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If the company uses phone numbers to lookup accounts, (Local-Area-Code)-8675-309 almost always works.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny

This feels a bit like giving your name as "Prawo Jazdy":

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7899171....

There was a turning point in 2010 when people stopped recognizing this number at checkout (new generation i guess). I still chuckle when I give the number and they diligently enter it.

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