what can I call it

Watching FootballA man with two badly burned ears went to the emergency room formedical treatment."What happened" asked the doctor."Well, my wife was ironing while I was watching the football gameon TV," began the man. "She put the hot iron near the telephoneand when the phone rang, I answered the iron."The doctor nodded, "But what happened to theother ear?""Well, no sooner had I hung up," said the man,"when the same guycalled again."