![]() ![]() "Thanks for the prank call," my friend said. After I made the call, the phone immediately rang. I think it was my last year in high school when I prank called one of my friends. It was Caller ID that officially ended the occasional prank call. Yeah, that's what I did for entertainment when I was bored out of my mind. The few prank calls I did make were usually strange messages left on answering machines with fake numbers for people to call back. I lacked the ability to be convincing because I would usually ruin it by laughing part way through the call. It's no fun making them if the person on the other end can track you down. Caller ID, star 69, and other phone technology has killed prank phone calls. We won't call again." the pubescent voice said and the line went dead.Īfter I hung up the phone, I realized it's been 10-15 years since I received or made a prank phone call. There was several moments of tense, muffled whispering. Next time you might want to try a pay phone." "But you should know it's near impossible to make prank phone calls with all this telephone technology. "Look, I'm not going to tell your parents." I said. "Just so you know, I have your phone number." I looked at the number on my caller ID and repeated the number. This time the laughter seemed directed at the voice on the other end. There was another frustrated pause and more laughter. "I've been meaning to tell you how much appreciate your recommendations in that category," I said. The comment was followed by sounds of muffled laughter. "Uh.well.be sure to bring back all the gay porn too." ![]() It wasn't the response the caller had been expecting. "Has it been a week already? I didn't have a chance to watch 'Saucy in Salt Lake.'" There was snickering sounds in the background. I decided to play stupid and see where the call would go. The pubescent voice and the fact that the caller sounded like he was making this up as he went along reminded me of a novice prank phone call. I'm calling about your.uh.overdue movies," the squeaky voice said.Īside from the fact Marathon Girl and I don't have a membership at Blockbuster, there was something else that struck me odd about the call. The scrappy voice on the other end of the line told me that the caller was still in stage of puberty where the voice is going from that of a kid to an adult. ![]()
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