In Chapter Three, John explains the rules for the telephone marathon, which is a prank calling game the teenagers play. The idea is to keep the person on for as long as possible by drawing out the conversation. When picking out a number from the phone book, each player must close his or her eyes and simply point to a random name and number. In Chapter Four, it's Lorraine's turn and she's nervous. Since she is nervous, she does take...
In Chapter Three, John explains the rules for the telephone marathon, which is a prank calling game the teenagers play. The idea is to keep the person on for as long as possible by drawing out the conversation. When picking out a number from the phone book, each player must close his or her eyes and simply point to a random name and number. In Chapter Four, it's Lorraine's turn and she's nervous. Since she is nervous, she does take a quick peek at the names. She sees an address that has "Howard Avenue" written next to the number. She knows that street because it is only a few blocks away from her home. Lorraine explains why she chose the Howard Avenue phone number: "I could pretend I belonged to the Howard Avenue Civic League or some other fictitious philanthropy" (24).
When she finally does get Mr. Pignati on the phone, she says that she is with the Howard Avenue Charities, not a Civic League. This is completely ludicrous because no one has a charity just for one street. The poor man doesn't catch on, though, because he isn't used to getting calls for himself. In fact, he first thinks the call is for his wife, but Lorraine assures him that she called to talk to him, not his wife. After laughing for a minute, John tells her to change it to the J & L Fund, which stands for John and Lorraine. In the end, she and John decide to go collect $10 that Mr. Pignati offers her.
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