there’s a foul stench in denmark

at 9:32 a.m. his cell phone rings. the call is unidentified, but the northwest ohio area code encourages him to answer. the following dialogue ensues:

caller: “hello may i speak to hamlet please?”
recipient: “i’m sorry. can you speak to who?”
caller: “hamlet. hamlet palatto?”
recipient: “somewhat unfortunately, there’s no one by that name here.”
caller: “is this 978.999.4466?”
recipient: “yes it is.”
caller: “and there’s no hamlet palatto there?”
recipient: “it appears not.”
caller: “have a nice day.”

perhaps his friend kevin, who he suspects might have orchestrated the call in question, is right. maybe the recipient is a crazy magnet.