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Atheists & Agnostics

Brainstormy

(2,433 posts) Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:59 AM Jan 2018

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Received a robocall yesterday

Asking if I needed to make any prayer requests. Has this happened to anybody else?

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Received a robocall yesterday (Original Post) Brainstormy Jan 2018 OP

Nope... NeoGreen Jan 2018 #1

cell phone, and I hung up Brainstormy Jan 2018 #2

Did you fail to pray that no one robocalls you? n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #3

A few weeks ago my husband got a message like that on his cell phone. He just ignored it...but it skylucy Jan 2018 #4

Does he remember who it was from? n/t Brainstormy Jan 2018 #5

God called me yesterday from a burner phone Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #6

Love that. I'll use that someday. Freelancer Jan 2018 #7

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)

1. Nope...

Reply to Brainstormy (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:04 PM

Jan 2018

...and they would be sorry if they did.

Cell phone or landline?

Brainstormy

(2,433 posts)

2. cell phone, and I hung up

Reply to NeoGreen (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:08 PM

Jan 2018

which I now regret. Wish I'd stayed on the line to hear what "else" they wanted.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

3. Did you fail to pray that no one robocalls you? n/t

Reply to Brainstormy (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:09 PM

Jan 2018

skylucy

(3,865 posts)

4. A few weeks ago my husband got a message like that on his cell phone. He just ignored it...but it

Reply to Brainstormy (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:10 PM

Jan 2018

was weird and the first time it has ever happened.

Brainstormy

(2,433 posts)

5. Does he remember who it was from? n/t

Reply to skylucy (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:28 PM

Jan 2018

Voltaire2

(14,835 posts)

6. God called me yesterday from a burner phone

Reply to Brainstormy (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:43 PM

Jan 2018

And tried to sell me an intercessionary prayer slot. I said I needed a limb regrown and the fucker hung up on me. Total scam.

Freelancer

(2,107 posts)

7. Love that. I'll use that someday.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 10:22 AM

Jan 2018

A couple of times, when they've asked to speak to "so-and-so" (me) I've said "He's dead. Why can't you people just leave us alone?!!!" I make some sobbing / bawling sounds -- maybe a slight wimper. It really throws them off -- at least for a second or two.

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