Calax Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Today for some odd reason 4chan picked about 1000 stores nation wide to "attack" with prank calls. Most people who prank called were asking about "Battletoads 7". I kid you not. Some idiots even did the relay calls for people who are deaf. It was very very annoying although we did have some fun with the prank callers. One girl who works there was asking all the pranksters out on dates (They usually hung up) while the Assistant store manager would do various fake accents, or tell em we had the game and psychedelic toads for those who preordered. they finally stopped calling at about 6 pm. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 My money would be on 4chan for this fight. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 actually on looking into it, it appears to have been ebaumsworld who started the prankcalls. We behind the counter were just annoyed that they couldn't think of anything original. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I hate prank calls. They are never funny. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Wouldn't things like Call Display help in situations like this? The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Wouldn't things like Call Display help in situations like this? I don't think employees in a retail store are allowed to intentionally leave calls unanswered. Besides, there's no way to tell if the person calling will be ordering 50 Xboxes or asking if the store's refrigerator is running. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 They could have an automated system that could screen out such sillyness. I know Qwest has a voice based system that you can talk to the computer itself and get all your basic needs taken care of and never actually talk to a person. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Fair enough Pop - but I also meant in a manner of tracking when it is an abusive intent. The tech exists to simply track if a ton of phone calls are placed simply to derail/tie up resources. I am not talking a full CSI like LUDs thing, simply outlets saying - this caller @@@-@@@@ called 'watch for it' - does that make sense? The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 It'd be hard, we had somthing like 100 different people call because of this. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Fair enough Pop - but I also meant in a manner of tracking when it is an abusive intent. The tech exists to simply track if a ton of phone calls are placed simply to derail/tie up resources. I am not talking a full CSI like LUDs thing, simply outlets saying - this caller @@@-@@@@ called 'watch for it' - does that make sense? I think I understand now. That's certainly a possibility. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Just wait until a major news network catches this, runs a small online news story, and its put down in history as another display of the "Power of the Internet". Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 More like Power of the Internutjobs. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xard Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 My money would be on 4chan for this fight. How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I hate prank calls. They are never funny. It seems that Sand does not merely hold the social opinions of a Dickensian miser, but the sense of humour also. Of course prank calls can be funny. This does not sound very amusing, however. What a waste of so much time and effort. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 (edited) As someone who has recieved prank calls in the past I can honestly say that I never found them funny. Edited November 13, 2007 by Sand Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I think we're missing the real point of this thread. Do you, or do you not, have Battletoads 7? This is crucial. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Old news. I am looking forward to Battletoads 8, the one that uses UT3's engine. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Provided the calls were polite and didn't become abusive, I would see this sort of thing as performance art, and an important part of modern internet/electronic culture and art. I find flashmobs and that kind of thing very entertaining and positive as well - has anyone ever taken part in one? "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I read something a long time ago that said the guy who invented flashmobs did so as a practical joke on people. Which, if it's true, makes them ironic. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Provided the calls were polite and didn't become abusive, I would see this sort of thing as performance art, and an important part of modern internet/electronic culture and art. I find flashmobs and that kind of thing very entertaining and positive as well - has anyone ever taken part in one? well, given I had one of them shout DESU! into my ear. it wasn't even entertaining. they also started to use relay calls on us to get us to pick up the phone. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 well, given I had one of them shout DESU! into my ear. it wasn't even entertaining. they also started to use relay calls on us to get us to pick up the phone. Sounds like a bunch of jerks, then, which is a shame, because the idea has potential if intelligently applied. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_i_am Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 As someone who has recieved prank calls in the past I can honestly say that I never found them funny. someone thought he was being asked on a date (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 As someone who has recieved prank calls in the past I can honestly say that I never found them funny. someone thought he was being asked on a date No. Murphy's Law of Computer Gaming: The listed minimum specifications written on the box by the publisher are not the minimum specifications of the game set by the developer. @\NightandtheShape/@ - "Because you're a bizzare strange deranged human?" Walsingham- "Sand - always rushing around, stirring up apathy." Joseph Bulock - "Another headache, courtesy of Sand" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_i_am Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Dude, girls will like you for who you are. Just be yourself! (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 i take inbound calls all day in my job, and over the past 2 years or so that i've been working here i've taken thousands of prank calls in all honesty, i've never experienced a funny one ever when your mind works against you - fight back with substance abuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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