Prank phone calls

[gord]

someone keeps calling me and hanging up as soon as I answer. This has been happening about once a week for about a year now, but it led me to think... it's a pretty uninventive way to piss someone off.

When I was younger, we went through a phase of making prank phone calls to random people in the phone book. At three in the morning. We'd mic up the phone so we could all hear what was being said. Our friend Chris was the person with the most guts to do the talking

Man: (groggily) Hello?
Chris: Hello, yes, I was just wondering... what are you doing up at this time?
Man: what? oh.. fucking bastards! (Hangs up)

Woman: Hello?
Chris: Hello, I think I love you.
Woman: What?
Chris: That song... 'wild thing, i think i love you' Do you remember it?
Woman: Oh, yeah I remember that!

(after a few minutes of idle chit-chat)

Chris: Look, we're really sorry for bothering you at this time. You've been so polite
Woman: It's okay, I actually had to get up anyway. If you hadn't called, i'd have probably slept in!

On another occasion (which i wasn't present at), Smith (of Goldbloom fame) called up the makers of party rings with a problem

Smith: Hello... yes, I have a problem. You see, some friends and I were larking about and I appear to have gotton a party ring stuck on my finger... and I can't get it off....

I think they also called up Jaffa Cakes to ask if it was a biscuit or a cake... can't remember the outcome of that one though.

[daniel_goldbloom]

I remember these, very immature. That guy was so pissed at Chris.

I get people hanging up after I reply now and again. It is awfully frustrating.

[Lindsay]

hahaha, i used to be so so bad for prank calls. can't remember any good ones though. but i wish i'd used your first one!

[Johnny]

DJ once phoned up childline and said something like: Hello, I was in the shower this morning, and I looked down, and I realised I don't have any pubes. And I'm 15.

No idea what the woman said though, because the phone wasn't mic'd up or anything.

Prank phone calls are fun, I've not made any in ages.

[gord]

Originally Posted by daniel_goldbloom

I remember these, very immature. That guy was so pissed at Chris.

remember the guy in Strathmiglo we called, and his daughter called us back to say her dad had just called the police, and was going fucking mental?

[daniel_goldbloom]

Originally Posted by gord

I think they also called up Jaffa Cakes to ask if it was a biscuit or a cake... can't remember the outcome of that one though.

He sang The Jaffa Cakes people a jingle for them to use, but they didn't take him up on it.

I remember Alan phone up a Mr. E Wake (there wasn't an A Wake sadly, but close enough) in the early hours. you can guess the rest. He also phoned up a Mr S. Beckett and hummed the Quantum Leap theme tune to him.

I never took part in the prank calls, because i'm a good boy. I would suggest people don't do them in the small hours, cos' the only time you ever get phone calls that late is when it's bad news.

[evilheartedyou]

it might not be kids pranking actually cos I had that problem for a while but it turns out to be stupid telesales people, they have automated machines that dial and most times, someone has picked up before you picke up your phone so of course you get hung up on.

you can call someone to take you off the list, I did that and haven't gotten any calls like that since

[gord]

Originally Posted by evilheartedyou

it might not be kids pranking actually cos I had that problem for a while but it turns out to be stupid telesales people, they have automated machines that dial and most times, someone has picked up before you picke up your phone so of course you get hung up on.

you can call someone to take you off the list, I did that and haven't gotten any calls like that since

shoosh! i prefer to think i've got a stalker, or a secret admirer or something. something more interesting than bloody telesales anyway

[evilheartedyou]

you can't deny the truth

[daniel_goldbloom]

Originally Posted by evilheartedyou

it might not be kids pranking actually cos I had that problem for a while but it turns out to be stupid telesales people, they have automated machines that dial and most times, someone has picked up before you picke up your phone so of course you get hung up on.

you can call someone to take you off the list, I did that and haven't gotten any calls like that since

Telesales have been phoning with automated calls now, it's rather weird. I don't feel bad hanging up on an automated voice though.

[gord]

Originally Posted by daniel_goldbloom

He sang The Jaffa Cakes people a jingle for them to use, but they didn't take him up on it.

I remember Alan phone up a Mr. E Wake (there wasn't an A Wake sadly, but close enough) in the early hours. you can guess the rest. He also phoned up a Mr S. Beckett and hummed the Quantum Leap theme tune to him.
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nooo chris did the Mr. E Wake one, i remember it now!

He also called up a Mr. A Mole to tell him how much he loved his diary.

[trickyvicki]

uh, telesales, argh

do i need to say anymore?!

[gord]

Originally Posted by trickyvicki

uh, telesales, argh

do i need to say anymore?!

nope... "uh, telesales, argh" just about sums up my feelings