So, last night, I finally get around to calling the Irish boy, right? I come home, put down my sack of groceries that I picked up for the rest of the week (soup, a quart of fresh red strawberries and a couple of frozen Ethnic Gourmet meals) and then I fish my phone out of my bag.
Scroll. Scroll. Scroll. “PADDY THE IRSHMN” (I have a friend of a friend named Patricia / Patty and, when I programmed in Patrick’s number, I guess I wanted to be double sure that I wouldn’t dial the wrong Paddy / Patty.)
So, I scroll to PADDY THE IRSHMN and hit SEND. Patrick’s home number dials and the electronic freaky voice immediately talks into my ear, “(—) — —- has been disconnected. If you feel that you have reached this recording in error, please check the number and try your call again.”
I don’t get it. I try the call again and the call is again re-routed to the electronic freaky voice. He just called me from this number less than a week ago. How can it be disconnected? This is just odd. But, you know, it may be worth mentioning that he did call me from his friend’s cell phone the last time that he called me. (He doesn’t have his own cell phone even though he’s lived here for about a year … I think the kid’s here illegally). I don’t know. It’s all just very odd. Anyway, if he calls me again, I’ll tell him this just isn’t working. Otherwise, maybe this is just the end of the Paddy McPerv story?
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Who knows? Past due cell bill?
Maybe there’s more out of synch about him than just his libido and calling habits.
Ooooh maybe he’s actually an ex-IRA member on the run! Maybe he’s trying to enlist the help of a beautiful, sassy, streetwise New Yorker (that would be you) to evade IRA militants! Maybe he’s got top-level secrets about their organisation!
Maybe this is just a blog and not a Tom Clancy novel and he dropped his phone in a cab last week.
raymond: my thoughts exactly! there’s somrthing wrong here …
jay: you are TOO funny!!! anything is possible. :)
When freaky things happen with men’s phones (home phones in particular) it likely means that Paddy has a Colleen, got nervous of being caught, and is working from friend’s cell and phone cards from now on.
Or as has already been pointed out, he’s been robbing banks for the boys back home.
Hmmm … that’s one more possibility. That thought hadn’t even occurred to me. Another woman? It’s possible.