# So I got an Obscene Phone Call this morning.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 26, 2008, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223 "2008-02-26T15:33:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/21 "2008-02-27T09:16:35Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] All I’ve ever gotten was heavy breathing and a whispered “what are you wearing?” once. I feel slighted. [/QUOTE] Like you’d have a dearth of takers if you asked here? ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/22 "2008-02-27T09:26:29Z")
Sounds like fun! We used to get a lot of harassing phone calls in Egypt (usually kids who accidently stumbled on our phone number and were strangely thrilled by the prospect of calling a foreigner over and over and giggling). I used to give people the benefit of the doubt for 3-4 calls, then I would pick up the whistle tied to the phone cord for just such occasions and blow as hard as I could into the receiver. I’m probably responsible for a few deaf people in Cairo. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/23 "2008-02-27T12:44:19Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] All I’ve ever gotten was heavy breathing and a whispered “what are you wearing?” once. [/QUOTE] Maybe it was Bill Blass out for a jog? ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/24 "2008-02-27T12:58:40Z")
Back at the dawn of time, I received obscene phone calls, but no telemarketing calls. Now I receive telemarketing calls, but no obscene phone calls. Civilization is moving backwards. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/25 "2008-02-27T13:47:37Z")
[QUOTE=Drain Bead] Obscene phone call? That’s what you get for working for XXX Realty! [/QUOTE] Or perhaps she works in Amsterdam. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/26 "2008-02-27T16:29:19Z")
You know, just once I’d like to have an obscene phone call. Hell, I’d probably play along for a bit. Especially if she sounded hot. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/27 "2008-02-27T16:51:23Z")
For the past 4 years or so, I’ve gotten “obsence” calls and messages from someone my friends and I have dubbed my eStalker. I have no idea where this guy came from, but he calls about once every 3 or 4 months, usually around 2am. He has a fetish for shoes. Not feet, mind you, but shoes themselves. Oftentimes, he’ll ask what kind of shoes I’m wearing – hello!? It’s 2am. What the hell kind of shoes do you think I’m wearing at 2am? Call back at 5 or 6 pm. Once, he sent a (rather gross) picture he took while “touching himself.” In the foreground, him holding a firm grip on his wookie. In the background? About 30 pairs of sneakers strewn about the floor. I feel special. ---
**Author:** ![schnuckiputzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schnuckiputzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnuckiputzi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/28 "2008-02-27T22:47:26Z")
I had a repeat heavy breather caller when I had three children under five. After hanging up on him several times, the next time he called I laid the phone down next to the youngest, who was screaming bloody murder at having his diaper changed. Didn’t call back after that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/29 "2008-02-27T22:56:17Z")
[QUOTE=Cerowyn] Like you’d have a dearth of takers if you asked here? [/QUOTE] I feel like Steve Martin in _The Jerk_–I’m somebody now! I got an obscene phone call! 😉 Sadly, there are times when an OPC might make my afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Ro\_Carter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7feea3/32.png) [@Ro\_Carter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ro_Carter)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/30 "2008-02-27T22:59:52Z")
The closest I’ve come to an OPC is a guy that has called a couple times asking if I have nice feet. My typical response is to quickly hang up the phone. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223/31 "2008-02-27T23:26:47Z")
I actually got an obscene phone call once, from a person who identified himself as gay. Or maybe he was just some giddy joker, whatever. I didn’t have anything better to do so I went along with him for a while. He finally got miffed and huffy and hung up. I wish he’d call again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-an-obscene-phone-call-this-morning/439223.md?page=1)