All in a Day's Work

It was yet another work day. There are umpteen blogs that explain what an IT professional's dog day is like.
My Scheduler for the day, did not have anything different. Few meetings to attend, few documents to complete, few issues to analyze and a presentation to make.
On such a mundane day, It was a the first conf. call that made my day!

When it was time for the call, I dialed the bridge number and waited for the welcome message('Welcome to the con. call set up. At any time of this call, enter your pass code and the # sign').

But, the message was different this time - It said 'To indulge in a conversation, dial 1-800-T A L K'. I thought I had dialed the wrong number, cut the call and re-dialled - got the same message.
Without giving much thought about the choice of words or the tone in the previous message, I dialed 1-800-T A L K, assuming that they should have got a fancier number and are using that now for the conf call.

To fully and exactly understand the situation, those reading this blog from the US, try dialing this number from your office phone. For those who are not in the US, the word 'indulge', a female voice, and an imaginable tone is enough to tell you where I landed.

I could not control my laughter for the next 1 hour. A simple typo by the person who arranged the meeting, brought tons of laughter into the call! We might have to deal with some code of conduct group later...