# Don't pick up the Phone - or 'Stupidity in Action'

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 15, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-pick-up-the-phone-or-stupidity-in-action/976602 "2022-12-15T17:35:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-pick-up-the-phone-or-stupidity-in-action/976602/10 "2022-12-15T22:50:07Z")

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These incidents sound similar to a case I read about ca. 1987:

[Telephone prank case (ca. 1987) – some guy conned women into walking topless… - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telephone-prank-case-ca-1987-some-guy-conned-women-into-walking-topless/146219)

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