Chaos

A woman was at home with her children when the telephone rang. In
going to answer it, she tripped on a rug, grabbed for something to
hold on to and seized the telephone table. It fell over with a crash,
jarring the receiver off the hook.

As it fell, it hit the family dog, which leaped up, howling and
barking. The woman's three-year-old son, startled by this noise, broke
into loud screams. The woman mumbled some colourful words. She finally
managed to pick up the receiver and lift it to her ear, just in time
to hear her husband's voice on the other end say, "Nobody's said hello
yet, but I'm positive I have the right number."