The game is...er...still...afoot...

Hello, and welcome back!

I sent out a mass text message (41 recipients, I believe) on Thursday, wishing everyone a happy Turkey Day, Tofurkey Day, or just plain Thurs Day. I received about ten replies, reciprocating my wishes. I also received two messages, both of which prompted nearly identical conversations:

Me: Happy Thanksgiving!
Them: Who is this?
Me: It's Dave.
Them: Oh. Gobble Gobble.

The "Gobble Gobble" part is what struck me. Both guys, who don't know each other, and who, apparently, barely know me, replied, not with "Happy T-day to you too," or "Oh, I don't have your number anymore. Sorry about that. Cheers," or even "Don't call me anymore." They both said "Gobble Gobble."

I suppose, on a day like Thanksgiving, a text message containing the phrase "Gobble gobble" is not that unusual. I just find it amusing that two people, independently of each other, both failed to recognize my phone number, and then, once thus enlightened, made identical comments.

Okay, so maybe I'm being overly sensitive to coincidence. I'll leave it at that.