Just before dawn, Ms. B and her husband were jolted awake by the ringing of a phone. Still groggy, Ms. B stumbled out to answer it. On the other end of the line, she heard the moans of a man that made her jump: “Philipa, my love, please don’t interrupt, let me talk…”
“But…” Ms. B attempted to explain.
“I swear I will never do that again. You are everything to me in this world.”
“But…” Ms. B was getting anxious.
“No! Just listen to me first, without you I would die!”. At that moment, her husband standing beside her began to laugh heartily.
“You have another man, don’t you, Philipa?”
“I am not Philipa!” Ms. B shouted: “You have the wrong number!”
“Why didn’t you say that sooner!” the man lamented: “Now I have to do this all over again!” After a brief pause, he asked, “Do you think that works?”