My last blog post railed against universities cracking down on protestors; I’m following that up by attacking free speech in the form of these ridiculous spam texts I keep getting. This person didn’t even try to address me pretending to be the person in Miami there were supposedly contacting. He/She just went right for theContinue reading “Comme Ci Comme Ca”
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Improv Now? No….
Last week was a banner week for the surprise texters. Most notable were the two who wanted me to think it was a wrong number, and one who found me on a dating site I had never heard of before. She at least kept the conversation going, but the one I include below wasn’t upContinue reading “Improv Now? No….”
I Know You! Or Do You…?
Yesterday I encountered a variation of the scam text. Usually they purport to have contacted me by a wrong number, but this one knew who I was. It’s how she said she knew me that was the problem. I had to Google to find out that there is indeed a dating site called Tagged. ToContinue reading “I Know You! Or Do You…?”
Join the Illuminati? Me?!
I might be impressed about getting an invitation to join the Illuminati—except this is at least the third time I’ve gotten such a message on Facebook. But when I got the friend request from a prestigious name such as William K Rothschild, looking like a dapper Liebowski, how could I resist? Am I wrong inContinue reading “Join the Illuminati? Me?!”
Promises, Promises
Pardon me if I continue to rail against the false promises of large sums of money from mobile game apps. I begin with this image: They give you $3000 just to sign up? That sounds great! Wait…what’s the small font/fine print at the bottom? I wonder if that’s a disclaimer? Or just contradicts the aboveContinue reading “Promises, Promises”
“Fake Games” Inside Fake Game
The world of mobile app game seems to me like the Wild West. There’s a whole lot of ads for them promising all sorts of things and very little of it (I’m being nice and not all-inclusive) seems to be true. We start by seeing an ad that possibly features some typo describing the mostContinue reading ““Fake Games” Inside Fake Game”
Eclipsed by Scammers
On a day that was to be dedicated to celebrating the solar eclipse (though only partial here), I was instead shadowed by scammers. Three tried their routines on me but I wasn’t patient enough to play with the first two. Here’s #1, a classic: I do wonder what “Roman dishes” means. Italian? #2 also usesContinue reading “Eclipsed by Scammers”
Dueling Scammers (Part 2)
In my previous post I wrote about a failed “wrong number” scammer. This one was better, and could handle the improv longer. And thus ended another convo. And may I add: 🥰
Dueling Scammers (Part 1)
One day, within 25 minutes of each other, I received two of those scammy “do I have the right number?” kinds of texts. However, in spite of the temporal proximity of the messages, the senders were very different. We begin with the failure. At least “she” asks if it’s my phone number. But her abilityContinue reading “Dueling Scammers (Part 1)”
Line!
When directing actors who are working on getting off book (having learned their lines), I always tell them the only four-letter word they are allowed to use to call for a line is: “Line!” And speaking of actors and lines, have you ever worked with an actor who memorized their lines so well they can’tContinue reading “Line!”
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