Call and Response

Call and Response by Stewart Stafford

Crank call from a candle factory —
A triple-threat candelabra.
Introduced themselves as Sasquatch,
With a vendetta against my Chupacabra.

My wife hyperventilated —
the hundredth call that week,
each one crazier than the last.
Ignore it, I said — turn the other slashed cheek.

Heavy breathing, then pizza orders,
Giggling voices asking for directions.
We changed the number, blew the whistle,
And left the rest to the Department of Deflections.

© 2026, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.

Definition - a phone call intended by the caller to be a joke played on the person answering

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Tags: #Poll #Polls #CrankCall #PrankCall #Phone #Telephone #Joke

Creepiest nuisance call ever. Person on the other end asks for my husband. I say he's not here offer to take a message. They identify themself as George, no last name or affiliation, and asks if we have Blue Cross or United Health Care. I sense a scam, say we're all set with our insurance, and hang up. He calls back and LEAVES A VOICE MESSAGE saying, "You hung up on me so we're coming to your house. I'll see you there." WTF?

#phone #CrankCall #LandLine