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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 4:12 am Post subject: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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I tried to play nice at first. Why are people so stupid? Did they think I was kidding at first? Did they think by putting a name it would suddenly jar my memory and I'd remember I did in fact have a brother?
I didn't hide the number on purpose. In a perfect world world everyone on the samba will text him and ask for a random person.
Then the other day I got a text from Nigeria. I tried to offer them a deal and never heard a response.
Does anyone else mess with people like this? Or am I the only asshole that does this? _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:01 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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No surprise. "Texting" is inherently stupid. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12856 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Me too
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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enjoyther1de Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2010 Posts: 1279 Location: chino,ca
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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When did you get your number? I've had mine for 13 years now and I don't get weird texts. _________________ HBB took me to BBV. |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12468
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Cali_Army_Guy wrote: |
I tried to play nice at first. Why are people so stupid? Did they think I was kidding at first? Did they think by putting a name it would suddenly jar my memory and I'd remember I did in fact have a brother?
I didn't hide the number on purpose. In a perfect world world everyone on the samba will text him and ask for a random person.Then the other day I got a text from Nigeria. I tried to offer them a deal and never heard a response. Does anyone else mess with people like this? Or am I the only asshole that does this? |
Ocassionally I've received something of this nature, however rather than respond and confirm they've reached a working number I will disregard and delete them. I think it's better than it used to be when we had a land line and the phone would ring during dinner or early evening. |
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 7:05 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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enjoyther1de wrote: |
When did you get your number? I've had mine for 13 years now and I don't get weird texts. |
Ive had this number for about 8 years. _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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enjoyther1de Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2010 Posts: 1279 Location: chino,ca
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Don't know... Other than phone calls telling me I won a trip to the Bahamas I don't get to many randoms. _________________ HBB took me to BBV. |
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Air-Cooled Head Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2002 Posts: 4070 Location: Chicago Suburbs
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 7:42 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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I'll trade you an overly verbose texter for your random texter.
I have a friend who is overly verbose, both in person, and texting.
Once, I rec'd 23 texts from him in about 3 hours.
Typically, when I receive a text and see it's from him, I just ignore the text alerts for the next few hours. _________________ Everything known to man has been written.
Readers are Leaders! |
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31378 Location: Hot Arizona
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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I don't do texts.
On my home phone (Ooma) I do get random calls. I ask if the call is being recorded. If they respond yes, than I say "then you'll be able to replay me hanging up on you as many times as you want".
If they respond no, it's adjusted to "too bad, you won't be able to replay me hanging up on you as many times as you want". _________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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jspbtown Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5157
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 8:48 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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I will stick to my dumb phone thank you.
It stays in my car...it never leaves. I don't have a data plan. I do send an occasional text.
But I am 100% free from the bondage of today's cell phone control. Its really a wonderful feeling. |
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 12468
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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jspbtown wrote: |
I will stick to my dumb phone thank you.
It stays in my car...it never leaves. I don't have a data plan. I do send an occasional text.
But I am 100% free from the bondage of today's cell phone control. Its really a wonderful feeling. |
Me too, I'm getting rid of the VW and getting a horse. Dadgumit. |
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ToolBox Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 3439 Location: Detroit, where they don't jack parts off my ride in the parking lot of the 7-11
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 9:23 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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A Friend got a new job that came with a company provided phone. He was getting a ton of texts and calls for the previous owner of the number, some really bizarre stuff. Turns out the number belonged to a stripper. Once we found that out it was Game On for the random callers and texters. He had a lengthy story about how the phone was found on a dead body for the random callers. |
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9829 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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jspbtown wrote: |
I will stick to my dumb phone thank you.
It stays in my car...it never leaves. I don't have a data plan. I do send an occasional text.
But I am 100% free from the bondage of today's cell phone control. Its really a wonderful feeling. |
I sure miss my bag-phone. |
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 34013 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
...rather than respond and confirm they've reached a working number I will disregard and delete them. |
This.
Or replay with the infamous Nigerian royalty scam invitation. #sarcasm |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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there trying to hack your phone, just tell them your late for a bj and hand up. |
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OB Bus Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 2541 Location: Ocean Beach in Beautiful BLUE California
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Ah, Mark….
mark tucker wrote: |
there trying to hack your phone, just tell them your late for a bj and hand up. |
_________________ Larry in OB
Stop dead photo links! Post your photos to The Samba Gallery!
69 Westfalia and 2002 Eurovan Camper. |
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Malokin Martin Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2007 Posts: 3099 Location: E-burg
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Cali_Army_Guy wrote: |
Does anyone else mess with people like this? Or am I the only asshole that does this? |
There's people that have been doing this on a whole other level.... Not just texting random dirty stuff back... We're talking mind gaming scammers into building them pyramids or banners and taking photos.
http://www.419eater.com/html/trophy_room.htm
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31378 Location: Hot Arizona
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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jspbtown wrote: |
I will stick to my dumb phone thank you. It stays in my car...it never leaves. I don't have a data plan. I do send an occasional text.
But I am 100% free from the bondage of today's cell phone control. Its really a wonderful feeling. |
Similar to me, my TracFone lives in the glove box of my truck. I added a 12 volt socket there to keep it charged.
I do have a 12 volt socket in my '71 Convertible too.
_________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Malokin Martin wrote: |
Cali_Army_Guy wrote: |
Does anyone else mess with people like this? Or am I the only asshole that does this? |
There's people that have been doing this on a whole other level.... Not just texting random dirty stuff back... We're talking mind gaming scammers into building them pyramids or banners and taking photos.
http://www.419eater.com/html/trophy_room.htm
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Some funny stuff on there. _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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daisy71 Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2013 Posts: 105 Location: Staten Island
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Do people get random texts like I do?? |
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Just don't give your number out to the "local singles in your area" or "single moms looking for some fun".
Sent from my Telegraph _________________ 71 Super beetle |
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