What’s the weirdest phone call you have ever received?

Long pause, OK. (Inaudible talking). Could you hang on for just a sec?

Yes sir it is.

After a few moments he returns.

What is your review of working in EY?

Is your number (xxx) xxx-xxxx??

Do you reside at 1234 X X Lane?

{RING} {RING}

What life lesson did you learn the hard way?

HELLO

Looks at phone, sees a number local to me, so I answered.

I'm sorry to bother you, my staff just told me our guy corrected his information and had a number off for his home phone. Have a good day. Hangs up.

Why do programmers choose to write their own code instead of using code that is already available online?

Hi this is Sargent Moss from the County detention center. Is this Sean?

I hear a pause on the line, it goes quiet for a few seconds.

Whew, not in trouble!! But someone named Sean with a similar number is apparently about to have a rather bad day.

If a person stops thinking one or two words in a second or half second means he had stopped thinking for half second?

ATTENTION SPIKES UP. What could he want with me? Did I do something wrong? Lord did I forget to pay something? Questions start flying through my head. What would the detention center sheriff want with me?

Do what? Officer, I'm sorry I have no kids of my own, and I don't know anybody by that name.

No sir I sure don't, I live in the next city over.

How did you cope when someone you love, dealing with hyper-independence and trauma, felt they needed space to heal alone? Were you able to support them without overstepping, and did you eventually reconnect? How did that journey unfold?

Sure no problem officer.

I was trying to reach out to you because we have a Mr X here, who claims you are his legal guardian. He needs you to come down and sign some forms.

What’s the weirdest phone call you have ever received?

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