Hilarity on the Harlem Line: Voicemails From a Prank Poster
A few of you may recall me writing about my antics at the Goldens Bridge train station in December. There had been some vandalism, and I thought I’d cover it up with amusing signs until Metro-North decided to fix it all. The first sign I posted had a picture of a raccoon, and the title said “Cat Found!” Included on the bottom of the sign was a phone number to a voicemail box I registered on the internet. If you call it, I get the message forwarded to my email box as a WAV file. A few months later (now, in March) images of the poster made their rounds on the internet. And I got a bunch of calls (some of which may or may not be from students from an unnamed school that ride my morning train). These are some of the better the messages that I got. My personal favorite is Mr. Captain Obvious, who suggests I should change my phone number. I figured I’d post it up here, since I know some of my readers thought the sign funny, and were wondering if anyone would call.
Tags: goldens bridge, harlem line, humor, phone, signs, train station, vandalism
July 31st, 2010 at 6:06 am
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March 3rd, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Hahaha, that is hilarious.
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March 3rd, 2010 at 8:58 pm
LOL, people keep calling and calling… I didn't realize I could set my own personal message on the box that I registered. So I changed the message to say, "If you're calling about the lost cat, you are about three months too late. The other day I ate him. And he was quite tasty." Let's see how people respond to that one.
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March 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
These kids can’t even make it through the message without laughing but I am so glad someone called and went along with the absurdity. Love it!
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March 6th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Shit, I have about 40 calls sitting in my email box right now, I stopped listening to them. They were amusing at first, but then they downgraded into messages like, “Fuck you, bitch.”
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March 6th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
That’s a shame. Glad at least some were good and post worth though! It was a great sign!
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March 6th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
(that’s “post-worthy”)
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March 7th, 2010 at 10:44 am
that certainly wasnt “The group of kids who you ride the train with”
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Emily Moser Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
No, probably not. But it was a rather amusing thought at first.
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