Drunk people, weekends, phones and cackle laughter

Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:39 pm by Sir Spectre

I just had a 1:30 am call from a drunk woman who dialed the wrong phone number. Not recognizing the phone number and it being so late I answered with a "don't be buggering me at this time of night" type of "hello."

A woman answered back, "Well hello! Who's this?"

"Who are you?" I asked fertively.

"I'm Cheryl!!"

"You got the wrong number Cheryl."

Then for a minute, I thought my phone was being jammed, or I was picking up some mechanical sound or something, but what it turned out to be was the most attrocious sounding cackle of laughter I'd ever heard. Like a jack hammer to the ear, but with precisely timed 2 second pauses between cackles. Ehk .. ehk .. ehk .. ehk ..ehk .. ehk .. ehk! There was no question in my mind she was drunk.

I've been quite frequently woken up by drunk friends and other wrong number strangers in the past. So I must ask, do you who drink a lot actually intuitively intend to dial wrong numbers or people you know will be put off by a call that late or does it just come naturally?

Does a drunk ever accidentally call another drunk who just made it home or on their cell phone?

Fortunately I was awake, but I was busy with something and the second it rang, I knew it wasn't for me even not having seen the phone number yet.

Sir Spectre

Edited by - Sir Spectre on 3/27/2004 11:42:24 PM

Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:44 pm by Arania

Well, considering you copied my thread title idea Ss

...

Ive had my fair share of odd wrong numbers, 'is this the bank?' is one of the more popular choices.

And no, i have never gotton drunk, wonder what it feels like to be a prisoner of your own subconsious desires...

Small things entertain small minds, while smaller minds look on in wonder.

Screw temporal paradox, im interfering!

Sat Mar 27, 2004 11:50 pm by Sir Spectre

@Arania

Well, considering you copied my thread title idea Ss

Actually, I was copying Warlord Bob's example thread title: My mother, cats and Sir Spectre.

Sir S

Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:48 am by Neo_Kuja

I got woken up at 1:00 am in the morning by someone asking for a pizza

Sun Mar 28, 2004 1:36 am by Krazy Scout

I'm either a thai take-out or Speedy McBob's Taxis, bleeding wrong numbers

Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:02 am by gromit

do you who drink a lot actually intuitively intend to dial wrong numbers or people you know will be put off by a call that late or does it just come naturally?

nope not intuitively, but I now know what I'll be doing next time I get drunk!

I got woken up at 1:00 am in the morning by someone asking for a pizza

thats my favourite kind of wrong number....the conversation usually goes like this :

*phone rings at 1am*
ME: *grunt*
IDIOT: I wanna make a delivery order...
ME: *grunt*
IDIOT: Ok, I want a 12" Meat Feast, 2 Garlic Breads and a Bottle of Coke
ME: *starting to wake up a little* anything else?
IDIOT: err...no
ME: whats the address?
IDIOT: 5 Blahblah Way
ME: no problem, that'll be £12.50 and we'll be 30-40 minutes. Goodbye
*click*

I figure that if they're so stupid or drunk or both to not realise that they've dialled the wrong number then its their own fault

I once had a return call about an hour later that went something like this...

*phone rings at 2am*
ME: *grunt*
IDIOT: oh hi, whats going on with our pizzas, its been over an hour...
ME: Wrong number
*click*

Usually I follow that with a little mutley laugh before I pass out again

hehe

Edited by - gromit on 3/28/2004 4:01:54 AM

Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:23 am by We Made It!

ah sS, Comrade Gromitov has the correct take on this. You simply missed a chance for mindless entertainment at the expense of your annoying caller.

Indeed, in such circumstances, you can have hours of empty fun simply by pretending to be who the idiot thinks you are, because he/she/they never listen to who YOU say you are... I cite a common example in the Tawa...err Carnevale household..

<rings>
grunt grumble HELLO?
err, is that a taxi mar mayte?
private number youth
but i rang a taxi mayte
ok right whatever (say name of any local taxi firm, Lucky7/ABC/Embassy/Ambassador, whatever)
yeh, where from m8?
err, outside Maxims in 'Castle, duck..
where to?
Biddulph/Chell/knutton/Bentilee/Scabby Abbey or any other scumbag council estate
15mins m8 alright?
yeh thx duck.

30mins later

<rings>
hello?
ordered a taxi a while ago m8 ...
he's just coming round the corner m8, 5 mins no more.. (this is where I usually crack up)
oh right ok m8, thx.

15mins later

<rings>

hello?
where's me taxi, you said he was turning the corner? (sobered up and pissed off and you can hear pist-off female voice in background saying "tell im Darren, tell im to urry up"

sorry m8, this kebab shop, no taxi here m8. You got wrong number
<click> and leave off hook..

OR...(love this one)

<rings>

hello?
is that the Creda service department?
oh yes! (rubs hands with glee)
I sent my kettle in for repair a few weeks ago, and I haven't had it back yet?
what's the name?
Johnson
address?
14 Abberley Drive, Meir
telephone number?
01782-243534
is it Mrs Johnson?
yes that's right
I'm sorry you can't have it back
why? is it broken?
no, we're making the tea with it, if we give it back to you we'll have to pay to drink the p*ss out of the machine again. So we're going to keep it.
<silence>
how...how...how dare you? Give me my kettle back at once!
Sod off you tight fisted old cow, it's my kettle now. Go buy another, there are shops full of them
<click>

Edited by - Carnevale on 3/28/2004 4:43:18 AM

Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:35 am by Arcon

Carnevale wins.

"I'm the paint you tasted, fell intoxicated.
I'm a Firestarted, twisted Firestarter"

Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:40 am by Nickless V2

How rude

anyway, I live in a groundfloor appartment rented from some dude who owns the entire house. We got two doorbells, one for me and one for him (

). I think mine looks fancier, cause everyone uses my doorbell when they want him instead. Realy irritating...

I never

actually intuitively intend to dial wrong numbers or people I know will be put off by a call that late.

I did however pass out at the foot of a pilar with a lot of bells, but I'm not sure if it's significant.

You were gone?

Edit: Damn spelling.

- I'm not crazy, I'm a car. And if you don't believe me, you can get out and walk home. -
*** The Titan flies like a cow

***
Fight like a Warlord

Sun Mar 28, 2004 4:40 am by We Made It!

no seriously now I get loads of calls for the Creda service dept and for Travelwise Holidays, which is great cos I've taken entire holiday bookings over the phone! I even sent some poor fool off to Manchester Airport after "selling" him a late to Fuertaventura. ah me.

Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:26 am by Leonhart

Well I had my share of wrong numbers as well....

*phone rings*
Me: Hello
????: Hi, it Roger there? (women’s voice)
Me: I am sorry who?
????: Roger?
Me: I am sorry lady, you got wrong number...
????: No I don’t! Listen bastard if you don’t wont to talk to me just say so!!
Me: Hey don’t you yell at me lady, I already said you got a wrong number!! (getting irritated, especially as it is 1am)
????: Put Roger on you bastard!! (getting mad)
Me: Listen you old dumb f*ck, you got a wrong number...comprende!! (feeling like slamming the phone down, but want to hear what she will say

)
????: Excuse me, how dare you talk like that...I am a lady you know!!
Me: *starts laughing hysterically* Well that’s a first one...
????: WHY YOU...HOW DARE YOU, I HAVE RECORDED THIS AND I WILL CALL COPS!!
Me: *getting bored and tired* Yeah...ok, what ever. Tell them to call me tomorrow after 4:00...I should be home....
????: Why you!!! How dare you!!....*dial tone*

I specialy like this one....

Me: Hello
????: Hey Luis, they are coming...get ready!
Me: They? they who?
????: You know THEY...I cant say it over the phone, cops are everywhere
Me: Really! Holy ****! (getting amused with this one, waiting to hear whats next

)
????: Yeah, they were after me couple minutes ago! What should we do?!
Me: Hang in there tight, let me think! (gone to watch TV, volume down..phone speaker on)
????: Hello, you there?
Me: Yeah, wait a sec darn it...I am thinking!
????: (2 minutes later) Hello!!
Me: How many times I told you not to interrupt me while I am thinking!
????: O, sorry!
Me: Ok, I got it...meet me at THE usual place!
????: The corner of ******* Street and ****** Road?
Me: You idiot...why did you say the name when cops are listening!
????: Holy ****! Now what! WTF Will we do now!
Me: WE? Sorry m8, its all you...you dialed the wrong number in first place

*starts laughing*
????: What!!!
Me: Yeah, sorry...*hangs the phone down*

Edited by - Leonhart on 3/28/2004 6:26:37 AM

Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:09 am by bevilr

I acctualy haven't gotten a wrong number in about 6 months, kinda impressive if you think about it. and snice I'm on a do not call list for tell-a-marketers I'm pretty unwanted phone call free.

I had a super Ego, but it was pestering me so I killed it.

When I shot it the bullet grazed my soul, and that bled to death too

Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:12 am by H.Q. Victor

The only wrong, really wrong number I ever got was as a teenager. Our number was 1 number off of a local department store. The guy calls and wants to speak to someonein the music department. I try to tell him hes got the wrong nimber but he says he checked and its the right one. I asked what he wanted. He said he saw a flyer about a bass guitar on sale and wants me to hold one for him. I said ok, and it going for $79.00. He said he would be right down to get it. I said, Hurry, it's the last one. Bye.

It was hilarious. My parents changed the number the next day.

Michael "Finalday"
In Memory Of WLB

Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:22 am by Sir Spectre

There's an evil streak in some of you that I like!

Sir S

Sun Mar 28, 2004 6:23 am by We Made It!

that's really funny FD, me and the wife are rolling around laughing at that one!

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