I got out of the shower this morning and noticed the phone message light blinking.
Message: “Hi, this is Tammy at Blahblah Technologies. I’m calling to see if we can resolve this invoice for sixteen thousand — (embarrassed laugh) — oh, I’m sorry, sixteen hundred dollars. Call me back at ###-####, extension ###.”
I called her back and left her a message.
My message: “I am freaked out. Please call me back and tell me you have the wrong number. Please.”
We had a good laugh when she called me back. “Hi, I’m the woman who called demanding money…”
She never said she had mis-dialed, though, what she said was, “Well I wonder where we came up with this number! Huh.”
I think I know. DoppleGary is back.
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Yeah. That would be much funnier if I didn’t actually GET those kinds of calls. So yeah.
Caroline – Yeah, I really need to get the phone number for the DoppleGary. But who would know? Maybe a competitor of his company.Squiffy – Let me tell you, anyone who goes by “Squiffy” is a friend of mine. But, I am probably the worst person on earth to invite to an on-line support group. I would heckle.Candy – Oo! For a second I did think it was real. Then I realized it would be Gary’s fault.
Speaking of dopplegangers…you should read the open letter at McSweeney’s “To my doppleganger”. Someone else is also experiencing the doppleganger effecthttp://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/8doppelganger.html
Christine – Thanks – that McSweenys blog is pretty good. My Mom has a doppleganger too: someone at her hairstylist who has the same name and a daughter with MS.
Oh, YIKES!