With so many cell phones in the world, it’s no wonder that every so often bạn receive a strange text message from someone bạn 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, hoặc sent from a spy trying to warn bạn 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 bạn handle these coded messages/wrong numbers? Here are a few options.
1. Text back – It’s tempting. If bạn don’t know the person, why not send a message, “Who is this?” and wait for a response? We'll tell bạn 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 hoặc 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. bạn could spend a good five phút 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 bạn mean….” No, Google. We didn’t mean that. We meant what we said, bạn arrogant know-it-all.
3. Pretend it was from a celebrity – There are many người nổi tiếng 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 bạn bởi mistake. So, without doing any research whatsoever, feel free to assume the odd text message came from your yêu thích celebrity. It just might be true.
4. Wait for thêm information – If bạn do not respond, the person on the other end might send a follow-up message, such as, “Mike and I are going bowling,” hoặc “I’m a high-tech serial killer who shall blow up your cell phone.” Play the waiting game, and thêm clues may follow. (Discontinue the waiting game after two days, because the game is pretty much over bởi then. bạn lost.)
5. Ask your Những người bạn – Sometimes a friend might be using someone else’s cell phone, hoặc a new phone, thus resulting in a strange phone number, so bạn may want to ask around. bởi process of elimination, bạn could check with all of your Những người bạn and relatives bởi sending out a text message such as, “Did bạn text me?” hoặc “Did bạn text me, fool?” This probably won’t work, but at least now all of your Những người bạn and relatives think you’re được ưa chuộng because bạn get fancy text messages.
6. Write an bài viết about it for SparkNotes, and hope the culprit reveals himself/herself in the các bình luận section.
7. Bury the phone in the backyard – Because the old woman in the scary house told bạn 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 tình yêu with you? Should bạn put on fancy clothes and pack a bag because this mystery lover is about to whisk bạn away on a romantic motorcycle ride across the country? Is this how bạn will find the tình yêu of your life?! Eeeee!
10. Send the person a bức ảnh of your butt – As if bạn 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 bạn handle these coded messages/wrong numbers? Here are a few options.
1. Text back – It’s tempting. If bạn don’t know the person, why not send a message, “Who is this?” and wait for a response? We'll tell bạn 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 hoặc 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. bạn could spend a good five phút 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 bạn mean….” No, Google. We didn’t mean that. We meant what we said, bạn arrogant know-it-all.
3. Pretend it was from a celebrity – There are many người nổi tiếng 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 bạn bởi mistake. So, without doing any research whatsoever, feel free to assume the odd text message came from your yêu thích celebrity. It just might be true.
4. Wait for thêm information – If bạn do not respond, the person on the other end might send a follow-up message, such as, “Mike and I are going bowling,” hoặc “I’m a high-tech serial killer who shall blow up your cell phone.” Play the waiting game, and thêm clues may follow. (Discontinue the waiting game after two days, because the game is pretty much over bởi then. bạn lost.)
5. Ask your Những người bạn – Sometimes a friend might be using someone else’s cell phone, hoặc a new phone, thus resulting in a strange phone number, so bạn may want to ask around. bởi process of elimination, bạn could check with all of your Những người bạn and relatives bởi sending out a text message such as, “Did bạn text me?” hoặc “Did bạn text me, fool?” This probably won’t work, but at least now all of your Những người bạn and relatives think you’re được ưa chuộng because bạn get fancy text messages.
6. Write an bài viết about it for SparkNotes, and hope the culprit reveals himself/herself in the các bình luận section.
7. Bury the phone in the backyard – Because the old woman in the scary house told bạn 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 tình yêu with you? Should bạn put on fancy clothes and pack a bag because this mystery lover is about to whisk bạn away on a romantic motorcycle ride across the country? Is this how bạn will find the tình yêu of your life?! Eeeee!
10. Send the person a bức ảnh of your butt – As if bạn haven’t already done this.
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