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The Script That Keeps On Giving

One of the lessons of the modern online world is that, when you accuse a scammer of being a scammer, they try to convince you they’re not—and therefore confirm that they are. And they often do so by sticking to their script which is even less convincing.

Short and…Sweet?

Sometimes the wrong number testers just can’t do the distance. “Two” wit:

You Gotta Be AI-Kidding Me!

Frequent readers of this blog recall I like to reproduce text chats with “wrong number callers” for your amusement value. One of my friends commented that many of these correspondents are likely AI. This is probably true of the one I received yesterday. This illustrates my lack of concern for AI taking over the world.Continue reading “You Gotta Be AI-Kidding Me!”

Threesome (Part 2)

I was beset and besieged by 2 wrong number scammers at once. The first one kept denying there was a script while staying on it.

Threesome! (Part 1)

Or four… Nana, Erin, Erin2, and me. Two simultaneous wrong number chats. The second to arrive sent me two photos of her: I think you’ll agree they’re not the same person. So, epic fail. The best part of this was, I complimented her on her hairstyle which the first started with. Might as well useContinue reading “Threesome! (Part 1)”

Let’s Art!

I saw this as the headline and beginning of a New York Times article and wanted to spread the word of this approach my endorsement.

Forget the Ruse…Back to the Script

When I started to get the wrong number text scams, they at least tried to stay on script for awhile. Now, the present the introduction and—violating the first rule of improv—say, “Yes, but” to themselves. There’s no continuity to the idea that this is a wrong number…unless they are psychic and read my mind toContinue reading “Forget the Ruse…Back to the Script”

Stephen/Not Stephen

Sometimes the wrong number texters really let me play. Well, they don’t let me; they prompt me. And when I prompt them to insult me in obscure ways, even better. (Read to the end for your new favorite insulting epithet.)

Another Overused Word

In the past I’ve railed against “unprecedented” and “disrupt.” Let’s now take aim at “broken.” This came up because the other day a health care professional used the phrase, “It’s broken.” This was not in reference to a limb but rather, as I recall, some aspect of the healthcare system. And at that moment, hearingContinue reading “Another Overused Word”

Jokes About Jesus

Okay, just one. One of my favorite jokes comes from the wilds of West Virginia. One day, Jesus walks into a bar, nods to the bartender, and selects a barstool at the far end of the establishment. One of the patrons, sitting at the bar with his arm in a cast from a recent break,Continue reading “Jokes About Jesus”