I just got the weirdest phone call… it was “unknown caller” on my caller ID, but I figured it was late enough that it had to be either a wrong number or someone I know. The conversation went like this:
Me: Hello?
Woman: Hi, is this the Judy [deleted] that works at the Taco Bell in East Palo Alto?
Me: Um, no, it’s not.
Woman: Are you sure?
Me: Who is this?
Woman: You’re sure you’re not her?
Me: Yeah, I’m pretty sure I work in a law office. There’s a Judy [deleted] that works at Taco Bell in East Palo Alto?
Woman: Yeah
Me: Huh. Weird
Woman: You’re sure you’re not her?
Me: Why are you looking for her?
Woman: Why do you want to know?
Me: Um, maybe because you’re calling me at quarter to 11 at night.
Woman: She’s having an affair with my husband.
Me: (trying not to laugh) Oh. Yeah, definitely not me.
Woman: I’d almost rather it was you and you worked in a law office than at Taco Bell
Me: Yeah, trust me, I’m completely single.
Woman: Listen to me, I’m talking to a complete stranger, can you tell I’m stressed?
So I was like, Okay, good luck with that…buh-bye… and she’s saying “pray for me”, and I could finally hang up. Part of me thinks it was a prank by someone I know, but who knows. The strange things do tend to happen to me. Hmm… I wonder if that explains the number of hangups from unknown callers on my answering machine lately…