Here's one for you....this was a phone call I got today....(to give a little back ground, my sister in law and I have similar names - as in only one letter different - but my name is not pronounced the same as hers. Few people know this, so it causes A LOT of confusion!)
me: hello?
caller: hello, may I please speak with Mrs. ______ ________
me: may I ask who's calling?
caller: my name is _________ (I don't remember her name, we'll just call her Mrs. Rose)
me: OK
Mrs. Rose: is this Mrs. ________
me: yes.....
Mrs. Rose: Mrs. _________ My name is Mrs. Rose and I'm calling on behalf of Capital One -
Me (in a very dazed and confused voice): Capital One?!
Mrs. Rose: yes, Capital One -
Me: as in the bank??
Mrs. Rose: Capital One as in the Credit Card -
Me: wait! wait - are you calling for <I give SIL's full name with middle initial>
Mrs. Rose: yes
Me: ok, well, she lives in Florida, and I'm in Ohio and her name is spelled <I give the spelling of her name followed by the spelling of my name and my middle initial>
Mrs. Rose: OK ma'am, I'm very sorry, if you don't mind we'll record this call for quality assurance
me: wait, if you want to contact her right now she's at <hospital> where she just gave birth to her second child and if you'd like to reach her husband google <BIL's name> and add real estate agent after his name and it will pull his name and contact number - and his spiel promises that unlike other agents, he WILL answer the phone after midnight....
Mrs. Rose: <deafening silence>
me: hello? did you get all that?
Mrs. Rose: thank you ma'am, please give us three days to get your number out of our system and we'll try to contact them
*click*