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 :'''[[Bob]]''': “Yeah, can I get [[Jerry]]?” ''(Now, when you are known to all by your [[Christian name]] you don't bother with formalities like politeness. Nor, for that matter, do traders.
 :'''Trader''': He's off the desk.
+:''~click~''
-~click~
 Now [[Bob]] might not bother with politeness, but he rather thinks he's entitled to it. No message, even? Perhaps this young man didn't realize to whom he was speaking. [[Bob]] calls back.
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 :'''[[Bob]]''': “Look, it's ''[[Bob]]'' here. Can I get [[Jerry]]?”
 :'''Trader''': I just told you he’s off the desk.
+:''~click~''
-~click~
+This will not do. [[Bob]], having dispensed with any doubt he may have been awarding this young the benefit of, calls back a final time.
-This will not do.
 :'''Trader''': “Goldman.”
+:'''[[Bob]]''': Listen to me young man. I just called to ask for [[Jerry]]
+:'''Trader''': I listened. And I told you he's off the desk.
+:'''[[Bob]]''' ''(exploding)'': DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!
+:'''Trader''': Yes. You're Bob. You're the executive chairman of the firm.
+:'''[[Bob]]''': Right.
+:'''Trader''': But, Bob, you don't know who I am, do you?
+:'''[[Bob]]''': Ahh, ... ''no''?
+:'''Trader''': Right.
+:''~click~''
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 *[[The CEO wants this to happen]]