"Hi, is Joan there?"

"She took a half day. Do you want to leave a message?"

"Well, Maureen just transferred me to Joan because she gave Joan the letter I need a response to by tomorrow."

"Well, I'm pretty sure she took a half day."

"But Maureen gave her the letter..."

I love it when someone over the phone argues with you on whether or not someone is in and I think I might know the status of someone that sits in the cube next to me better than Maureen who's down the hall.