I worked for municipal government (in the US) for quite a few years. My department's phone number was very similar to the Police Dept phone number (just swap the last two digits), so we got some interesting calls. The one I remember best was on election day; a fellow asked me if I knew what the "electrical college" was. I asked if he meant the electoral college and started to explain what it is; he said "Tell *her*!" and put his wife on the phone. What still puzzles me most about this is -- *why* would you call the *police* with this question?

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