You, sir, are insane

I was being nice by helping out on the phones today at work. Is there any reason why you had to be on the other end, you fraking whacko?
The story: (as far as I could understand)

I pick up a line and ask the man if he’s been helped. He starts babbling, but I pick out one of our nurse’s names.
Me: “You want to speak to M?”
Him: “Yeah, yeah, aren’t you M?”
Me: “No sir, if you’ll hold just a mom…”
Him: “Stop stuttering!” I look to the sky for salvation.
Me: “I’m not stuttering sir. If you’ll just.”
Him: “Are you sure you’re not M?” Pretty damned sure.
Me: “Yes, sir. I’ll…”
Him: “I have a voice recognition chip that says you’re M!” Oh, good for you.
Me: “Hold on.”

And that ended my time on the phones for the day.
-Lil

Well then, quit sounding like M.

I would have wanted to play with the guy:

“not M, I said N!” and slur it just enough to make it confusing…
Yes, I’m evil.

Yeah, well, I have a type recognition chip and it says you really are M!

Oh, wait. That was my typing. May I talk to myself, please?

Other possible replies:

“You have a potato chip shaped like an “M”?”

“Dad, put mom on the phone please”

Oh yeah?! Well, *I * have a voice recognition chip that says you’re a banana milkshake! So quit with the pretending not to be a banana milkshake, you banana milkshake, you!

No, no, no! I was stuttering, not shaking! There’s a difference. I think.

Just whistle a little tune. The guy will pick up on your identity soon enough.

I favor, “So there’s $350,000 in stolen cash buried under a giant “M” somewhere?”

Thus reinforcing the idea that the caller was mad, mad, mad, mad, mad!

This is one of those conversations you just want to rewrite in your head after the fact:

Me: “You want to speak to M?”
Him: “Yeah, yeah, aren’t you M?”
Me: “I used to be – before the operation – but I’m Q now.”
Him: “Stop stuttering!”
Me: “I apologize. It’s the HRT.”
Him: “Are you sure you’re not M?”
Me: “My therapist says no.”
Him: “I have a voice recognition chip that says you’re M!”
Me: “Oh! You must be looking for the psych ward. Hold on.”

Yum. Where can I find a banana milkshake? That sounds so good.

Him: I have a voice recognition chip that says you’re M!
You: I suggest you have that serviced, sir. It appears to be malfunctioning.

“Damn! You figured out that I really am M. Now I’m gonna have to kill you. I’ll be right over. Please hold.”

Four stars!!!

And three thumbs-ups!!

BTW, I’m very sorry he got your number by mistake. I am Spratacus!

Uh, I meant to type “I am M!”

No you didn’t.

You just can’t fool the Dopers!