March 12, 2004


Anecdotes from a girl who lives in New York and got Chris Rock's old cell phone number randomly assigned to her.

Two days later, I was upstate, cruising around a Wal-Mart parking lot looking for a space (thrilling, I know), when my cell phone rang. A number I didn't recognize appeared on the Caller ID.

LAURA: Hello?

CALLER: Is Chris there?

LAURA: [Puzzled, with curiosity immediately piqued] Uh, Chris... who?

CALLER: Chris Rock.

LAURA: [Incredulously] Chris Rock!!? As in Chris Rock? As in, the Chris Rock?

CALLER: [Seemingly unfazed] Yeah, the Chris Rock.

LAURA: That is so funny! You're the second person who's called asking for Chris Rock! I just got this new cell phone, and this is the number they gave me....

CALLER: [Laughs] Well, you'd better change your number, because I'm sure that this is Chris Rock's number... Oh, wait... now I remember Chris saying something about getting a new cell phone number....

Watch her figure out what to do with calls from Ken Burns, Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson's assistant, and more. Found here, as has lately been this space's custom.
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