Telephone fun
A manager in a big company needed to contact one
of his employees
about an urgent problem with one of the main computers. He
dialed the
employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's
whispered
voice on the first ring, "Hello?"
"Is your Daddy home?" the boss quickly
asked. "Yes", whispered the
small voice. May I talk with him?" the man asked,
feeling somewhat
put-off by this delay. To the surprise of the boss, the
small voice
whispered, "No."
Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked,
"Is your Mommy
there?" "Yes", came the answer. "May I
talk with her?" Again the
small voice whispered, "No."
"Son, is there any one there besides
you?" the boss impatiently
asked the child. "Yes", whispered the child, "A
policeman."
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his
employee's home, the
boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?"
"No, he's busy",
whispered the child. "Busy doing what?" asked the
boss. "Talking to
Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman", came the whispered answer.
Growing concerned and even worried as he heard
what sounded like a
helicopter through the ear piece on the phone the boss asked,
"What is
that noise?" "A hello-copper.", answered the
whispering voice. "What
is going on there?" asked the boss, now alarmed. In an
awed voice
the child answered, "The police just landed the
hello-copper!"
Alarmed, concerned and more than just a little
frustrated the boss
asked, "Why are they there?"
After a muffled giggle, the young voice
replied in a very low
whisper, "They're looking for me!"