# Explanation For Missing Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-missing-thread/47005>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 23, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-missing-thread/47005 "2000-12-23T18:17:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-missing-thread/47005/1 "2000-12-23T18:17:56Z")

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I removed a thread titled _What Does Your Phone Number Spell?_. It linked up to a website that transformed your phone number into words. I thought that it was too easy for readers to figure out the original phone numbers by working backwards.

Also, did any of you realize you were giving this website your home phone number? Always be careful revealing personal info on the web, teemsters!

BTW, soon I will be starting a website dedicated to changing your credit card numbers into interesting words. Look for it soon! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Never\_Say\_Dice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@Never\_Say\_Dice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Say_Dice)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2000, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-missing-thread/47005/2 "2000-12-24T01:56:02Z")

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Sounds cool. Can you list the link of the site at least?

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**Author:** ![orion007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@orion007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orion007)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2000, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-missing-thread/47005/3 "2000-12-24T05:34:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by slythe \*  
> \*\*Also, did any of you realize you were giving this website your home phone number? Always be careful revealing personal info on the web, teemsters!  
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Yeah, that’s why I never did it. I was really curious to know what it spelled, too. ☹

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**Author:** ![StephenG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@StephenG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StephenG)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2000, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-missing-thread/47005/4 "2000-12-24T06:13:17Z")

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Orion, are you still curious? It’s no problem; just send _me_ your phone number, and I’ll help you out. 😉

No, but seriously… If I remember the site correctly, it’s not that hard. Set up something like this:

555-2346  
JJJ ADGM  
KKK BEHN  
LLL CFIO

Now, your phone number spells something like “JJJADGM” or “JKLBDHO” or “KJLBEIO” etc. Just pick one letter from each column, and read across. Not so bad, just lots of combinations. (And “555” is a lousy beginning…)

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**Author:** ![orion007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@orion007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orion007)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2000, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explanation-for-missing-thread/47005/5 "2000-12-24T06:15:28Z")

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Hehe alright, thanks.