The Great Phone Number Mix-Up of 2007 (and Why I Still Get Calls About It)

“Hello?”

“Hi, is Debby there?”

“Uh, no. You have the wrong number.” *click*

The Never-Ending Wrong Number Symphony

That, my friends, is the soundtrack to my life. Well, not all the time. But often enough to make me wonder if I should just record a message saying, “This is not Debby, please stop calling.” It all started back in 2007 with what I can only describe as… The Great Phone Number Mix-Up.

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