... at least be credible about it. I got a voicemail from our home phone (we're on an Internet phone system that emails messages) saying it was the school calling and that our son had skipped a class (he just started high school this week). Problems:

a) It sounded like a kid on a cell or VOIP phone

b) the number bore absolutely no resemblance to the school's. Not even the right area code (our area code split two years ago and it was the new one while the school has the old one).

I called the office, explained the situation and they confirmed that they do not know the number and that the attendance record for our son showed no problems.

Good prank on paper but the execution was less than stellar. I didn't even have the heart to call the number and tell him how badly he'd f---ed up.

Mendalla