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Phoneswarm targets a random US payphone, then tells the world to call it

phoneswarm.com — "When I was a young whelp, I would pass a payphone on the way to school. Sometimes, this payphone happened to ring, and, given an excuse to delay my education, I would always answer it. The conversations were confusing, strange, lewd, banal, wonderful."

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  • jasonsbytes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I called about 10 minutes ago.

    A guy answered:

    guy: hello
    me: hey
    guy: who you trying to reach
    me: noone in particular
    guy: you know this is a payphone in the middle of nowhere -- no one is here
    me: you answered didn't you
    guy: yes
    me: what's up?
    guy: nothing, why are you calling a payphone
    me: i was told to
    guy: by who?
    me: some website said to call it
    guy: a web site told you to call this number?
    me: yep -
    guy: cool
    me: yep
    guy: where you calling from?
    me: TN
    guy: wow
    me: so are you by the ocean?
    guy: yes
    me: cool
    guy: yea, this is weird
    me: yea, well i better go so someone else can call
    guy: ok
    me: see ya
    guy: bye
  • Philbert, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This reminds me of an old episode of The Adventures of Pete & Pete. it was all about a pay phone that just rang and rang, day and night, and nobody dared answer it for years because it wasn't for them.
  • kidlinux, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm surprised this actually works. Years ago I remember trying to call payphones and getting an automated message saying "This number is equipped for outgoing calls only."
  • Bostonsox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Arbitrary not random.
  • RatBagu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Does everything AlbertPacino post automatically get pulled to the front page now or what?
  • robschraer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i called at about 11pm central and i think i was talking to a drunken sailor
  • ccanni1028, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm submitting a few of the payphones around my college. One is right outside one of my classrooms and is in a high traffic area. I will post any funny stories here.
  • mattyG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yeah i used to get the payfone numbers in the mall and hide down a ways and call and be like "thats a nice green shirt your wearing" etc.

    good times :D
  • npacheco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Dude, ratbagu, it's Albert Pacino.
  • sonofa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Did anyone call the number? Is anyone in San Fransisco that can go down and answer it?
  • cosmic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i've done this, much hilarity
  • drseth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0ha ha ha - I'm going to have to try
  • JDogHerman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I called it. nothing funny happened.
  • macgabriel87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0>

    OMFG ROFL. Thats the funniest thing i've heard ALL DAY, thank you. I actually fell to floor when you said that. amazing, i have to try it.
  • xoip, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The original Phoneswarm came in 1982 with the song Jenny :)
    http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/8675309.asp
  • rickremixx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0now its busy called at 8:35pm arizona time
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i just realized i can't remember the last time i saw an actual pay phone. hmm....
  • tj9991, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It's late at night, I'm afraid to call

    "Uhh, hello?"

    "Hey"

    "The f#!k are you calling me for? ILL KILL YOU"

    -Dialtone-
  • ccanni1028, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0kidlinux- that's why they check the phone number before putting the number online.
  • Bluezdood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I love obscure crap like this! +digg
  • JackDoyle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I called at 9:10 this morning, but it was busy.
  • zbarlowe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0keep getting a busy signal
  • macgabriel87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0where do you actually get the number?
  • socket, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Very cool.
  • serra, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is pretty cool, as long as a bunch of asshats don't call and harass the people. It would be nice to have a conversation with random people from who knows where.
  • Hutch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Macgabriel:I assume the current target phone number is the one in the top left.
  • JDogHerman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0busy now
  • Neguas, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0All we need now is a well positioned web cam...
  • aaronlidman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0ahahahhaha, i did this in college.

    Told everyone to call a payphone in front of Subway, then watched random people pick it up.
  • mattyG, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0take ur spam somewhere else
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0wow dude crazy and heres a link for a xbox 360 sign up comp a offer

    http://xbox360s.freepay.com/?r=23432821

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