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Prank calls don't really exist anymore with caller ID and everyone sending unknown numbers to voicemail. (lemm.ee)
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I was listening to a Weird Al song about prank calls and realized you can’t really do them anymore now. Also it was funny that he mentioned dialing 7 digit numbers instead of 10

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[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] podperson@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Who is your daddy, and what does he do.

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Hahaha, I would have loved to listen in on those. Arnold quotes are a favorite language a la 'Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra' in this house.

[–] PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I used soundboards with my friends. My favorite was Betty Grovenstein, she was a sex hotline worker with a nasally New Englander accent.