I just got prank called
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Syterion
Voodoo Economist
One of the most fun things I like to do is prank call people, but do it really badly. Usually the victim isn't sure if it is a prank or not, so they try to talk to you.
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
WildFire said:Wish I had caller ID
What?! You don't?
So I got my name legally changed to "Omar's Quicky-White Laundromat" for NOTHING?
what i like to do is just leave the phone aside till they hang up, therefore wasting not only there credit and their battery, man am i a genius 
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seriously though it gets annoying and boring fast, these girls from the year below have been doing it too me recently so i just said my dad was chief of police (not only is he not but they stopped).
.seriously though it gets annoying and boring fast, these girls from the year below have been doing it too me recently so i just said my dad was chief of police (not only is he not but they stopped).
unscratchedfoot
War is a good thing.
When I was younger and even more naive, I did a prank call once on a really bad guy while my friends were playing nintendo games but I got an answering machine on the target's line so I just let the message fill up with fighting sounds. Everything was going along fine until an idiot playing the game called out my name SUPER loud when it was my turn to fight. 
Nothing came of it cause the target bad guy was a wimp but still... 
Nothing came of it cause the target bad guy was a wimp but still... 
cgannon64
BOB DYLAN'S ROCKIN OUT!
I agree, doing bad prank calls and having the people be like "****ing kids with nothing better to do" is fun.
So....prank call them back! *69, bet yer parents won't even notice on the phone bill....
unscratchedfoot
War is a good thing.
Chieftess said:It was us moderators wonder if we should ban you.
Hey, you are not " a really bad guy" are you?
Dann
Green bug
Used to do a lot of prank calls as a kid. 
No caller ID then, noisy big black telephone sets, those were the days, sigh...
Here's a sample:
Me: "Hello, this is the electric company. We're doing some repairs in your neighborhood and we need you to do something for us. Please go check you electric meter to see if it's running."
Really dumb guy: "Okay." *Goes to check.*
(Giveaway here, du-uh. If he has power on why should his meter not be running?)
Anyway really dumb guy comes back after a few minutes. Might have had to climb some stairs for the task too.
Me: "Well is it running?"
Him: "Yes."
Me: " THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU GO AND CHASE IT?!" *hang up*
No caller ID then, noisy big black telephone sets, those were the days, sigh... Here's a sample:
Me: "Hello, this is the electric company. We're doing some repairs in your neighborhood and we need you to do something for us. Please go check you electric meter to see if it's running."
Really dumb guy: "Okay." *Goes to check.*
(Giveaway here, du-uh. If he has power on why should his meter not be running?)
Anyway really dumb guy comes back after a few minutes. Might have had to climb some stairs for the task too.
Me: "Well is it running?"
Him: "Yes."
Me: " THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU GO AND CHASE IT?!" *hang up*
Ben E Gas
King
Caller ID is a must. Aaaaah, I remember the good ole days when there was no caller ID and one could prank call with no fear of being called back. I love caller ID now though, since I out grew the 'prank call' stage and now entered the 'hiding from the bill collector/telemarketer stage'.
Amenhotep7
Spartiate
Nah. what I like to do is pretend to be a communist when a telemarketer calls. It could go two ways.
Them:Hello, we're interested in selling you a credit card, and--
Me: *in thick yet still easily understandable Russian accent* What?! I would never buy one of your evil imperialist "credit cards"!!!
Them: Well then may I interest you in--
Me: The revolution is coming soon, capitalist pig-dogs!
Them: Wha--
Me: Hail Lenin!
Them: Sir, I--
Me: It shall be your head on a pike! Red Revolution!
Them: *click*
Option 2:
Them: Hello, I--
Me: *same accent* Tell me, comrade. Are you feeling oppressed?
Them: What--
Me: Do not worry, comrade. The revolution shall come soon.
Them:What are you talking about?
Me: I know, you probably can't talk now with those evil capitalists breathing down your neck. Fear not, comrade! In the name of Lenin-
Them: I'm not feeling opp--
Me: We cannot talk here! The Imperialists are listening, I'm sure! We must draw up plans for the revolution. Go to <bogus address>. We can talk there. Hail the glory of Marxism!
Them: But--
Me: Shh! Go to <bogus address>. We shall talk there. Good-bye, and keep strong, comrade.*click*
Them:Hello, we're interested in selling you a credit card, and--
Me: *in thick yet still easily understandable Russian accent* What?! I would never buy one of your evil imperialist "credit cards"!!!
Them: Well then may I interest you in--
Me: The revolution is coming soon, capitalist pig-dogs!
Them: Wha--
Me: Hail Lenin!
Them: Sir, I--
Me: It shall be your head on a pike! Red Revolution!
Them: *click*
Option 2:
Them: Hello, I--
Me: *same accent* Tell me, comrade. Are you feeling oppressed?
Them: What--
Me: Do not worry, comrade. The revolution shall come soon.
Them:What are you talking about?
Me: I know, you probably can't talk now with those evil capitalists breathing down your neck. Fear not, comrade! In the name of Lenin-
Them: I'm not feeling opp--
Me: We cannot talk here! The Imperialists are listening, I'm sure! We must draw up plans for the revolution. Go to <bogus address>. We can talk there. Hail the glory of Marxism!
Them: But--
Me: Shh! Go to <bogus address>. We shall talk there. Good-bye, and keep strong, comrade.*click*
Dann
Green bug
A little boy asked his father: "Dad, how to differentiate between angry, furious and driven to insanity?"
His father replied: "Well, I can't explain but I can demonstrate."
*Picks up phone, calls random number.*
Dad:"Hello, may I speak to George W. Bush?"
Other end: "Sorry, wrong number." *click*
Dad calls again: "Hello, may I speak to George W. Bush?"
Other end: "I told ya, wrong number!" *click*
Dad repeats until the other guy goes: "@#$%^&*!"
Dad to son: "That, son, is angry."
Dad calls one more time. The other guy is now screaming from habit: "@#$%^&*! I told ya there's no George W. Bush here!"
Dad: "Who said I'm looking for George W. Bush?"
Other end: "Oh. oh. I'm sorry. There's this prank caller who's been bugging me for quite a while. anyway, what can I do for you?"
Dad: "I'd like to speak to Bill Clinton." *hangs up, hearing all sorts of violent noises from the other side's background.*
Dad to son: "Now that, my son, is furious."
Dad: "Go to bed now. I'll show you driven to insanity tomorrow morning."
Next morning, dad calls that guy again: "Hello, this is George W. Bush. Did anyone call looking for me yesterday?"
His father replied: "Well, I can't explain but I can demonstrate."
*Picks up phone, calls random number.*
Dad:"Hello, may I speak to George W. Bush?"
Other end: "Sorry, wrong number." *click*
Dad calls again: "Hello, may I speak to George W. Bush?"
Other end: "I told ya, wrong number!" *click*
Dad repeats until the other guy goes: "@#$%^&*!"
Dad to son: "That, son, is angry."
Dad calls one more time. The other guy is now screaming from habit: "@#$%^&*! I told ya there's no George W. Bush here!"
Dad: "Who said I'm looking for George W. Bush?"
Other end: "Oh. oh. I'm sorry. There's this prank caller who's been bugging me for quite a while. anyway, what can I do for you?"
Dad: "I'd like to speak to Bill Clinton." *hangs up, hearing all sorts of violent noises from the other side's background.*
Dad to son: "Now that, my son, is furious."
Dad: "Go to bed now. I'll show you driven to insanity tomorrow morning."
Next morning, dad calls that guy again: "Hello, this is George W. Bush. Did anyone call looking for me yesterday?"
RoddyVR
Veteran Board NESer
that's hillarious.EDIT: to be atleast a little on topic.
i've gotten prank called once, and have done it once (to same number about a week later).
my dad's favorite prank call (he sais he did it a bit when younger), was:
call a random number, as soon as they pick up say
you: "hello?" (as if you've just picked up the phone)
them: "hello?"
you: "yes? can i help you?"
them: "um...... "
you: "why'd you call me?"
them "you called me"
you: "no i didnt, i dont even know who you are!"
ah yes that one was a classic when i was at boarding school, as well as if the person not being there leaving a good 5 minute long message of nothing so theyd have to listen to it all before deleting it. there was however one person who was not liked so whenever you mentioned his name, even if calling up normally, the person would hang up.
Syterion
Voodoo Economist
One hilarious thing I saw in Calvin and Hobbes was Calvin picking up the ringing phone and saying, "Yes, I'd like to order a large pepperoni pizza with extra anchovies, please."
The person was bewildered, and said, and Calvin said he had the wrong number and hung up.
Another thing was when someone called, he let it ring for some time, then pciked it up, and said, "I'm sorry, we can't answer the phone right now, but you can leave a message at the sound of the click." Then he hung up the phone with a *click* sound.
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The person was bewildered, and said, and Calvin said he had the wrong number and hung up.
Another thing was when someone called, he let it ring for some time, then pciked it up, and said, "I'm sorry, we can't answer the phone right now, but you can leave a message at the sound of the click." Then he hung up the phone with a *click* sound.
EDIT:31^2th post!
insurgent
Exhausted
What I like to do is to try to sell stuff to the telemarketeers when they call you. And be very insistant, if they're uninterested, just continue until they are annoyed enough to start lecturing you about proper telemarketeering.
The classic response - I think I got it from rmsharpe - is of course also hilarious. Ask for their home numbers and have them explain why they don't want you to call them in their homes. They usually don't get it, though.
Another good thing is to just freak them out by being weird.
The classic response - I think I got it from rmsharpe - is of course also hilarious. Ask for their home numbers and have them explain why they don't want you to call them in their homes. They usually don't get it, though.
Another good thing is to just freak them out by being weird.
