On the subject of husbands' last names.

[kiya]

This from the most recent spam phone call I've gotten (I'm answering the phone today because Kevin placed an order and they might be calling here).

Hello?
Can I speak to Kevin Marsh?
I'm afraid he's at work.

This is the normal thing. Normally in follow-up to this, they ask me, "Are you Mrs. Marsh?" and I say "No." This time they asked the question that I answer "Yes" to:

Is this his wife?
Yes.

Then it gets interesting.

Mrs. Marsh, I. . .
My name is not Mrs. Marsh.
Huh?

Graceful recovery, that.

I did not take my husband's name.
*with amazing huffiness* Oh-kay. Sorrreeeeee.

Then she hung up on me.

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[meranthi.livejournal.com]

We used to get this before Tim and I got married.

"Is Mr. Emrick there?"
"No."
"Are you Mrs. Emrick?"
"He's not married."
Silence...

Highly entertaining. Now, if I don't want to talk with people, I just tell them I'm not there. Works fairly well, but sometimes I do that to my credit card company which is annoying.