# "You Are Currently the Only Person in this Country" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772 "2008-09-02T23:58:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/21 "2008-09-03T14:03:54Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > But in that case neither of you would be the only person in the country. > > (I’m also intrigued by the co-ed sanitary facilities…) [This.](http://abarclay12.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/toilet-for-two.jpg)😃 ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/22 "2008-09-03T14:19:42Z")
Are pod people technically people though? I mean, I’m a pod person and everyone I know is a pod person. In fact, I always thought that everyone in this country was a pod person. So someone that works at a hotel has not been “improved” yet. We must get this taken care of. GET HIM! ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/23 "2008-09-03T14:22:06Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Seriously, though. I know that Brown is known for his short fiction, but “Knock” is a _bit_ longer than that (and still manages a twist). Then, I’ve probably mistaken it for another similar short story which is just one sentence long. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/24 "2008-09-05T16:54:40Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > But in that case neither of you would be the only person in the country. > > (I’m also intrigued by the co-ed sanitary facilities…) Hey there, sunshine:) Thought you’d gone. [a href=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10155821&postcount=58](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10155821&postcount=58)”]fachverwirrt[/a] showed me the light. And a big yo to twisty:) ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/25 "2008-09-05T17:17:54Z")
Were there zombies? I mean, that sounds like the perfect start to a post-Apocalyptic zombie story. Keep us updated, please. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/26 "2008-09-05T17:29:23Z")
“Make sure you turn the lights off when you leave.” ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/27 "2008-09-05T18:10:50Z")
I wonder if it is a phone spam designed to get you pay to do a phone look up. I recently got a call and the voice on the phone recited a phone number. I checked vonage and the number recited was the number that called, but it had no ID. I then did an internet search and found adverts for phone lookups - for 14.99 I could find out who called. I suspect it was just a way to get me to spend 14.99. Maybe yours was similar. ---
**Author:** ![AGregoryUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@AGregoryUK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AGregoryUK)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/28 "2011-06-08T10:29:04Z")
Just got the same phone call “You are currently the only person in this country.” What a nice lady, won’t be calling her back… ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/29 "2011-06-08T10:49:24Z")
A Zombie phone call indeed ! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/30 "2011-06-08T10:53:58Z")
> [@indian](#): > > A Zombie phone call indeed ! It’s actually not that surprising he revived this thread; when I googled that phrase I got 8 results, the top 3 of which were from the SDMB and two from this very thread. If he went looking for an explanation, he’d end up right here. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/31 "2011-06-08T10:54:19Z")
The only person in the country? Kewl, that makes me President. Time to cut taxes, eliminate the EPA, and nuke Iran. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/32 "2011-06-08T13:01:12Z")
Don’t nuke Iran. There’s only one guy there. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/33 "2011-06-08T13:04:09Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Don’t nuke Iran. There’s only one guy there. Well, then, what are the odds you’d actually hit him? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/34 "2011-06-08T13:24:54Z")
Your SO is breaking up with you. Homer Simpson put it slightly differently when he dictated a dump letter – “Dear Loser, Welcome to Dumpsville. Population - You!” ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/35 "2011-06-08T13:30:09Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > Were there zombies? There are now! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/36 "2011-06-08T23:44:16Z")
I would have thought it was a broken recording. You are the only person in this country…who will get this fantastic deal on our whatchamacallits. Give us your credit card number, and we’ll send you all you can ever eat. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/37 "2011-06-09T00:12:20Z")
You should have entered your passcode on the telephone keypad, responded appropriately to the prompts, and provided your alternate contact number. Then you’d be sitting pretty! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772/38 "2011-06-09T00:55:13Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Your SO is breaking up with you. Homer Simpson put it slightly differently when he dictated a dump letter – “Dear Loser, Welcome to Dumpsville. Population - You!” I’m picturing this as your country breaking up with you now. Harsh, dude. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-currently-the-only-person-in-this-country/461772.md?page=1)