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[hermionesviolin]

So, i read the smithies friendspage, and i've been reading about some woman with an Afro-Caribbean accent calling Smithies and it's this long thing which ends up asking for your credit card number or Social Security Number or something. I remember last year a woman from some weird business thing called and it was this long thing which ended similarly. I have yet to be woken up by the Whispering Woman, but just now my phone rang and i was hopeful because it was the off-campus ring and i'm expecting a number of people to call, but it was a female voice with an Afro-Caribbean accent: "[something unintelligible] You go to Smith College, correct?" "Yes, but I'm afraid I'm not interested, so I'll let you get on to your next person" take a breath while hanging up the phone. I learned well from my father how to deal with unwanted mass callings.

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[sorrowofceres.livejournal.com]

I got called by the Whispering Woman my first year here. The phone rang at 4:30 AM, and I was up, because I was crazy like that. I thought it was either my then-boyfriend, because he knew I never slept, or my parents with terrible news. I've heard from other people that she usually doesn't give her name or the name of the person for whom she is calling, but when I asked her who she was trying to reach, she said "Kate. Is Kate there?" She had a scratchy voice and sounded old. I told her that no, Kate wasn't there, and I didn't know one, then I hung up, although I think she would have continued to talk if I hadn't.