Superb Anya, I hope I get the opportunity to try that one 
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My 80yr old FIL has been doing something similar recently. He's just had new hearing aids (at last 
) and in the weeks before, he really struggled to use the phone. He's realised now though that his deafness is rather useful when he gets unsolicited calls and he's started to pretend he can't hear the caller properly (especially if they are abroad). He doesn't speak to many people during his day, so he can have a bit of fun with a call to break up the monotony. Old devil!
Anya nice one
Anya! Superb!
Anya
Must be the season felice I had one too. I was just settling down to read the paper so decided to have some fun with him. Pretending to be deaf in response to him identifying himself as being from Microsoft I 'misheard' him and welcomed him
'Michael? Not heard from you for ages!'
'Not Michael, I'm from Microsoft'
'Hang on a minute, let me get my hearing aid Michael, don't go away'
He assured me he would wait (made him repeat it twice)
Came back after about 3 minutes and asked
'Michael, I'm very sorry I can't remember what you asked me to get'
He replied I was going to find my hearing aid. I asked him to speak up but at this point he put the phone down.
Pity! I was enjoying myself
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