Strange Automated message

Loopi

The Bearded One
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First time poster, long time reader:

I got a strange phone call tonight... Not entirely sure what this meant. Or even where it came from. It kept repeating this over and over... Each sentence was a different voice (male/female and never the same) and the pattern changed very cycle.

Test Phase 2
Two blue fish swam in the tank
Now they had some packing to do
Tea served from the brown jug is tasty
The boat was torn apart on the sharp reef
He was not in the mood for music
Not a flower bloomed in the garden

Anyone ever seen anything like this?
 

Crethox

Junior Member
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First thing I thought was, it looked like the coded messages they used in WW2 in the resistance, where similar sentences meant something entirely different :rolleyes: but I went on and searched per sentence for what I could find out.

Looking through the sentences provided I got some results. First I found was a list of Harvard Sentences, all used for Speech Quality Measurements. When searching for "the boat...reef" I found a similar sentence only starting with "the ship...reef" which let me to a site about MOS - measuring your IP Voice Quality. Mean Opininon Score (MOS) is a subjective test method that was devised to test the voice quality of communication networks, especially digital networks.

So I think I'm betting on some testing method instead of a coding ;)
 

Loopi

The Bearded One
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Thanks man, That is certainly the logical explanation. Better than a the "Manchurian Candidate" Explanation lol :cautious:
 

Justinian

Active Member
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When I was a kid, we used to think it was funny to call 1-800 and then make up 7 letter words to dial after that and see what we got. This was before the age of the internet so phone sex lines were pretty much the highlight of our little existences. But anyways, we dialed 1800-666-EVIL one time and it was a busy signal.. then we dialed 1800-777-GOOD and it rang and rang and rang.. and nobody ever answered. We got a real good kick out of that at the time that Hell's number was always busy, and Heaven's number.. well, nobody was ever home it seemed.
 

Opmmur

Time Travel Professor
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Idetterline

I like your 1800-666-EVIL call and 1800-777-GOOD call. It would have been interesting if both were answered and who answered your calls.
 

Justinian

Active Member
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Well, growing up as a child in the mountains.. You find entertainment where ever you can. Then when caller ID came out, we stopped making prank calls for a while until we learned about *67.. then we could play again.

BUT.. this reminds me of another thing though.. someone had given me a phone number to call one time that you call this number and it is a prerecorded bunch of comedy pretty much. Gave me a good laugh. I'll see if I can't dig it out of my email and post it.
 

BlastTyrant

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When I was a kid, we used to think it was funny to call 1-800 and then make up 7 letter words to dial after that and see what we got. This was before the age of the internet so phone sex lines were pretty much the highlight of our little existences. But anyways, we dialed 1800-666-EVIL one time and it was a busy signal.. then we dialed 1800-777-GOOD and it rang and rang and rang.. and nobody ever answered. We got a real good kick out of that at the time that Hell's number was always busy, and Heaven's number.. well, nobody was ever home it seemed.
I am going to have to try that hahaha, just not while i am at work. they track my calls :LOL:
 

Justinian

Active Member
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Meh.. Uncle Sam is tracking me right now while I've been surfing this site for the last 8 hours or so catching up. The wonders of working in the IT field. I can always bullshit my way into justifying why I'm doing anything on a computer. Right now I think I'd push off that I'm performing a continuity test on the feasibility of HTML processing via international fiber optic transmissions.
 

BlastTyrant

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Meh.. Uncle Sam is tracking me right now while I've been surfing this site for the last 8 hours or so catching up. The wonders of working in the IT field. I can always bullshit my way into justifying why I'm doing anything on a computer. Right now I think I'd push off that I'm performing a continuity test on the feasibility of HTML processing via international fiber optic transmissions.
lol i am a simple Tech Support phone guy, as long as i stay away from porn sites and the obvious random prank calls im fine.
 

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