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Operator : "Thank you for calling Pizza Hut. May I have your national ID number?" Customer : "Hi, I'd like to place an order." Operator : "I must have your NIDN first, sir?" Customer : "My National ID Number, yeah, hold on, it's 6102049998-45-54610." Operator : "Thank you, Mr. Sheehan. I see you live at 1742 Meadowland Drive, and the phone number's 494-2366. Your office number over at Lincoln Insurance is 745-2302 and your cell number's 266-2566. Email address is sheehan@home.net. Which number are you calling from, sir?" Customer : "Huh? I'm at home. Where d'ya get all this information?" Operator : "We're wired into the HSS, sir." Customer : "The HSS, what is that?" Operator : "We're wired into the Homeland Security System, sir. This will add only 15 seconds to your ordering time" Customer : (Sighs) "Oh, well, I'd like to order a couple of your All-Meat...

In the afternoon, my friend and I had a conversation over the phone to meet at seven at a restaurant nearby. Since I arrived early, I decided to take a table. It’s evening now. I’m sitting in a cafe at Koteshwar . The girl across the table is seated with a confused-looking fellow, who might be in question, a worker at a local furniture-maker. They speak with a low voice, look at each other and leave. I take a few sips of the liquid the restaurant calls coffee. I think whether my stomach will get upset over this issue. I take a quick glance around, only to see the dissatisfied faces of some waiters. Are they underpaid? I try not to think over their financial inadequacy. Suddenly my friend enters view. He is a vet, and a most polite fellow. He talks with reason, and gives his personal point of view in most cases. Just as he gets seated, he mumbles a comment about a waiter’s face, “Is he underpaid?” How much I’d like to know! Our conversation turns towards cost-estimation for running...