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Back when I was in college, my phone number was the former number of the Amherst Day Care Center. I used to get tons of wrong numbers & messages, despite my answering machine’s disclaimers. Eventually, I gave up and put a REALLY over-the-top message for day care in my best Peter Lorre voice. It was replete with lines like, “Leave your child behind the 7-11 for pickup, and make sure he has a change of clothes,” and, “We reserve all video rights.” I still<\/em> got messages from parents asking to set up a schedule.<\/p>\n

That doesn’t beat this story<\/a>, however.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back when I was in college, my phone number was the former number of the Amherst Day Care Center. I used to get tons of wrong numbers & messages, despite my answering machine’s disclaimers. Eventually, I gave up and put a REALLY over-the-top message for day care in my best Peter Lorre voice. It was … <\/p>\n

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