r/oddlyterrifying 5d ago

Numberless soviet phones

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u/Billazilla 5d ago

Me: "Thank you for calling (book store), Billazilla speaking, how can I help you?"

Water Polo: "HELLO! DO YOU HAVE THE WATER POLO MAGAZINE?"

Me: "Yes, we do!"

WP: "THE JULY ISSUE?"

Me: "Yessir!"

WP: "WHERE'S THE WATER POLO MAGAZINE AT?"

Me: "It's in the newsstand!"

Repeat this exact exchange for the "Fitness Swimmer", "Soccer Football", and "Fitness Runner" magazines, and he would close out the call and be satisfied for a while. There was a rhythm and cadence to this exchange, almost a call-and-response thing. I found the whole deal to be both amusing and wholesome.

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u/shorty5windows 5d ago

Hilarious. You’re a good person.

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u/FoxCQC 4d ago

So he never actually came into the store?

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u/Allison-Ghost 3d ago

I'm imagining him with the voice of David Lynch playing FBI director Gordon Cole in twin peaks!