The phone rang. I picked it up to hear a voice on the other end...."Hey

! Is that

Mc

of

shire"....?
I said calmly, "It is. How may I help you".....?
There was a silence. Then the phone was put down.
Two minutes later it rang again.
"Oi

! Is Mister

-

there please"...?
"Speaking." I said. Followed by a slam of the receiver at the other end.
The wife came downstairs and said, "Who was that on the phone"....?
Wearily I said, "Your mother....