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A son, who has just arrived home from work, answers the phone.

MOTHER: Hello, love, it’s me.

SON: Hi, Mum. How you doing?

MOTHER: Oh, I’ve got you at last, have I? You wouldn’t believe the problems I’ve had.

SON: Why?

MOTHER: Well, every time I phoned you I was getting through to this old woman.

SON: You mean you misdialled.

MOTHER: No, I don’t know what it was. Our Rachel had to call t’phone company for me. I’m telling you, every time I tried to call your number I got this old woman. Ooh, she were bad-tempered. ‘Stop calling me,’ she says. ‘I’m not your bloody son.’ Right rude she were.

SON: It was probably a computer glitch at their end, Mum.

MOTHER: Yes, but why did it happen to me?

SON: Well, it’s nothing personal, Mum, it was probably just a typing error.

MOTHER: But why should it just affect me? Things are always happening to me.

SON: Honest, Mum, it’s nothing to do with you personally.

MOTHER: Yes it is! It’s me who has to say sorry!

SON: I mean, it wasn’t someone getting at you on purpose! It was just an accident.

MOTHER: But you haven’t had any problems, have you?

SON: I’m not with your company, Mum.

MOTHER: Well why would it just be them?

SON: Mum! I don’t know! It was probably the little man who connects the phones put the wrong two wires together.

MOTHER: Well it could happen again!

SON: It probably won’t, Mum.

MOTHER: Oooh, I don’t know. Things are always happening to me. Anyway, love, I won’t keep you…

SON: Mum, wait a minute, what were you phoning for in the first place?

MOTHER: Eh?

SON: What were you phoning for?

MOTHER: To find out if I could get through!

SON: No, I mean before you found out there was a problem.

MOTHER: Oooh, I don’t know. It’s all confused me a bit.

SON: You and me both, Mum. You and me both.