So here is an interesting e-mail which we received this morning. Based solely on the vernacular used, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume this person is originally from the UK. This is based simply on their use of the term "mobile", to describe a cell phone... Back in the 'stoner days' of my youth, mobiles were very cool and exotic pieces of hanging art that we'd cobble together, while under the influence of either marijuana or hash...
"What do canadian mobiles begin with? I need a little help/direction before I can start. Any nuggets of wisdom would be absolutely great and very much appreciated. Any info much appreciated. Thank you for your help.
yours truly,
******"
What would prompt anyone, regardless of where they're from, to think that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, would have the inside track on cell phones, or our telephone system as such?
Clearly, this is the type of person whom, when we were overseas, would ask us if we knew their cousin who happened to live in Calgary. They have no mental grasp of the physical immensity which is Canada. As if there would actually be one single combination of numbers for reaching one of millions of cell phones anywhere in this country. They would stand agog when I informed them that you could fit the entire United Kingdom seven times into the Province of Quebec alone. Canada, at the time of this writing, has 28 distinct area codes. Seriously...
http://www.cnac.ca/npa_codes/npa_map.htm
So consider... 28 area codes, multiplied by a possible 999 first integers, multiplied by a possible 9999 secondary integers. That gives you a possible 279, 692, 028 combinations. And that's only if you're calling from right here in Canada. If you're calling from outside the country, it gets even more complex...
So, little lady... Pick one. And I'll thank you for putting a capital 'C' in front of the word Canadian, you tart. You may have no pride in your national identity, but we certainly do.
"What do canadian mobiles begin with? I need a little help/direction before I can start. Any nuggets of wisdom would be absolutely great and very much appreciated. Any info much appreciated. Thank you for your help.
yours truly,
******"
What would prompt anyone, regardless of where they're from, to think that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, would have the inside track on cell phones, or our telephone system as such?
Clearly, this is the type of person whom, when we were overseas, would ask us if we knew their cousin who happened to live in Calgary. They have no mental grasp of the physical immensity which is Canada. As if there would actually be one single combination of numbers for reaching one of millions of cell phones anywhere in this country. They would stand agog when I informed them that you could fit the entire United Kingdom seven times into the Province of Quebec alone. Canada, at the time of this writing, has 28 distinct area codes. Seriously...
http://www.cnac.ca/npa_codes/npa_map.htm
So consider... 28 area codes, multiplied by a possible 999 first integers, multiplied by a possible 9999 secondary integers. That gives you a possible 279, 692, 028 combinations. And that's only if you're calling from right here in Canada. If you're calling from outside the country, it gets even more complex...
So, little lady... Pick one. And I'll thank you for putting a capital 'C' in front of the word Canadian, you tart. You may have no pride in your national identity, but we certainly do.
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