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From: shah@cs.cornell.edu (Amitabh Shah)
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Subject: Re: The Persistent Wrong Number Bozo
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Date: 17 Mar 90 20:16:07 GMT
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This is what happened to a friend of mine (actually, my XSO) in India.
On a Sunday, they started getting a call every hour or so starting at
8:00 am.  The caller would ask "Is Yusuf there?" Despite being told
persistently that the caller had a wrong number, this wouldn't stop.
It was the same caller again and again. It happened about 10-12 times
and then stopped in the evening.

Later around 1:00 am that night, they get this call with a different
voice: "Hi. This is Yusuf. Are there any messages for me?"

It may have been one of their friends playing a practical joke, but to
this day, they haven't figured out who.


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[Moderator's Note: Come on! This routine is as old as the hills! Jack
Benny used this on his radio show several times; and I think he got it
from Bob Hope. We were pulling this on neighbors and school teachers
we did not like when I was 10 years old; having gotten the idea from
listening to Jack Benny on Sunday nights.  Despite how old it is, it
is still good for a laugh.  PT]