what's in a name?

we have several provincial deployments this week.  delays were encountered in the first site so by the time the one assigned to the task got to the second site, the office was already closed.  we've made prior arrangements, however, so the one in charge left numbers for our technical personnel to call once he arrives at the site.


i was on the phone with the technical personnel checking how he is and when he told me about the persons to be contacted, i said i'll just be the one to call.  he gave me a name and number and call i did.  it was a mobile number so when i called i right away went, 'john, good evening, this is cynthia...'


the one who answered said he was not john.  oh, ok.  i therefore asked to speak with john.


he went, 'john can't speak, ma'am.'


i was puzzled, 'you mean he can't come to the phone?'


the reply was, 'he cannot talk, ma'am.'


i asked, 'is he sick?'


'he suffered a stroke, ma'am'


'huh?!  just now?'


'last august, ma'am'


ooops, i was coordinating with the one in charge only a few hours back.  why would she assign to us someone who suffered a stroke in august yet?  hmmm...


i ended the call and resumed talking with our technical personnel on the other line.  i confirmed the number he gave me.  it was correct.  i told him john had suffered a stroke... in august yet.


he goes, 'ay, hindi pala john, ma'am... joe.'


eh?

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