MyLaffs Joke #1165
The following are real conversations Directory Enquiries operators had with callers, as revealed in interviews with staff at the Cardiff D.E. Centre, UK.
CALLER: I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff, please.
OPERATOR: I'm sorry, there's no listing. Is the spelling correct?
CALLER:Well it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the B fell off.
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Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in Woven.
OPERATOR: Woven? Are you sure?
CALLER: Yes. That's what it says on the label - Woven in Scotland.
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CALLER: I'd like the RSPCA please.
OPERATOR: Where are you calling from?
CALLER: The living room
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CALLER: The water board please.
OPERATOR: Which department?
CALLER: Tap water.
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OPERATOR: How are you spelling that?
CALLER: With letters.
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CALLER: I'd like the number for a reverend in Cardiff, please.
OPERATOR: Do you have his name?
CALLER: No, but he has a dog named Ben.
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CALLER: The Union of Shopkeepers and Alligators please.
OPERATOR: Do you mean the Amalgamated Union of Shopkeepers?
