"Work for an operator" joke

The following are real conversations Directory Enquiries operators had with callers, as revealed in interviews with staff at the Cardiff DE Centre.
Caller: I`d like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff, please. Operator: I`m sorry, there`s no listing. Is the spelling correct? Caller: Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the B fell off.
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Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in Woven. Operator: Woven? Are you sure? Caller: Yes. That`s what it says on the label - Woven in Scotland.
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Caller: I`d like the RSPCA please.
Operator: Where are you calling from?
Caller: The living room
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Caller: The water board please.
Operator: Which department?
Caller: Tap water.
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Operator: How are you spelling that?
Caller: With letters.
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Caller: I`d like the number for a reverend in Cardiff, please.
Operator: Do you have his name?
Caller: No, but he has a dog named Ben.
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Caller: The Union of Shopkeepers and Alligators please.
Operator: You mean the Amalgamated Union of Shopkeepers?
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On another occasion, a man making heavy breathing sounds from a phone box told the worried operator: "I haven`t got a pen so I`m steaming up the window to write the number on.