I have finally solved a week-long mystery.

[Bbbananas]

I got a text last wednesday evening, from an unknown number, asking quite simply but strangely - "And just who the f*** is Chipmunk?".

I got no response from my reply of "What?".

Just found out it's an old mate, changed her number, and was watching the soap awards, one of which was presented by a music guy called Chipmunk.

I can rest now. Mystery solved.

Just thought I'd share that. Haven't had such a random bizarre mysterious text such as this in quite a few weeks.

[mrs_overall]

ttfn - hop it

[jackthehat]

I had 6 weekly answer-machine messages from an every-increasingly angry very elderly sounding chap; a Mr Richard Gadd (he left his name).
1. Would I be kind enough to confirm that his wife's skirt was ready for collection ?
2. He had telephoned and left a message the previous week.....was his wife's skirt ready for collection ?
3. This was the third time that he had called and he would be obliged if I would confirm that his wife's skirt was ready for collection.
4. It is really quite important that his wife and this particular skirt are present at a prestigious event........and would I return his call forthwith to confirm it as being ready for collection ?
5. He was disappointed that he never could get to speak to anyone despite 'us' not appearing to be very busy when he called in......he was sorry to insist that the manager must call him back about the shoddy service.

The silly old sod was trying to reach the dry-cleaners in the next town but was missing out the dialling code. I telephoned them and asked them to 'phone him but he'd not left a number or an address with them; he never left his number on my machine, either.

I've often wondered whether his wife got her skirt back in time for the 'do'........and why he never bothered popping over to the dry-cleaners in person.......

[andy-hughes]

The answering-machine message i want to record - but am prevented as the present Mrs Hughes works from home, would be -

"If you think it's important, leave a message, and if we think it's important, we'll call you back."

If only ...

[ttfn]

A good friend of mine asked me to record a new message for her answerphone on her mobile. ( Apparently, I have a nice voice! She wanted:-
'Parkstone Home for Wayward Women'
Of course, I obliged with the addition of:
'G******* is flat out at the moment, so please leave your message after the tone'
Many months later she received a message from a very upmarket firm to say her bespoke curtains were ready for collection. She was amazed when she called in that the assistant could not stop giggling. QED ☺