A law firm receptionist answered the phone the morning
after the firm's senior partner had passed away unexpectedly. "Is
Mr. Spenser there?" asked the client on the phone.
"I'm very sorry, but Mr. Spenser passed away last
night," the receptionist answered. "Can anyone
else help you?"
The man paused for a moment, then quietly said, "no" and
hung up.
Ten minutes later, he called again and asked for Mr. Spenser,
his ex-wife's lawyer. The receptionist said, "You
just called a few minutes ago, didn't you? Mr. Spenser
has died. I'm not making this up." The man again hung
up.
Fifteen minutes later, he called a third time and asked
for Mr. Spenser. The receptionist was irked by this time. "I've
told you twice already, Mr. Spenser is dead. He is not
here! Why do you keep asking for him when I say he's dead?
Don't you understand what I'm saying?"
The man replied, "I understand you perfectly. I just
like hearing you say it over and over."
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