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Hey! Post something! I don’t get it, therefore I can’t!
I guess we fail to understand!
This is the worst fail ever…
how is not answering my call a fail…
everyone should call the number provided on the phone.
You call it and it’s a telemarketer ROFL Call but put 67 before you call so your # is blocked and waste their $$$$$ LOL
I think there’s a hint of win in there. I’d almost consider answering just to see who it was who thought to do that with their caller id record.
the fact that I don’t owe anyone money may help me feel a little more safe with that though…
Do people really not see the spelling fail here? No one has mentioned it, no one seems to get it. :s
I think it’s just you and me, buddy..
collecter?
this fails on so many levels
I guess it is akin to a man holding up a leaf in front of his face to hide from the deer he is hunting.
I don’t get it either! Fail recognition fail!
The caller is clearly a collector. He hopes to fool stupid people. “Hey, this is not a collector. It must be a friend, so I’ll pick it up.”
I have that phone though, it doesnt have caller ID. In that space you can write what the phone is calledEG. Handset one, Office, Bedroom, steves phone etc.
So clearly someone has gone through a massive amount of effort and failed dismally. this deserves a negative rating
Uh, caller ID is provided by your phone provider, not the phone itself. I have this phone too, and Cox cable with phone, and we get Caller ID on the phone display just like that.
Uh, many phones will override the name portion of caller ID if there is a matching name in the phone’s phonebook. So, the could have entered “Not a collecter” into his phonebook with his friend’s phone number, and then had his friend called him.
not to mention the fact that they spelled COLLECTOR wrong…..
Apparently, several people are reporting this.
http://whocalled.us/lookup/4029820823
I have that phone as well and it does have Caller ID
i call shenanigans
model / carrier?
I stand corrected and awed by your superior skills! Totally failed fail!
Instead of being paranoid and nearly yelling: Oh my god, HOAX!, how about doing a quick check on the phone-number?
e.g. http://whocalled.us/lookup/4029820823
In other words this caller-ID is real.
What’s a collector?
Main Entry: collector
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: one who collects past due accounts
Synonyms: collection agency, collection agent or representative, very very irritating SOB’s who call your home and workplace constantly and try to extort from you money, that you probably do owe to someone, via threats and constant telephone harassment.
And they have the power to tell when your A) doing something important. B) You’re eating. C) Something else that’s funny, right now I’m too tired to think of something witty, someone please come up with something that shows how horribly inept I am at being funny.
C) doing the horizontal mambo or D) applying for a credit card
BINGO!
Telemarketing Firm’s usually have a Caller ID with a name like “Marketing Group Inc.” and Bill Collector’s might have “Collections or Die” and this one is trying to be REALLY TRICKY!
Me neither
Something!
SHIT
poop
I think it’s a fail because collectOR is spelled wrong.
Hardly the stuff of epic fails..
It’s not worth a place on the blog’s front page if that’s the case.
Disguise fail, sort of like “I will ram my ovipositor down your throat, and lay my eggs in your chest! But I’m not an alien!”
The phone looks like a pensi? A vägina? A potato?
I MEANT to write “pensi”, it’s a very nasty bit of the human anatomy.
1 letter off pepsi….
Yes, there is a spelling fail there, but there’s also the irony that the caller ID says “not a collector”, so it must be a collector.
Lea wrong, it says “not a collecter”
I don’t understand? Where is the joke?
It’s fail because it’s a bill collector calling someone, but it shows up on caller i.d. as “Not A Colletor”.
Just read Katz commment…
It’s not a bill collector. That’s why it’s not a FAIL. Google the phone number. The spelling is the only FAIL…
Then it’s a FAILED FAIL. Why are you trying to swerve around the funny? Just embrace it. You’ll feel all warm and fuzzy!
WORST. FAIL. EVER.
BEST. WIN. NEVER.
WHY. ARE. WE. TALKING. LIKE. COMIC. BOOK. GUY?
BECAUSE. IT. MAKES. US. LOOK. COOL.
*SMASH* *POW* *BIFF*
Holy mashed potatoes, Failman!
There’s a Vicar over there!
Yum.
Yeah true it’s not very funny, but at least now we know whoever made the phone can’t spell ^_^
Fail post is fail.
I think it actually is the spelling error. Dear oh dear.
could it be collecting camo?
I think that is it my mistress!!!
*looks at mistress with a dreamy face*
you’re so smart! and beautyful!
AND beautiful!!
:blush:
*squeezie*
Slurp?
huh?
Say Whaaa????
slurp, they said… whether that was an instruction or statement I’m not too sure
You seem to have a fan, MM. :eyeroll:
Awesome! I was getting kinda hot.
hihi ^^
hehe>>
ho ho vv
<<haha
Man, I love putting marks on letters like that.
Whaaaa? My with slashes on the o’s didn’t show up??
Oh, it must be that if you put something around those thingies, it deletes it? Is that HTML or something?
Comment posting FAIL.
Anyway… *ahem* Hø Hø.
I tried to post a reply. The >< signs are used for HTML tags. Failblog ate my comment, sorry.
Yes, that must have been what happened to me too. Maybe Failblog was hungry and wanted some sauteed HTML fail?
Nom Nom Nom?
Don’t get the joke either
you are very fortunate that the humor of this escapes you
So… you understand it? Share, please!
Sure, I can phone you, but it will be a collect call.
Groan…
Please blur out the phone number, or at least part of it.
That was me calling. I was curious about your colectomy.
Is that when you have your debts surgically removed?
No, that’s where the Collection Agency has a GPS device implanted in you, so you can’t just keep moving to avoid the court orders.
Katz, do you owe debt to your colon? cuz that’s what it sounds like!
Geez, I don’t think so. I’ve been paying it in leafy greens and whole grains for years. I hope that was enough!
greefy leans
To meet your request I have scribbled on my screen. Happy?
So, I’m a f-ing wacko?
erm……no
I think Skwerlly Bob didn’t mean too much harm. He was just being nutty, maybe?
wacko= insane, Fecking wacko= you are completely nuts!
can be taken either way, but in the context it reads as if it is meant in good humour…. (like I meant it!)
maybe he was insulting ditzyditz for being a ditz-o
Thanks for explaining, let’s see if Bob agrees.
Um… Anyone Scribbling on their Monitor is:
A: Wacko
(B) F-ing Wacko (if it’s a Work Monitor)
>>> Needs more Coffee
[4] Needs “White Out” (before someone notices).
NEVER, would I intentionally insult or purposely harm the feelings of a fellow FAILBlogger! If my comments do happen to offend, I’m sure it’s either more akin to stoopidity upon my part or personal carelessness and poor word choices, prior to my hitting the “Add Comment” Button.
Ok, in that case it was a misunderstanding that can be blamed on the fact that my mother tongue isn’t English.
wacko= means to me something that is not in square,screwed,or far out awesome cool.
Ever see the Animaniacs Arthus? Wacko was the funniest one. Well often times wacko is used for a quirky one, depending on the context it is a mild insult. Instead of saying you are a crazy off the wall pants on head r*tarded b*tch. You can say you are a wacko, a nicer was. Wacko is to crazy as crap is to sh*t.
Ah yes! Word Usage is Important!
“Degrees of the impropriety of words according to how smoothly or sharply they roll off the tongue.” << A lesson taught me by the Dean of the University English Dept. during a Summer Course on Essay Writing.
His examples were; (from proper to offensive): eructate, regurgitate, disgorge, throw up, upchuck, heave, urp, hurl, vomit, puke, ralph, retch, spew, and barf.
He then to the titillation of the freshmen year girls in the class started a new track with “lovemaking.”
*Crowd gathers chanting*
Fight! Fight! Fight!
*puts on tuxedo*
LET’S GET READY TO RUMBBBBBBLLLLLE!!!
*snicker*
TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES!
phew! *squeeze*
*gathers acorns*
*drops acorns*
*tries to gather chanting*
(chanting proves to be terribly hard to gather)
*gathers acorns again*
*squeeze*
*burps*
Oh, sorry. Squeezed too hard. *gentlesqueezie*
“Please blur out the phone number, or at least part of it”
Why? It’s a telemarketer/nuisance agency/scam artist (reports vary) with multiple complaints on various “who’s calling” type sites across the web. Why do you feel they need to be protected?
I am failing at collecting my thoughts on this one.
*collects MM’s thoughts*
*puts them in box*
*hands box to MM*
There you go!
Thanky!
Noc, I may need you to open this for me. I seemed to have lost my key.
oh uhm… okay… look away!
*takes his hideyhoo out and opens the box*
there!
What is inside of the box?
*Lonely Island begins playing in background*
Oh no…
Who knows. So many freaks out there doin’ their little evil deeds they don’t wanna do… “The voices made me do it. My dog made me do it. Jodie Foster told me to do it.”
My pizza made me do it!
movie quote^^
*grab’s a handful of MM‘s*
*munch nom nom nom *
Bleaaah! Those taste kinda “morbid”
Well, now I look rather silly.
*Ooogles*
I think, “Topless, Not Just for Boys Anymore!” makes a good Motto!!
Omigosh!! I am falling apart. what to do, what to do?
*hands ordid istre an ‘S’, ‘D’ and ‘ss’*
Sorry, it’s the best I could do.
*tries articles and snuggly pink Arthur thong*
How’s it look?
Hmmm… Try turning the ‘b’ around.
I can donate this: *holds out a used
"ing"**nervously glances up*
*hopes the
ceildoesn’t fall*If you used no more nails he should be fine up there, but isn’t it a little cruel, you could at least feed him some fish.
*totally misses reference*
*goes back to gather
acorns*
Put that
ingback young man! Without it all we have left is this mixed up French sky!Sneaky collectors trying to trick you!
Reminiscent of the Land Shark.
Knock. Knock.
Woman: Who is it?
Voice: [pause] Flowers.
Woman: Flowers for whom?
Voice: [long pause] Plumber, ma’am.
Woman: I don’t need a plumber. You’re that clever shark, aren’t you?
Voice: [pause] Candygram.
Woman: Candygram, my foot. You get out of here before I call the police. You’re the shark, and you know it.
Voice: Wait. I-I’m only a dolphin, ma’am.
Woman: A dolphin? Well…okay. [opens door]
[Huge latex and foam-rubber shark head lunges through open door, chomps down on woman's head, and drags her out of the apartment, all while the Jaws attack music is playing.]
This reminds me of a cheesy commercial from a while ago.
Excellent reference Katz!
Thanks, BioRocks! I know it’s an oldie, but still a hilarious SNL skit. *squeeze*
¡Eso! (I suppose a few were expecting the phone to resemble genitals..)
LMAO this is so funny if you think about it. It is actually Katzvond joke above only on display on the phone.
Good morning to all that can recognize a good morning.
I can tell when it is a good morning when the coffee tastes just right.
But then again, don’t the best of days start off rough?
Anyways, good morning to you too.
I recognize mornings. I see them everyday….unless I was on a bender the night before… then I may miss them completely.
Hello, 5eagles. *squeeze*
Good morning Katz SNL is that the show Saturday Night Live? I have never seen it.
Sorry, 5eagles. It was the first thing that came to mind. You aren’t missing anything with Saturday Night Live. It hasn’t been funny since the early 90′s.
O really? I watched a few episodes a few years ago, and it beats anything Letterman does. Then again, Letterman isn’t really that funny…
Early 80s
Off topic, but one of these days I want to order pizza, but in the middle of the order put them on hold.
They’ll hang up…
then you’ll have to start all over if you really wanted pizza to begin with.
Good morning Halifax your pizza is ready,delivery?
No…I decided to have a home-meal for supper instead.
Morning 2 u 2!
Maybe the owner of this phone gets so many collector calls that instead of assigning names to numbers of friends and family, he or she just copied and pasted “NOT A COLLECTER” to all of these numbers.
Looked at in that light it’s rather a laziness win!
What’s that supposed to be? A fail fail? An antifail? A counterfail? An unfail?
C’mon failblog! We want pen!ses, vag!nas, racism and all that other nasty stuff.
“We want…racism”? And they call me a bigot!
We can have interesting and hilarious fails without racism thank you!
Can we just have a go-kart racism instead?
Is that hannibal callin??
i hope not, he may lector you to death about paying your bills on time.
Sorry, he can’t get a signal in the Alps.
Though trunk calls are fairly easy for him.
He’s still Rome-ing around, looking for a place to call.
Maybe he can get better reception in Japan, the Land of Virizon Sun!
And see the (Mobi)stars in the sky!
Did he head for the Alps to get away from all the carthaginians in exhaust fumes? Cause that stuff will kill ya!
Yeah, he’s Russian to the Alps – the latht thing he wanth is canther, so he really wants to get his Ath(ens) up there.
wtf with dat?
I GOT IT, its a transformer robot!
Must be the smallest one in existance!
(Hullo, 5 eagles!)
Aannii (hello) Aneshna( how are you?)
I just saw Transformer 2 wit my sun It was freakin awesome.
I saw it a while ago, with about 30 people on the day school ended, ‘cos everyone went to watch it. I like the explody-splode SPLODE bits. Yum!
You went only ‘cos everyone went to watch it?
I went because the first was great, and because Megan Fox was involved!
oooohhhh Halifax likes Megan fox, first comes love then comes marriage then Halifax pushing the baby carriage.
:blush:
Hey!
…what is wrong with that, she is hot….
I know, right? Maybe explain to 5eagle and Katz?
Oh, she’s beautiful. I know. I just wanted the excuse to act like a lil kid and taunt you!
*skips off to play hopscotch*
Hot does not describe her smokin’ness
*takes several deep breaths*
*reminds self of lovely wife*
*puts Megan Fox back in her special place*
Halifax and Megan sittin’ in a tree!
K-I-S-S-I-N-G!
shoots an “h” with an arrow to wit to make “with” in the above comment from the his bow.
You have your own sun?
Speaking of celestial bodies, did you hear they want to shoot a frickin’ rocket in to the moon!?
Into? Like thru the middle? Would we call it a mOan then?
Nah, they’re just gonna put a dent in it, but I have this 1mage in my head of the dent becoming a crack. The crack gets bigger and bigger and then the whole moon splits in half like a billiard ball.
Is there no end to the stupid science stunts?
Well there’s this one where they make a black-hole in the center of the sun just to see what the hell would happen. If such a thing would happen, well pretty science isn’t going to have any stunts after the world ends. I blame the Mythbusters…
That can’t be good.
5 eagles takes out bow again, places arrow by itself into firing mode.
pulls back, lets go the arrow soars and then gently lands on “sun” to form
son.
Didn’t you have a sniper-rifle a few avatars ago?
Yes it was offensive to some so I changed it. You changed your avatar again (like you change your undies).
That’s what she said!
*decides fail sucks*
*fills swimming pool with sherbert & sweeties*
*dives in*
*backs in tanker truck of whip cream*
*starts to pull out hose*
You know how to use one of these ma’am?
why yes, I believe I do
Pulls flatbed of strawberries to back of line
*taps foot while waiting for MM*
“Yo, you know how to spread that cream lady? You want I should give you a hand”
*purses lips*
hey, ya blow-hard! Just chill by the sherbert ’till it’s your turn.
Ya, Ya, don’t get your panties in an uproar. On the other hand, might not be a bad idea. You sportin one of dem Arthur Eld thongs??
*carves toffee blocks into swans*
Not currently, but if you got an extra it would be gratly appreciated. I am being stripped of things, here and there.
*cheerfully passes to OI*
I dunno what happened but i was just modeling \Sorbid Distress/ for gaynor, and now …oy!
*whispers*
(I think it was shorthand for “orbid istre”)
*ices gingerbread sun loungers*
Tks Gaynor
Sorry for taking your “M”s. M’lady
*finally gets it*
*bows to Morbid Mistress*
But, I thought Skwerlly bob took them!
*Twirls around*
How ’bout now?
Love it! It really suits you!
Very fetching
So what happened to the berries and cream? was starting to get fun…
this isnt a fail, u write the name of a friend in the phone book, and then it shows. this was obviously set up.
why yes, I believe I do
Are you mocking K@?
Hey guys, I’ve been away for a few days, but it seems like everyone’s been offending everyone else for the past few days. What happened while I was gone? Which one of you is off-key? We used to be in harmony!
Oh, and I’m super glad about having the old emoticons back!
Bearly’s Back! Yay!
*runningjumpandsqueeze*
Good to see you, GV! *Catches and squeezes*
Now, I know you all have a sharp wit, but really, folks! *Brandishes baton*
*bear’s bottom*
I apologized for my mistake, but if now is when I am to recieve my punishment then I assume the position.
Guys? Need help! Please!
*Runs to hide behind GV, cowering a little*
You’re quite light for a bear! I bet I could still lift my tail!
*pats Sordid Distress’ bottom*
Okay, that’s your punishment, put your Arthur Eld thong back on now.
*reopens secret drawer*
*pulls out Cat ‘o 9 tails*
*hands to Bearly*
Give her a whirl, Bearly?
Eep! I’d hate to stand in your way!
*Backs slowly toward the door, shutting Skratdaddy and Sordid Distress together in the music room*
I got left behind again!
*drops pants*
*bends over for Morbid Mistress*
“Moooon Rivvvvver”
Maybe you are the glue that holds us all together.
GROSS!
Ok, not in that context…
*BEAR HUGS*
*Caffeinated SQUEEZE!*
The best kind!
I’m sowwy we been bad, Bearly.
*keeps eyes downcast*
I promise to be good from now on.
*apologeticsqueezie*
Thanks, Katz. I couldn’t really stay mad at any of you guys, but it makes me sad when we don’t all get along.
*Squeeze*
I have been off a little but that is normal for 5 eagles.(Why I am talking in the second person).
Good morning Bearly awake.
I never quite grasped the difference between 2nd and 3rd person views, mind giving a quick English lesson? I like to know whats right..
Amusing fail fail.
Those of us who get those darn irritating calls throughout the day GET IT!
I assign “do not answer” to the most egregious repeat offenders – the ones who want me to “update” my non-existent auto warranty, or deliver some spiel in Spanish.
But this one is being reported on several “who’s calling”-type tracking sites as showing up exactly as noted above, misspelling and all, so I’m inclined to believe this is originating with the company, and not simply programmed/assigned by the owner of the phone. Either that, or someone went to a lot of trouble to set up this fail submission!
I hate being nagged to “update” stuff too – my computer does it to me all the time. I wish it would just STFU and leave me alone.
Ooooh I’d like to know about those “who’s calling” programs
OMG You guys are dumb! It’s a telemarketer calling. My Parents get those all the time..
dude i called this number its in omaha nebraska
I GOT A CALL FROM THAT NUMBER!
“telemarketer fail” –A mite redundant, isn’t it?
Accept the call. This guy seems trustworthy. I mean, he stated that he is not a “collecter”, didn’t he?
I JUST GOT THIS SAME CALL FROM THE SAME PERSON YESTERDAY!! LOL
hey! thats my phone!!!
hey!!!! thats my phone!!!
I have gotten these calls about lowering credit debit from this number. I ususally hang up since they don’t mention who they work for without asking. A good rule of thumb for credit calls is that the REAL company like American Express or your bank will tell you who they are first thing. Everytime my bank, Chase, calls me they ALWAYS say they are from Chase before going into the call. Even if it is a hired company to place the calls, they call in intrest of the people that hired them and will identify themselves as such. Not a blanket of companies of the same vein. Doesn’t always mean they are legit but it helps keep out the riff-raff.
I guess that’s why they call them… dangerously cheesy!
…And this was supposed to go in the weapon choice fail. Damn. It.
You win to me DLZ.
I got the exact same phones… WIN
I looked them up at “Who called us?” (http://whocalled.us).
The reports make it clear this is a fairly shameless scammer, probably a “boiler room” operation. Most common pitch is “lowering your rates”, but one person reports “Auto Warranty”. Either way, they’ll presumably want your credit card number…. At least one person who asked for the caller’s name was told it was “Ben Dover”.
The real problem with these guys is, they only need to hit one senile old lady (or guy) a week to pay their rent….
Double Fail.
Funny how telemarketers really TRY to get us to pick up the phone AND get past caller ID
I know what the fail is!
he spelled collector wrong! e instead of o
Wow, this is not a fail! he just stored the number to phone book, under that name.
Some of this pictures aren’t real, who the f*ck chooses them?
Thats a win!!! o.o
I have that exact same phone, worned out in the same way rofl
Its not a collect(o)r – its a telemarketer. Which is worse depends on if and/or how deeply in debt you are.
That would be horrible if that was a real person’s name. Gee, thats not a suspicious caller ID or anything, it says he isnt a collector so it MUST be true…
I’m quite sure this telephone isn’t even ringing.
It doesn’t have to be ringing, he could be going through his CID records. The phone keeps track of all incoming calls if he has that feature on his phone plan.
I am not blogging.
I am honestly, super-seriously, honest-to-goodness, NOT A COLLECTOR! Honest. Scout’s honor. Seriously.
That’s crazy. I received a call earlier today from that exact same number. I thought it was a friend of mine as he lives in Orlando.. only I was confused as the Orlando area code is 407 not 402… so I called the number back and it said that if I wanted to be removed from future calling lists, hit 1… and yadda yadda yadda.
So anyway, who this is, I don’t know. It’s obviously a telemarketer of some sort.
I’ve got that same Uniden phone…
And I’ve been getting the same calls. XD I don’t even pick it up.
PWNED
cant believe nobody commented they got this call. i remember seeing it a week ago and was actually going to take a picture but decided not to
lol then who can it be…
I have the same phone!
hahaha thats my area code wonder what the place is or where its at? (eastern nebraska)
Ha i was just about to say that too. WOOT GO NEBRASKANS.
Incoming Call: COLLECTOR FAIL
i don’t care what Anyone says… thats a caller ID win. Go telemarketers.
I actually got one that said “telemarketer” on the caller ID, made me laugh, but I didn’t answer
Made me thing to startup a website that allowed people to lookup phone numbers of telemarketers.
haha reminds me of this guy: twitter.com/phonecallhell
Epic Win.
I’m Dr. Alex Brisbane, and I’m definitely not a collecter.
Oh, Thank God! I thought it was another collector!
the fail here is that collector is not spelled “collecter”, its still a pretty shoddy fail. This thread = massive fail
Woohoo I have the same phone!!!
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Hey that’s a Nebraskan Number!1!!!111one!1
you can easily store a number in your home phone under anyname
Dude no way! I can’t believe we have technology like that in this day and age of 2010! You are a genius!
All sarcasm aside, if you google the number, you see that it actually is coming up like that.
lol am i the only one that got that!?!?!its like a robber breaking into your house and telling u hes not a robber
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I tried to google the number and could not find it – is it still valid?
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