Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ames!lll-winken!netsys!vector!nobody From: larryc@mtuxo.att.com (XMRH6-L.CHESAL) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Victims of Wrong Numbers Message-ID: Date: 27 Jan 89 18:18:06 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 12 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 34, message 11 I recall reading a story (in the Miami Herald Sunday magazine, I think) about a sportswriter who moved to a new town and as soon as he arrived, he got a call from a bar where someone asked him to settle a bet about the winner of the 19xx World Series or something. He was flattered, gave the right answer, hung up, and then couldn't figure out how they knew he was the new sportswriter in town. He then began getting calls asking for stuff like the average winter temperature in Brazil, the distance to the moon, and the genus and species of endangered animals. Turns out his new phone number was the same as the (recently changed) Reference section of the Public Library. Larry Chesal (201) 576-6179 att!mtuxo!larryc