A little girl who was working on her assignment came to her dad and asked, "Daddy, what's the difference between anger and exasperation?" The father replied subtly, "Well, it's mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you."
He took his phone and dialed a random line, putting it on loud speaker so that his inquisitive daughter could actually listen and learn. A masculine voice was heard at the other end. "Hello," said the father. "Is John there?" "No," came the reply. "No-one called John resides here, and can't you learn to look up numbers before you dial them?" The man hung up.
"See," said the father to his daughter. "That man was probably very busy with something and we annoyed him. Now," he went on, "Watch now."
He picked up the phone and dialed the same number again. "Hello, is John there?" he asked. "Now look here!" came the reply. "You just called this number and I told you no one called John lives here. Well, let me tell you something. NO-ONE CALLED JOHN LIVES HERE!" And with that, the receiver slammed down hard.
The father turned to his daughter and said, "See, that was anger. Now I'll show you exasperation."
He dialed the exact same number, and when a violent voice roared, "HELLO!", the father then calmly said, "Hello, this is John. Have there been any calls for me?"
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