Paranoia 101

What happens to a nobody headcase to make them feel that their life is important enough to warrant a silent number as insulation for them against us?

ME: Hello, it this Sam's mother?

HER: Excuse me? How did you get this silent number?

ME: Um... do you have a child at **** High School?

HER: What?! How did you get my number?!!!!!

ME: Um, so this isn't 9292

HER: No I'm sorry you got it backwards.

ME: Oh, so I dialled 2929

HER: I'm not going to tell you, you know my number is private!

[CLICK... beep-beep-beep-beep]