At around 10:30 pm, we got a phone call. We never get calls that late, so I was already suspicious when I answered. Once I said hello, I knew right away something was up.
Me: Hello?
Kid: Uh, HI. Is Mr. A there?
Me: Yes, whose calling?
Kid: Uh, Frank.
Me: Frank who?
Kid: Frank Hugo?
Me (to Mr. A): He he he. I think you are getting a prank call.
Mr.A: Huh? From who?
Me: Frank Hugo? Who sounds like he is about 10 years old.
Mr. A (taking the phone): This is Mr. A?
Kid: Hi, is this Mr. A? Do you need your Deedo washed?
Mr. A: My what?
Kid: Your deedo.
Mr. A: My deedo? What’s that?
Kid: You know, the DEEDO, the one that is stuck up your ASS!!! (Much laughter and rolling on the ground by what sounded like several prepubscent boys.)
Mr. A (totally cracking up) : Kid, you mean a DILDO.
Mr. A continues to laugh.
Mr. A: Kid, how did you get my phone number?
Kid: You…Are…In…….THE PHONEBOOK! (More hysterical laughter)
Mr. A keeps laughing and hands the phone to me.
Me: Hey, kid? How old are you?
Kid: 13
Me: Ok, Frank Hugo, Age 13. I am going to give you some advice: Go on the computer and pull up youtube. Search for “Crank calls.” There are hundreds, maybe even THOUSANDS of recordings of people making crank calls.
Frank Hugo: On Youtube?
Me: YES. Go to youtube and get some better ideas. Lots of people have made crank calls and recorded them and put them on Youtube for your viewing pleasure. Next time you make a call, have something better to say than “Does your DEEDO need washed.” That is just kind of lame.
Frank Hugo: Oh, Ok. Thanks, you guys for laughing. (Mr. A and I were still laughing hysterically at this point)
Me: Frank, there is one more thing you should know. A lot of people have Caller ID and might call your parents and tell on you. You should really do your crank calls from a public phone.
Frank Hugo: Oooooh. That’s a good idea!
Me: Ok Frank. You guys have fun tonight. Bye.
LOLOL! Oo, you are evil! Leading them to a more efficient life of adolescent mayhem. hahaha!
So did you call the parents the next day? Or just chalk it up to you giving them better ideas and knowing the next receiver of a call would probably call the parents?
Glad y’all were good sports.
I just happened tonight and no, we won’t call and tell on them. For one, we don’t have caller ID. Also, we weren’t particularly offended by the call. We just thought it was funny. I couldn’t remember every thing they said, but when he thanked us for laughing, he implied that other people got angry or hung up on them. Mr. A and I talked to them for quite a while.
Wow, that’s great. Thanks for spreading the laughter. I hope they get some good ideas…
OMFG, I thought that was hilarious. I had to share that with Y. :<AP!
That is so funny. I LOVE you guys for doing that.
You are the coolest parent-type people ever! Hysterical!
i love that you guys took the time to teach the kids how to do a better prank call. that’s just full of awesome.
That’s awesome. I’m glad you’re educating the next generation of pranksters! By the way, why are you in the phone book? Especially given Mr. A’s fancy pants lawyer work, shouldn’t you be unlisted?
AWESOME.
I can only hope that would have been my attitude. I doubt it because I am such a cranky pain in the butt some of the time. Man I LOVED to make prank calls with the phone book. We used to do the Prince Albert in a can all the time and the refrigerator running as well. Later in life one of my pranking friends ended up dating Prince Albert – you can imagine my surprise when she told me!
I laughed so hard tears came into my eyes, reading this. I loved the “Thanks for laughing.” Prepubescent boys! Deedos! Oh so funny! Thanks for my laugh today, AmFam!
Priceless. I love this.
OH Man, that’s beyond hilarious!! You were such nice folks to those stupid boys. I think they probably learned their lesson
You guys rock too — the kiddo even thanked you for laughing. I wouldn’t have had the presence of mind to say half the things you said to them. You were thinking like a parent, right? Thanks for sharing!
That is hysterical! Good for Mr. A for teaching the kids how to do it properly.
Also, Bart Simpson has several great Crank calls. Such as Mr. Freely. I. P. Freely!
That was really cool and funny. I thank you guys on behalf of the next generation of pranksters. If you are going to do it, do it right. Three months ago, while waiting at a restaurant, my husband decided to introduce our daughter (then 21 mos. old) to prank calling. Imagine getting a call from a toddler. SIGH