my phone has been on silent mode since 2012
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Because of my job I have to answer unknown numbers. My God is it ever irritating
Same here internet comrade. Gotta answer every call because my number gets passed around. At least my work pays my phone bill.
People get really upset that I don't check my phone often and keep it on do not disturb...
They can just keep on being upset. Their reaction kind of reinforces why I have the damn thing mostly disabled from its primary function anyway.
primary function
I thought we were talking about voice calls here.
Don't go making fony calls. Please stick to the 7 digit numbers you're used to!
Back then "if it's important they would call". Recently, "they will call back if it's important". Now, "they will leave a message if it's important."
Now is just, “They will text if they are not trying to sell you a warranty extension for your car”
"They will text me why I should pick up"
When I was a kid, we would spell out "dirty words" in people's phone numbers and call saying we were from the "Telephone Number Decency League". We'd say the naughty word thier number could spell and encourage them to call the phone company to ask for a new phone number.
Love it. We used soundboards. The Schwarzenegger one was a blast. You get them paying attention with the lines from kindergarten cop then start going wild on them with lines from predator, etc. My personal favorite was "I hope you left enough room for my fist, because I'm gonna ram it into your stomach!" One memorable woman tried to save Arnold's soul with gospel music. I think she enjoyed the whole thing.
I remember the shift to using area codes and how everyone was so upset at how difficult that would be. Then the smart phones came, and I wonder how many people now know many of the numbers they might regularly call with one tap,
we got a second area code on top of our existing one and had to start 10-digit dialing something like 15 years ago.
to this day i have yet to encounter anyone with a phone number in that new area code. even the scammers that spoof their cid don't use that new area code.
before the switch we could 7-digit dial for 40 miles around us, even across an area code boundary. and, tbh i'd rather have had to switch to a new area code and kept the 7 digit dialing than have to deal with the 10 digit bullshit. it just seems so out of place here in the boonies, hours away from, well, pretty much everything.
Here in West Virginia the entire state was one area code until some time in the early aughts. I had the opposite experience though it seemed like everyone who got a new phone plan got a number with the new area code so I saw it a lot.
I remember the land line I grew up with even though I doubt it even exists anymore. Also, apparently remember my brother's number even though it was when he got a cell phone. So, no real reason to remember it.
The natural evolution of prank calls is rickroll links.
Speaking of, did you know that there's a Chrome extension that turns random links into rickrolls?
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/rickroll-extension/ljkcmgibdnmdjdfpbggohpophnkiajfm
Or, if you're a firefox user, maybe:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rickrollify
I haven't tried either of them, but I think the concept is neat. I'm a fan of doing a little self-pranking now and then.
Moe from the Simpsons would be happy.
Anyone know Amanda? Hey! I'm looking for Amanda Huginkiss!
Hello ramble81, I am calling to check if your refrigerator is running.... It is? Oh my goodness you better run faster and catch it!
RIP Jerky Boys
My younger brother and me used to call prostitutes and pretend to be clients. Not very proud, but to 13 year old me it was hilarious.
I prank call people all the time. You just gotta call tech support scammers instead nowadays.
Imma just leave this here: prankcast.com
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In the US *67 still works, but people hardly answer unknown numbers anymore. It's telemarketer's fault
frank rizzo needs to eat did you think of frank rizzo?
We just called businesses instead, during lunch time at school, since they don't block unknown numbers. We were starting on algebra and they showed us how to calculate the radius the area etc. So to us it was the funniest thing to call a pizza place and order a 4-2x(12π) sized pizza or something like that. That and calling completely unrelated businesses and ordering a pizza also
As someone who managed a ridiculously busy pizza place. Fuck you from the bottom of my heart. I'm convinced that job took years off my life from stress and the constant prank calls totally fucked up production.
Really though you were just a kid and couldn't have known. But I cussed some kids out in ways they'd never heard.
Can I get uhhhh boneless pizza
Yeah yo mama was boneless for years then I added my bone to her hair pie.
I later worked at McDonald's, and I understand and I am sorry
Who has voicemail? Lulz
One day you'll grow up big and strong.