With so many cell phones in the world, it’s no wonder that every so often you receive a strange text message from someone you don’t know. Chances are it’s a wrong number. Simple as that. But what if it isn’t? What if the message is really a clue to some top-secret puzzle, or sent from a spy trying to warn you of an assassination attempt?
These are the thoughts that run through our minds whenever we receive the message “where r u?” from a phone number we do not recognize. How do you handle these coded messages/wrong numbers? Here are a few options.
1. Text back – It’s tempting. If you don’t know the person, why not send a message, “Who is this?” and wait for a response? We'll tell you why not: because the person on the other end might be a high-tech serial killer simply waiting to make sure you’re near your cell phone before he hits the correct sequence of buttons that will blow up your phone, killing or maiming you. We found no recorded evidence of such an attack, but that only means the government doesn’t want us to know about it.
2. Look up the number online – There is a lot of information online, but finding a cell phone number on the internet is almost impossible. You could spend a good five minutos trying to track down the caller, only to learn that the digits aren’t listed anywhere. Plus, you’ll need to suffer through snotty Google’s constant badgering of, “Did you mean….” No, Google. We didn’t mean that. We meant what we said, you arrogant know-it-all.
3. Pretend it was from a celebrity – There are many celebrities in the world, and they all have cell phones. Even Tom Hanks. There’s a slim chance that such a celeb sent out a text message to you sa pamamagitan ng mistake. So, without doing any research whatsoever, feel free to assume the odd text message came from your paborito celebrity. It just might be true.
4. Wait for madami information – If you do not respond, the person on the other end might send a follow-up message, such as, “Mike and I are going bowling,” or “I’m a high-tech serial killer who shall blow up your cell phone.” Play the waiting game, and madami clues may follow. (Discontinue the waiting game after two days, because the game is pretty much over sa pamamagitan ng then. You lost.)
5. Ask your mga kaibigan – Sometimes a friend might be using someone else’s cell phone, or a new phone, thus resulting in a strange phone number, so you may want to ask around. sa pamamagitan ng process of elimination, you could check with all of your mga kaibigan and relatives sa pamamagitan ng sending out a text message such as, “Did you text me?” or “Did you text me, fool?” This probably won’t work, but at least now all of your mga kaibigan and relatives think you’re popular because you get fancy text messages.
6. Write an artikulo about it for SparkNotes, and hope the culprit reveals himself/herself in the comments section.
7. Bury the phone in the backyard – Because the old woman in the scary house told you it’s the only way to stop the curse.
8. Do nothing.
9. Overanalyze the message – What could “where r u?” mean? Was it sent from your secret crush? Did the texter use playful R’s and U’s because s/he is in pag-ibig with you? Should you put on fancy clothes and pack a bag because this mystery lover is about to whisk you away on a romantic motorcycle ride across the country? Is this how you will find the pag-ibig of your life?! Eeeee!
10. Send the person a litrato of your butt – As if you haven’t already done this.
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These are the thoughts that run through our minds whenever we receive the message “where r u?” from a phone number we do not recognize. How do you handle these coded messages/wrong numbers? Here are a few options.
1. Text back – It’s tempting. If you don’t know the person, why not send a message, “Who is this?” and wait for a response? We'll tell you why not: because the person on the other end might be a high-tech serial killer simply waiting to make sure you’re near your cell phone before he hits the correct sequence of buttons that will blow up your phone, killing or maiming you. We found no recorded evidence of such an attack, but that only means the government doesn’t want us to know about it.
2. Look up the number online – There is a lot of information online, but finding a cell phone number on the internet is almost impossible. You could spend a good five minutos trying to track down the caller, only to learn that the digits aren’t listed anywhere. Plus, you’ll need to suffer through snotty Google’s constant badgering of, “Did you mean….” No, Google. We didn’t mean that. We meant what we said, you arrogant know-it-all.
3. Pretend it was from a celebrity – There are many celebrities in the world, and they all have cell phones. Even Tom Hanks. There’s a slim chance that such a celeb sent out a text message to you sa pamamagitan ng mistake. So, without doing any research whatsoever, feel free to assume the odd text message came from your paborito celebrity. It just might be true.
4. Wait for madami information – If you do not respond, the person on the other end might send a follow-up message, such as, “Mike and I are going bowling,” or “I’m a high-tech serial killer who shall blow up your cell phone.” Play the waiting game, and madami clues may follow. (Discontinue the waiting game after two days, because the game is pretty much over sa pamamagitan ng then. You lost.)
5. Ask your mga kaibigan – Sometimes a friend might be using someone else’s cell phone, or a new phone, thus resulting in a strange phone number, so you may want to ask around. sa pamamagitan ng process of elimination, you could check with all of your mga kaibigan and relatives sa pamamagitan ng sending out a text message such as, “Did you text me?” or “Did you text me, fool?” This probably won’t work, but at least now all of your mga kaibigan and relatives think you’re popular because you get fancy text messages.
6. Write an artikulo about it for SparkNotes, and hope the culprit reveals himself/herself in the comments section.
7. Bury the phone in the backyard – Because the old woman in the scary house told you it’s the only way to stop the curse.
8. Do nothing.
9. Overanalyze the message – What could “where r u?” mean? Was it sent from your secret crush? Did the texter use playful R’s and U’s because s/he is in pag-ibig with you? Should you put on fancy clothes and pack a bag because this mystery lover is about to whisk you away on a romantic motorcycle ride across the country? Is this how you will find the pag-ibig of your life?! Eeeee!
10. Send the person a litrato of your butt – As if you haven’t already done this.
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