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Has your voice ever been mistaken on the phone?

Feb 6, 2012 11:04 PM

Was your gender misidentified? Did someone ask to talk to your mommy or your daddy?

A few days ago, DH was on the phone. I was on my computer, saw a photo of a mannequin pulling a thong away from it's butt. I chuckled.

My husband, listening to the person on the other end, laughed, lowered the phone and said "honey, she asked me if I have a bird. She said it sounded just like a macaw". I bet that CSR was mortified and will never ask that again.

lisaviolet lisaviolet

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I regularly am mistaken for my boss. Which is a bit awkward when the other party doesn't realize that I am not the person he/she thinks I am.

secretagentman02 secretagentman02
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My brother and I sound very similar on the phone.

hossdawg97 hossdawg97
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some random strangers I've called in the middle of the night say my deep breathing sounds like darth vader

kamikazeken kamikazeken
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I've been called "sir" a couple of times, which isn't nearly as embarrassing as when I get called "sir" in person.

I often get mistaken for my coworkers on the phone; I think our clients just refer to us all by the first admin assistant name they can think of. When this happens, I threaten to start using my Southern accent again.

klynb klynb
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I called home once and my little brother picked up.

I said hello.

My brother said "Hi Dad!"

I said "......it's not dad, it's me your brother."

He said "C'mon stop kidding dad!"

I hung up and went to the corner and cried.

portezbie portezbie
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Calling back to my family in the States from a Japanese cell phone, they always forget the number so they don't know who I am at first. It is fun messing with them

sparky1991 sparky1991
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Everyone in my family has pretty distinct voices. And none of us answer the phone. So that's pretty much solved for me.

sbee619 sbee619

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