Thursday, June 11, 2015

Let's Be Direct

Just before 10 this morning I received a text message from piton@rotpaygol.ga. As if that wasn't unrecognizable enough, this was the message:
(final St3p)' B2go.li/-s9MZi'BeONroad

Then, a little over an hour later my phone rang. It was a local number so I answered. A tremulous sounding elderly feminine voice asked if I was Anya. I said, no, you have the wrong number. She apologized. When the Mercury retrograde ends around 4:30 this afternoon I expect all of this will make sense.

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23 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    I just got one too. Deleted it, but the contents were much of the same. No phone call yet, received the text at 2:05 PM EST. I'm in NJ, by the way.

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  2. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 1:40 PM

    I received a text at 0709 west coast time (WA) from denistras@rotpaygol.ga: (Wave 0f za Future) Marvelous 'B2go.li/ -s9MZi' Awaiting phone call...

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  3. Bellona of AvalonJune 11, 2015 at 2:17 PM

    Somehow I'm relieved that others get this stuff, too. Being "special" isn't always what you might expect. :-)

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  4. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 2:37 PM

    Yup, just got one too. That said "R U personable" with a link. Didn't click the link and deleted. Nj resident as well.

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  5. Thomas J. Kallenbach, P.E.June 11, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Just received one from saju@rotpaygol.ga .ga is a domain for Gabon. It reads, "Sav3 The FUture" with a link LeL.lu/q and farbutn3ar.

    Don't they have goats to tend to or something?

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  6. Bellona of AvalonJune 11, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    I say, let's send them some dancing, pajama-wearing goats to keep them from proliferating spam!

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  7. Thomas J. Kallenbach, P.E.June 11, 2015 at 3:31 PM

    It's always the same dilemma...what do you get for a swinging Gabonese spamming goat herder who has everything?

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  8. Bellona of AvalonJune 11, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    Oh, Thomas, I like how your brain works.

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  9. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    Just got one as well!

    sonja@rotpaygol.ga
    (As u Wish it) ' LeL.lu/q ' BeONroad

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  10. Bellona of AvalonJune 11, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    I swear I never gave my number to a swinging Gabonese spamming goat herder.

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  11. Thomas J. Kallenbach, P.E.June 11, 2015 at 5:43 PM

    Technically, I don't think I gave my number out either...but there was this out of the way little pub in Ogooué-Ivindo. And I thought that what happens in Ogooué-Ivindo, stays in Ogooué-Ivindo.

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  12. Bellona of AvalonJune 11, 2015 at 5:59 PM

    Life can deal some harsh lessons. It's all fun and games til a voodoo queen walks into an out of the way little pub in Ogooué-Ivindo.

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  13. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 7:02 PM

    I just got one also.
    From Marcus@rotpaygol.ga
    (Rearrange)
    cfcbacking
    Lel.lu/q

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  14. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    Another thing to add to the spam filter.

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  15. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 8:45 PM

    Mine came at 2:23pm Mountain Time (southwest Idaho) from bryawna@rotpaygol.ga.......it reads (HOpe s33n)'LeL,lu/q' Fulls33n.....Weird

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  16. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 8:59 PM

    Time 7:57 pacific time (North Idaho)

    (Lif3 overturn)

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  17. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 12:06 AM

    I received a text from this same person today as well.

    joshua@rotpaygol.ga

    (Lif3overturn) ' LeL.lu/q genuin3helP

    I don't know what it all means but I do know if you google rotpaygol.ga the only pictures or references direct to your blog.

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  18. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 12:36 AM

    My mom received the following text yesterday, Thursday June 11, 2015 at 3:42 pm.:

    (Sav3 The FUture)
    willingnessSCS
    'LeL.lu/q'

    I googled it, like everyone else...what is interesting is that one result referenced the Bible...https://books.google.com/books?id=Pd5UAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA764&lpg=PA764&dq=what+is+LeL.lu/q&source=bl&ots=JCY4jXIU0A&sig=SWI2UVrDUcERRkWRyqAL8DG_WTs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwADgKahUKEwjbuZawwInGAhUEfJIKHTluAE8#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20LeL.lu%2Fq&f=false

    I don't know what to make of it!

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  19. MetalmutantJune 13, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    Had to join the Par-tay, being an ex-goat herding Gabonese, from Ogooué-Ivindo with voodoo tendencies. Mine read "Karissa@rotpaygol.ga (Yr Evolution) FascinatingSt3p 'Lel.lu/q' " hmmmm, the only thing I can think is Youtube naybe? Since I lied about being Gabonese and all. But hey, got directed to this cool place, so all is not lost. PS PacNW (very N)

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  20. DJ AsianTechJune 13, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    I got this text messahe at 8:00 PM. I also live in NJ. I googled it and it linked me to this blog. No phone calls yet.

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  21. Bellona of AvalonJune 13, 2015 at 7:10 PM

    I have never received so many comments on a blog post! This has been fun, thanks to all who chimed in!

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  22. Thomas J. Kallenbach, P.E.June 15, 2015 at 7:26 PM

    "I have never received so many comments on a blog post! This has been fun, thanks to all who chimed in!"

    Now we know who has been sending the texts. Bet we start seeing ads pretty soon too;)

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  23. Bellona of AvalonJune 15, 2015 at 9:27 PM

    Curse you, Thomas J. Kallenbach!

    As long as it's fess-up time, I was the voodoo gypsy queen at that little pub in Ogooué-Ivindo! Bwahahahahaha!

    Generally people change their phone number after such an escapade. ;-)

    It was fun, we should do it again sometime. But in a cleaner bar with better food. And indoor plumbing.

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