Well, today on odd world, there’s a Japanese man calling toll-free line to hear woman’s voice and yes it’s automated. Kinda sad in a way but it somehow suggests how easily contented this man can be. Just listening to a voice only?
Japan man stalks toll-free line to hear woman’s voice
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese man was arrested for calling a food company’s toll-free number 500 times in 16 months because he wanted to hear the woman’s voice on the automated tape, police said on Monday.
The 38-year-old plumber, who was arrested on Sunday, made 3,100 hours worth of free calls to the company, costing it almost 4 million yen (19,500 pounds) in phone bills, a police spokesman in Takasaki, northwest of Tokyo, said.
“He gets excited by the woman’s voice on the guidance tape,” the spokesman said, adding that the voice sounded normal to the detective who was involved in the investigation.
The food company asked for its name to be withheld. The spokesman said police are investigating if the man placed an excessive number of calls to any other firms.
(Source: Reuters)
I hope he’s okay. He’s disruptive in a way, but he sure has patience. I keep pressing ‘0′ when I hear automated tapes on phones.
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eh, why does it sounds like the very scene in Accuracy of Death movie(Japanese movie too), lol.
by fuper (May 27, 2008 at 10 PM)Really? I haven’t watched that film though. Maybe it was inspired by a true story. Or maybe the other way around.
by Mr. Dew (May 27, 2008 at 11 PM)