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