My phone rings, and "Becky"* is calling. The conversation goes thus
A Hello Becky
B Hello is that Angie?
A Err, yes
B Hello is that Angie?
A Err, yes
[nobody calls me Angie]
B Angela from Church?
[now I'm suspicious, the Becky I know doesn't go to church...]
A Yes, um, who are you exactly?
B I'm Becky from church
A Which Church?
B Angela from Church?
[now I'm suspicious, the Becky I know doesn't go to church...]
A Yes, um, who are you exactly?
B I'm Becky from church
A Which Church?
B St Philips
A I'm Angela from Foulsham Baptist Chapel
B Where's that then?
A Norfolk
B Are you sure?
[of course I'm sure]
A Positive.
What was your name again?
B Becky Snowflake
[Ahh, I remember...]
A Ah! right, that Becky - you used to come to Alison's choir at our Church in Dorset
B Yes I did, in Ferndown
A My husband was minister, but we retired 3½ years ago
B Oh, was he a very tall guy called Bobby?
[nobody calls him Bobby]
A That's right. I'm his very short wife
B You're not the Angela I thought you were
[there's no answer to that, is there?]
A Well never mind. I have to go. I'm rather busy.
God bless you. Goodbye!
B Good bye then
[she hangs up]
What a crazy conversation
[*names changed to protect the confused.I've deleted this Becky from my contacts]
PS thank you for kind words about Julian's appearance on Countdown. We are so proud of him
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