This is part of an actual phone call I got today in my office. The caller, who was from North Dakota mind you, was trying to verify my campus address.
Caller: So, um, are you, like, in, like, um, Seymour, like, 344?
Me: No, I have switched offices to Tech Center 356.
Call: (uncomfortable long pause)...What?
Me: Tech Center 356. 3-5-6. Everything else on the address should be the same.
Caller: So, um, you, like, are in Aberdeen...San Diego?
Me: No, the "SD" stands for South Dakota.
Caller: Oh. I was thinking, like, San Diego.
At this point I hung up in disgust. If this guy had said "like" one more time my head was going to explode, which would be unfortunate because I use my head almost everyday. My only regret is that I didn't think to use my "South Dakota is the Dakota just south of North Dakota" line.
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