People say the strangest things

And never was this statement more true than this job I currently hold.
I took a call from one of my "repeat callers" who asks for me by name. He's a pretty rich guy and tells me he is in Vegas and came over in his friend's Gulfstream but said he doesn't think the Bellagio likes him much as he lost $10,000 last night at the casino and wants to go home a day early. (Excuse me - you blew $10,000? In one night?) So I tell him I will work on getting him a flight and he says he can't hear me over the pinging and clinking of the casino noise. He walks outside. The noise dissipates. "Holy shit it's fucking daylight" is his comment.
One of my coworkers took a call from a man who asked her to find her a strip club nearby where he was. When she stated adult entertainment was something we did not provide assistance with, he returned with "What do you expect me to do, jerk off?"
I had another repeat customer who asked me to call her husband on his cell and pass on a message. A little strange, but sure, why not. She was new to the service and was testing the waters. Her message? "Last night was the best I've ever had and you are the greatest husband in the world."
I had another lady who told me she absolutely had to get her grandson a Playstation 2 by the weekend. The weekend after Christmas. Hot gift last Christmas, I understood completely, aside form the fact that Christmas had passed. "Let me tell you why it's so important to me. Two years ago my son was murdered the week prior to Christmas. He was shot, stabbed, and set on fire. I don't celebrate for obvious reasons, but he's only 7 and he deserves whatever he wants and I am going to make it happen." (Ya right I am going to let her down after a story like that!)
It's amazing the world that many of these folks live in, the things they take for granted, and the things they ask of me. Yet I must confess I do love my work, but more I love the people I work with. They truly make the job worth doing.