Rimshot Rejects – They call and are sure they have something funny to say. If we don’t react by laughing because it’s either not really amusing or the punch line is lame, you can sense they get upset and leave wondering what’s wrong with US. These are probably the same people who tell jokes at parties – with much the same reaction.
Phantom Dialers – You’d be surprised how often somebody puts their cellphone on autodial and then sets it down on the seat of their car. Our number is often busy so I guess it’s not a bad strategy. But, what usually happens is when the number does connect, they’ve already become distracted and we wind up just listening to their private conversation or interior car noises. We’ll scream into the phone trying to get their attention but it’s usually pointless.
Just Insane – A small circle of people whirl around out in listener-land who are just plain nuts. There is no other rational explanation. Some of them call and mumble in what only can be some alien language, others call with thoughts that couldn’t be connected together with all the "Mighty Putty" in the world.
Then, there are people like "Paul". He’s one of our callers – even though he doesn’t listen to us anymore. He called this morning to ask us if we had gotten "the message". What message? Oh: he was now listening to "Country". Why was he calling us? Apparently, the DJ at the Country station wasn’t answering the phone. (Do you blame him?)
