Ring, ring. me: Yes, hello. them: Hello, may I please speak to Kouri Garber? me: Wood, his last name is Wood. them: Oh, I have Garber. me: Well, what did you need him for. them: This is the --------- Insurance Company, and he gave this number as his work number after his automobile accident yesterday. me: Uh, I think somebody's pulling your leg, Kouri is a ferret, and this is our home phone. them: Your ferret is named Cory? [I assume that's the spelling she had] me: Yes, it's spelled K-o-u-r-i, would you like me to go get him? them: No, that's ok, what a coincidence. I didn't tell her Kouri gets offers of credit cards and belongs to the Handyman Club of America - she might have thought I was the one pulling her leg by pretending my son (or whoever) was a ferret! Georgia - the left coast one... [Posted in FML issue 2918]