January 03, 2005
The results of dialing 867-5309 from every US area code. Something of a followup to this thread. [Via MeFi]
Some OCDs are more amusing than others. This one is pretty nice.
Not sure what's more lame, actually dialing the number in every area code OR leaving the angry/self-righteous outbound message at area code 678.
Considering that people have been dialing this number on a lark since 1982, I will go with the latter.
I've been plagued by that stupid song since 1982.
Can't wait to read the follow-up where he knocks on the door of every 16 Parkside Lane in the US.
bernockle: That will be easier to track down, since it is in or around San Francisco.
Koko, don't change your number.
Wow, by the looks of it, that Tommy Tutone song has royally messed things up. BTW, are there any other culturally significant numbers floating around, or is 867-5309 all there is?
Cool, I answered my own question: List of songs whose title includes a phone number (Wiki)
pennsylvania 6-5000!
*feels old*
How about ... 606-0842?
I been callin' all day!
And I'm makin' no headway!
the angry/self-righteous outbound message at area code 678.
He does have a point though.
There's a girl named Jenny so fine
Who had troubles at sleepy time
Millions disturb her slumber
Because of her famous number
And OCDs dialing 867-5309
/nuthin
Wow, 2 different plumbing businesses have that number. That's weird.
Ha! The number in 401 is the furnace repair service I use! I guess you just don't notice things like this when you're freezing.
(TenaciousPettle, unless you already counted GEM, make that three -- they also do plumbing.)
Oh, never mind, you did. I hadn't got to 617 yet -- that's the same company, only the Massachusetts version. Sorry.
AC/DC's 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" suggested "just ring 36-24-36, heyy, I lead a life of crime!"
From what I have read people in Australia at the time with that number got many an obscene call (apparently Aussie #s had only 6 digits back then)
514: “Hello?” [Man answered]
515: “Hello?” [Man answered]
I love the fact that when someone actually answered, the guy apparently just hung up on them.
Oh, never mind, you did. I hadn't got to 617 yet -- that's the same company, only the Massachusetts version. Sorry.
Damn back button. Sorry. I go way now.
Rockabilly band BR549 took their name from Junior Samples telephone number on Hee Haw.
Whats up with all the guys saying they're Jenny?
Also, I love how whenever he was blocked he added that extra spit in the face of looking up their number on google.
I'd make fun of his OCD, but then again, I did read the whole thing.
just ring 36-24-36
I always assumed this was just a play on the famous "perfect female measurements", and not an actual phone number.
Then again, Australian phones are STACKED.
I thought the same, TP. I think some Australian numbers are eight digits long, which blows my mind. And those are scary measurements.
(When I was a kid, we had a three-digit phone number: 447. It was a small town.)
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