The
boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees
about an urgent problem with one of the main computers.
He dialed the employees home phone number and was greeted
with a childs whispered, "Hello?"
Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to
talk to a youngster the boss asked, "Is your
Daddy home?" "Yes", whispered the small
voice. "May I talk with him?" the man asked.
To the surprise of the boss, the small voice whispered,
"No." Wanting to talk with an adult, the
boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?" "Yes",
came the answer. "May I talk with her?"
Again the small voice whispered, "No."
Knowing that it was not likely that a young child
would be left home alone the boss decided he would
just leave a message with the person who should be
there watching over the child. "Is there any
one there besides you?" the boss asked the child.
"Yes" whispered the child, "a policeman."
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employees
home, the boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?"
"No, hes busy," whispered the child. "Busy
doing what?" asked the boss. "Talking to
Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman", came the whispered
answer.
Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what
sounded like a helicopter through the ear piece on
the phone the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
"A hello-copper" answered the whispering
voice. "What is going on there?" asked the
boss, now alarmed.
In an awed whispering voice the child answered, "The
search team just landed the hello-copper." Alarmed,
concerned, and more than just a little frustrated
the boss asked, "What are they searching for?"
Still whispering, the young voice replied along with
a muffled giggle: "Me!"