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From: ljdickey@watmath.UUCP (Lee Dickey)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Junk Phone Calls!
Message-ID: <8797@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Aug-84 20:17:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: watmath.8797
Posted: Tue Aug 28 20:17:53 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Aug-84 01:21:45 EDT
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Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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I think that there are more than a few homes in my city
with pairs of listings that look something like this:

	Doe, John   123 main st. ........ 555-1234
	Doe, Family 123 main st. ........ 555-1235

Surely there is noone named "Family Doe".

There is also a certain family name ("X" to protect the innocent) that has 
several listings in my local phone book.  Some have first names, one looks 
like a language, and some look like businesses.  For instance:
	X, APL
	X, Abner
	X Online Graphics
	X, William
Some of them are second lines into residences and many do not
even have telephones associated with them.
One allows calls to come in to the office when the main 
switchboard is closed.