From Southern Ladies and Gentlemen by Florence King: “Neither can Aunt Pittypat remember that Richmond is 703 and Charlotte is 704, though this usually works out quite nicely, thanks to the Southern Wrong Number Syndrome: If one talkative Southerner dials a wrong number and gets another talkative Southerner, it may well be the start of…
In fact, I think I’m going to start a new category, just for Nathan.