The other day I made a routine call to the army spokesman’s office in order to obtain an official response to a certain incident. This is how the conversation went. Really!
Ring, ring.
Phone answered on first ring (douze points pour Israel!)
Male voice: IDF spokesperson.
Lisa: Oh, hi. This is Lisa Goldman speaking. I’m a reporter for -
Male voice: Lisa Goldman from On the Face?
Lisa: You’re kidding!
…Pause…
Lisa: How do you know about my blog? Who are you?
Male voice: Oh, I’m Noam.
Noam, this post is dedicated to you.