Ring!

"Hello?"

"Hello, Mr. Silver? This is MCI Long Distance..."

"Who?"

"MCI Long Distance."

"No, who are you looking for?"

"Mr. Silver. Is this Mr. Silver?"

"No. I'm Mr. Silva."

"Right. Dats what I said. Mr. Silver."

"No, not Sil-VER. Sil-VA."

"Sil-VA?"

"Sil-VA. Not Sil-VER."

"Sil-VA."

"Sil-VA. Right."

"Well, Mr. Sil-VA, I'm calling today to let you know about MCI's - "

"You don't have to get all butt hurt about it."

"Scuse me?"

"I said you don't have to get all bootie hurt."

"Bootie what?"'

"It sounds like your kinda getting on me for correcting you."

"Oh for real? I'm sorry, I didn't know I was doing that."

"Oh, it's cool. I'm used to it."

"I guess it's my accent. It does that. Walks in the door before I do on most occassions."

"You from Dixie?"

"Ha. Well, we're based out of Knoxville."

"Ah, you are from Dixie!"

"Ha!"

"Hoo-rah. I've done my time in Gritsville."

"Ha! You like grits?"

"Sheeeet..."

"Ha! Well, I'm fond of them too. So what'd you mean by bootie... bootie what?"

"Oh, I said 'butt-hurt'. Just an expression I hear kids say 'cuz they can't cuss. Not allowed to."

"Ha. I see. So you were talking dirty without talking dirty."

"Oh yeah. I'm good at that. Pardon my French."

"Ah, no worries. We worked it out... Mr. Silver!"

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