867-5309
867-5309
The sales call started of normal enough.
Me: "Junction Networks this is Tim, how can I help you?"
Caller: "What do you do? Can you get me a phone number?"
Me: "Mmm...I guess. We provide phone services and phone numbers are a part of that"
Caller: "I don't care what the area code is, just the next seven numbers."
Me (light bulb going off): "I don't suppose those seven digits might start with an 867 by any chance?"
Caller: "Yes. Can you get the number?"
Me: "Sorry, I'm afraid we can't search for the last seven digits."
Caller: "Do you know who can?"
Me: "Sorry, I don't. Goodbye"
So after I hung up I started thinking. Maybe I can find my own version of 867-5309 to sell on eBay (for those of you who don't know the background story this is posted on the NPR website: "Tommy Tutone was a one-hit-wonder in 1982 with the song "867-5309 (Jenny)". Now a New Jersey DJ is selling his phone number — that number — on eBay. The bid is now up to $350,000.")
Anyway after taxing the engineering skills of my colleague Mike for about 3 seconds we discovered: 867-0409 in area code 216. Anyone want to make a bid? The tune fits! Do I hear $9.00?







