i love to argue with a librarian

Particularly when I am right.

I am on the phone to a librarian at one of my own university's branch libraries. She asks me to give her my home number to call me back.

'Is that a Melbourne number?'

'Yes.'

'Because it's quite unusual that it starts with an 8.'

'Some Melbourne numbers start with 8. All the University's numbers start with 8.'

'No, that would be a "9"'

'The University of Melbourne's number is 8344 4000.'

'(Silence) alright I'll try and ring you back. '