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Funny, But So Wrong!

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Posted by: knightrider45 Thursday 2nd August 2007, 4:18pm

Had a text message from a long standing friend a couple of days ago, saying he was stuck in London, needed a favour, and could I ring him as soon as possible.

Bob, my friend of 9 years,works at my company's head office, is a fifty something divorced man, with a teenagers attitude.

So it was no suprise to read that he'd got stuck in London with a problem and needed help.

The text message also said his battery was flat (no suprise there then, either) and gave me a landline number to ring. The landline would be answered by a woman called Liz, who was waiting for my call, and would put me through to him.

So, I rang the number he gave me in the text, 0207 930 xxxx .

Turned out it was Buckingham palace.

I got connected to a recorded message saying something like "You are calling the Royal Household. If you have been told to call this number as a matter of urgency, it is because of a hoax message and you should hang up immediately. If, however, you do have a genuine reason for calling the Royal Household, stay on the line for an operator."

Needless to say, I hung up!

And Bobs been promised a severe leg smacking next time I see him!

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