A Gentleman’s Guide to English Usage.
Episode 94: On Watering The Garden.
“If it’s gonna piss dahn tonight, I won’t bovva. If it don’t bovva, I’ll bovva.”
The forecast is dry. Looks like I’m bovverin’.
Heh, same here. I too had to wadder (as we pronounce it here).
Bluddy Wevva, Eh?
Fer shur. At least it’s somethin to complain about while diggin, eh?
'Ope yer not bovvered by it.
Due to needing a set of “random” numbers for a form today, I went to confirm one of my favorite joke numbers was still working: The Callin Oates Hotline. Happy to report that it is…and there are others! Should you find yourself with a phone (look, there’s one in your hand now!) and time, give these a ring -
Callin’ Oates: 719-266-2837
Jenny: 304-867-5309
Hogwarts Admission Line: 267-436-5109
Horribly offkey hold music: 858-924-0180
Choose your own adventure via touchtone: 630-247-5241
Echo test: 804-222-1111
Tells you the number you are calling from: 800-437-7950
Rick’s line: 248-434-5508
Enjoy!
This reminds me: if you are ever shopping for almost anything anywhere and the cashier asks if you are part of their rewards club (or some such sly info-gathering nonsense), offer the phone number [any area code] 867-5309. it always works for me, and often gets me a discount. Pay it forward!
(01) 301-688-6311
Ask for Bill or Sheila.
Dear God. I have never wanted a piece of imaginary media to exist more.
Recently my local supermarket chains have started rejecting this number. At Food Lion, at self-checkout it actually locks out the whole machine if you enter Jenny’s number as your loyalty number. I’m afraid to learn what happens if you try to use it at a register with a cashier.
…or any customer support line.
Oh that reminds me of the “ruin the movie by adding one word to the title” game back at TOP. The word “Muppet’s” was an excellent choice, as in Muppet’s Requiem For A Dream 
whoa, really? what kind of killjoy thought THAT was a good idea? ok, i guess this just means we need a new number. what else can we use, people? Think, THINK!!
PE6-5000?
Probably blocks 866 numbers, I’d be tempted to try the ICE tip line number…
i like that idea…