Trolling – Dutch style

You know when sometimes, someone is calling you and even though they CLEARLY have the wrong number they just don’t seem to get it?

Today was my lucky day.

We have a house phone here in Abu Dhabi, which we hardly ever use except to call our respective mothers since international calls are cheaper on a landline than a mobile phone. At around 11 AM this morning, someone started calling this number. When I answered the phone, they’d hang up. After about 5 times, I was already fed up and the next time they called I answered with “You have the WRONG NUMBER. STOP CALLING.” and hung up, thinking that would be the end of it.

I was wrong. Three minutes later, the phone rang again. This time I simply did not answer, but the ringing continued. I took the horn off the hook, but that left me with having to listen to a very annoying BEEEEEEP sound in stead. AAAARGH.

Then the phone rang again. I sat down in front of it, willing it to burst into flames. Then I had an idea.

I picked up and answered with “Met de assistente van dokter van der Ploeg!”
They hung up. I giggled.

Next time it rang, I answered with “JAZEKER DE HYPOTHEKER!”
They hung up, and haven’t called again. Victory!