Vincent: Except that I don’t remember what her name is. Do you think you can find out?
Mike: Did you try a reverse phone directory?
Vincent: They all cost money. Can you call the number? If she hears my voice, she will know it’s me.
Me: OK, I’ll do it.
Vincent takes out the number
Me: It says Laura on the number.
Vincent: I don’t think that’s it. It sounds like that, though.
Me: Well, I’ll give it a shot.
I call the number
Girl: Hello?
Me: Hi, is Laura there?
Girl: Speaking.
Me: In shock because my plan involved her saying that there was no Laura at that number Oh, Hi.
Girl: Who is this?
Me: This is Stephen [Last Name] at [My Company]. I’m sorry, but you sounds different than normal…Is this Laura Petragnani Completely pulling a last name out of nowhere.
Girl: Uh, no.
Me: Is this [a phone number with one different number from what I just called]
Girl: No, it’s not.
Me: Oh, sorry. Goodbye.
hangs up
Me: So, her name IS Laura.
Vincent: What was that?
Me: Hey, you told me her name wasn’t Laura. My entire plan involved her not being named Laura.
Mike: There wasn’t a plan, was there?
Me: Get out of my office.
Vincent: Thanks.
Me: You better call her.
Ah, the fun I have at work when I should be working.