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From: dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Re: Junk Phone Calls!
Message-ID: <2983@watcgl.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 19-Aug-84 13:08:10 EDT
Article-I.D.: watcgl.2983
Posted: Sun Aug 19 13:08:10 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 20-Aug-84 00:39:34 EDT
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Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
Lines: 13

Either different areas in Bell Canada territory have different policies,
or their policies have recently changed.  The telephone line which I
am using to type this is listed in the Waterloo phone book as "P. Flamingo".
The phone book also lists A.P.L. Flamingo, Abner Flamingo, Dennis Flamingo,
Jack Flamingo, and James Flamingo - most of these are second phone lines
for people who work at the university.  And there is also Flamingo
Online Graphics Ink I, II, and III - these are various offices at the
university.

These are better than an unlisted number.  When someone phones asking
for Mrs. Flamingo (they HAVE to be just going through the phone book
calling people) you can tell them that Mrs. Flamingo died recently and
see how the caller reacts.