Trainees are fun, though. One of our two current trainees set herself up for a classic moment that caused uproarious laughter at her expense. An officer called in to find out what radio identifier he should use for some overtime assignment. Without putting him on hold, she turned and innocently repeated his question to the room, giving his name as the inquirer. Oh, and it was a great training moment for the trainee, too.
Similar things happen when trainees get their first truly odd calls.
But when they get one of these bizarre calls, their expressions are just so precious. Those of us who've been around any amount of time at all are much harder to startle. We've heard an awful lot of strange things over the years. I just happen to think both the book and the CD are great fun to have and share. Hopefully, those requests generate a bit of a shared chuckle after the call has been terminated.