AzRednek Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 A few days ago I got a call from a blocked number from a man identifying himself as a Phoenix Detective. He asked if I would come to the station today along with the dog I've been walking around the block. He claimed he needed a picture of me and the dog to be used in a photo line-up. When I pressed him for details he said he would discuss it with me at the station. Like an idiot I agreed, showed up at 4:00 sharp only to discover I was had. It was an April Fools gag. How it failed to click in my mind that Detective Ben Hadboy couldn't be real I can only blame on getting old I guess. Several years ago it was almost like warfare in my family on April Fools Day. Anything from faith healers to a truck load of steer manure might arrive on the first. Now I'm tasked with trying to figure out who got me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdm1962 Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Wow, our April fools pranks are tame in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I was had good several years ago on the first returning a call to a Dr Dick Nocomb. At the time I was assisting fed employees with insurance claims. The only time I can recall ever hearing from the Dr himself and not an employee were in regards to an IRS lien or a dispute over customary and reasonable surgical fees. I was not in the right frame of mind expecting an ass chewing or hearing about the evils of the US govt price controls. Turned out I was among many that called a men's fertility clinic on April First asking for and think about it, Dr Dick Nocomb. The phone receptionist lit into me calling me a perv among many other choice phrases. An hour or so later the real Dr not the fictitious Dr Nocomb called me wanting details claiming he was going to the police. I couldn't help as the message was on my then answering machine and I never did figure out who got me. Even if I knew I wouldn't have ratted him out. I suspect at the time due to my union activities it was likely a manager I hammered in a formal grievance. The Dr and his phone receptionist especially were not even slightly amused and I had a heck of a time restraining a laugh when they followed up calling me back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manureman Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Wow AZ please try to remind us about these next year a week or so early! Going to the cop shop is solid gold , got some family that need that call in the worst way. I'm sure I'll forget before next year but I hope not! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzRednek Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I would have been prepared had my Yahoo calendar had not crashed. About a month or so it quit sending email reminders. My brother and I had planned on sending my cousin a live turkey and a rooster but the first was forgotten about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 That's special, I'm telling ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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