One night when you have a few friends around, take turns calling thesame phone number, a really obnoxious acquaintance that won'trecognize your voices is always a good choice. When the personanswers, try to leave a message for John Smith (or any name thatsounds real). Insist that you have the right number and even readtheir number to them. Have a bit of fun here, and stretch this on aslong as possible. Repeat several times, once or twice an hour. Leteverybody have a turn at calling. Just as the party is breaking up,call one last time. Tell the poor soul answering the phone that youare John Smith, and ask Are there any messages for me? This is sureto get a groan.
