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Bob wants to trick Alice into thinking that he is talking over the phone to Charlie when he really isn't. Very, very often a Comedy Trope, and as such it almost never succeeds, Alice usually finds out the truth almost immediately and tends to misinterpret it. Occurs in three varieties. Regardless of variety, all three attempts can fail if:

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  • Bob wants to trick Alice into thinking that he is talking over the phone to Charlie when he really isn't. Very, very often a Comedy Trope, and as such it almost never succeeds, Alice usually finds out the truth almost immediately and tends to misinterpret it. Occurs in three varieties. Regardless of variety, all three attempts can fail if:
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  • Bob wants to trick Alice into thinking that he is talking over the phone to Charlie when he really isn't. Very, very often a Comedy Trope, and as such it almost never succeeds, Alice usually finds out the truth almost immediately and tends to misinterpret it. Occurs in three varieties. * Bob isn't actually talking to anybody (Bob hasn't dialed anyone but pretends he's talking to Charlie). This can fail if: * the phone isn't working * the phone rings while he is talking * Bob is actually talking to Carol, but he pretends it's Charlie. The comedy here is built on the fact Carol initially can't understand what's going on. It rarely fails, but in cases where it does, it can fail several ways: * Carol screws everything up by walking into the room and asking "Why did you just call me Charlie?" * Carol says something so surprising or infuriating on the phone that Bob can't help but respond, calling her Carol. * Bob is talking to an automated system, such as: * a time service * his automated banking system (hilarity may ensue if it uses voice recognition) Regardless of variety, all three attempts can fail if: * Charlie walks into the room, clearly not on the phone, while Bob is still 'talking' to him and asks "who are you talking to, Bob?" * Alice just knows that Charlie can't be talking at the moment (he's in a coma, dead, on vacation in a remote location with no phones, etc.). * Alice later asks Charlie about some details of that phone conversation of which he can't possibly know. Examples of Type A:
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