A man picks up a phone, dials a specific number, waits until someone answers and then quickly hangs up. Why?

Prank?

Is it a well known number, like 911?

Did he have a specific reason for dialing the number?
Was it malicious?

?Heyllooooo

y u leaf ubr quik?

Was this phone working properly?
Did another human pick up at the other end? Robot?
   (If Robot) Did he hang up out of anger of not reaching a human?
Was this a normal man?
Would other people in his situation have done this, or was he derranged?
Was he in prison/ police holding station and was getting his one phone call?
Would something bad have happened to him if he didn't hang up? Something unpleasant to him? To someone else?

Ooh, was he getting his one phone call from a police station, but he dialed the wrong number (say, of his ex ) and quickly hung up once he realized his mistake in order to make the police think that nobody had picked up so he's get another chance to dial?

Is it a phaek (fake) phone?

Is there cocaine in the digit buttons, and pressing them in a certain order (which also happens to be somebody's number) will open the phone casing revealing the cocaine (or other substance) once the other person picks up?

Is it like the execution one, and this is the mayor calling in (over a secure line) to give a reprieve, but the lights go out right after the other person answers, so he just hangs up?

Did this happen in real life?

Is it plausible?

Possible?
 

Should I stop posting?????????????

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you're supposed to stop after the first FULLSTOP.  FULLSTOP.

You violated your own law 

I saw it on a website... funny really.

I know.  That's why it's funny

Besides, Windows does it too.

...?

I like how Master Control feels compelled to say "END OF LINE" at the end of every line of code he speaks.  

Have you played Portal?

I wish... I've played Portal Flash.

Alas, no.

Any help with the riddle, thou?

I think it's the cocaine one  

right, the riddle...

Was he attempting to tell if someone was somewhere?

was the person at the other end male? female?

did he know the person on the other end?  did he expect to?

did he take any actions (esp. to kill someone) after the call?

was he relieved?

Did this man have superpowers more than hallucinogenic drugs?

frugs 

Ie Hearing shapes, colo(u)rs, etc.?

My AP teacher knows how to humiliate people in a very funny way... we were talking about bezerkers (somehow) and my teacher said:

"So tomorrow I'm going to bring in halucinogenic mushrooms so you can all feel like the Viking bezerkers. Just watch, [Synth] will come in tomorrow completely naked and painted blue, foaming at the mouth."

*cue 2 minutes of insane laughter*

Hmm... we need answers to these questions.....

and   your teacher is mean!

Was the man deaf? ie using a TTY phone?

Part of a teleconference?

Was he on speakerphone?

Hehe excuses, excuses.

And no, he's really funny. You do need, however, to take everything he says with a grain of salt. He calls us complete idiots, but in a very nice way

Plus, it's always great to hear someone go up to retrieve a test and hear him yell "56%!", only to tell them their real grade of ~93% after they cry/ look horrified.

Were the man's actions legal?

Was this a normal man? Yes

Would other people in his situation have done this, or was he derranged? Depends

Was he in prison/ police holding station and was getting his one phone call? No

Would something bad have happened to him if he didn't hang up? No

Something unpleasant to him? No

To someone else? No

Was he getting his one phone call from a police station, but he dialed the wrong number (say, of his ex ) and quickly hung up once he realized his mistake in order to make the police think that nobody had picked up so he's get another chance to dial? No

Is it a phaek (fake) phone? No

Is there cocaine in the digit buttons, and pressing them in a certain order (which also happens to be somebody's number) will open the phone casing revealing the cocaine (or other substance) once the other person picks up? No (interesting guess)

Is it like the execution one, and this is the mayor calling in (over a secure line) to give a reprieve, but the lights go out right after the other person answers, so he just hangs up? No

Did this happen in real life? It might

Is it plausible? Yes

Possible? Yes

Should I stop posting? Depends if you want to solve the riddle or not

Was he attempting to tell if someone was somewhere? No

Was the person at the other end male? Yes

female? No

Did he know the person on the other end? He might have

Did he expect to? He might have

Did he take any actions (esp. to kill someone) after the call? No

Was he relieved? Yes

Did this man have superpowers more than hallucinogenic drugs? No

Hearing shapes, colo(u)rs, etc.? No

Was the man deaf? No

Ie using a TTY phone? No

Part of a teleconference? No

Was he on speakerphone? No

Were the man's actions legal? Yes

Is the person's gender at the other end relevant?
Is the protagonist male?
Is *the protagonist* knowing the other person relevant?

Are we waiting 2 hours between each post for all of the questions to accumulate, are you very slow at typing responses, are you doing something else, or are you having problems with the site?

Was the person at the other end related to him?
Was the act of him hanging up that fast considered rude in this situation?
Did he just need to know that someone was alive?
Anybody?
A specific person?

Did you make this riddle yourself? Very interesting.

You says he be relieved?
Would he have died if nobody answered?
Is he being held hostage?
Would he have been sad if nobody answered?
Was he suicidal/ a holy warrior?

Did he know the person on the other end? He might have

Did he expect to? He might have

YES OR NO?

did he think his wife was having an affair, phoned his home number and got some strange male voice, which confirmed his suspicions?

Is *the protagonist* knowing the other person relevant? Not really

Are we waiting 2 hours between each post for all of the questions to accumulate? Yes
 
Are you very slow at typing responses? No

Are you doing something else? Yes

Are you having problems with the site? No

Was the person at the other end related to him? No

Was the act of him hanging up that fast considered rude in this situation? Yes

Did he just need to know that someone was alive? No

Anybody? NO

A specific person? No

Did you make this riddle yourself? Not relevant

You says he be relieved? Yes

Would he have died if nobody answered? No

Is he being held hostage? No

Would he have been sad if nobody answered? Depends

Was he suicidal/ a holy warrior? No

Did he know the person on the other end? Not relevant (it would make more sense if he did, but the riddle does not say)

Did he expect to? Not relevant

Did he think his wife was having an affair, phoned his home number and got some strange male voice, which confirmed his suspicions? No

did he phone the speaking clock?

Did he phone the speaking clock? No

Was it one of those reverse calling things?

Was it one of those reverse calling things? I dont think so (not sure what a reverse calling thing is)

You call people and then they call you back, so you don't have to pay

was he calling from a payphone and didn't put any money in?

You wouldn't be able to call people if you didn't put in moneys

Was he able to hear somebody's voice before he hung up?
Was he a technician testing a phone line?

Synth - it lets you dial a number, connects for a second then hangs up - at least in aus it does

Was he calling from a payphone and didn't put any money in? No

Was he able to hear somebody's voice before he hung up? Yes

Was he a technician testing a phone line? No

did he actually hear what the other person said?

did the other person convey a message of some sort?

was it his home phone?

mobile?

payphone?

was it his own phone?

did he correctly dial the number?

was there any heavy breathing involved?

Did he actually hear what the other person said? Yes

Did the other person convey a message of some sort? No

Was it his home phone? No

Mobile? No

Payphone? No

Was it his own phone? No

Did he correctly dial the number? Yes

Was there any heavy breathing involved? Specify

Was it his office phone?

Was it his office phone? No

Was he using the phone of someone he knew?

Was it his wife's phone, and he called the last dialled number to confirm his suspicion that she was having an affair?

Was he using the phone of someone he knew? No

Was it his wife's phone, and he called the last dialled number to confirm his suspicion that she was having an affair? No

does the owner of the phone know he is using it?

was it an actual person that answered or a recorded message?

uhm I'd interpret breathing as somebody breathing into the reciever...

Does the owner of the phone know he is using it? Not there and then

was it an actual person that answered or a recorded message? Actual person

I'd interpret breathing as somebody breathing into the reciever? Nobody was breathing into the reciever

Mmm.... me confused.

Also that teacher is the reason I have joined here, so he can not possibly be that bad.

I am stumped. Has he had any relevant criminal record in the past?

Was he calling from his house?

From an airphone?

Has he had any relevant criminal record in the past? Not relevant

Was he calling from his house? No

From an airphone? No

was he using a cell phone?

meh.

Phonebooth?

VoIP?

Does it even matter, or are you toying with us?

Did he need to hear the specific voice to know if the person on the other end was okay?

Did he have to make the call?

I mean, if had chosen to not make the call, would the resulting events affect him negatively?

Was he using a cell phone? No

Phonebooth? No

VoIP? No

Does it even matter? Yes

Are you toying with us? No

Did he need to hear the specific voice to know if the person on the other end was okay? No

Did he have to make the call? No

I mean, if had chosen to not make the call, would the resulting events affect him negatively? In a way, but nothing to serious

Did he know what was going to happen (that is someone would pick up and he'd hang up) before he made the call?

Was he checking to see if someone was alive?

was the phone in a hotel room?

Was he using a shoe-phone?

is the location of the person he phoned relevant?

Did he know what was going to happen (that is someone would pick up and he'd hang up) before he made the call? Yes, at least he hoped so

Was he checking to see if someone was alive? No

Was the phone in a hotel room? Yes

Was he using a shoe-phone? No

Is the location of the person he phoned relevant? Yes

Finally a breaktrough (I think)

Was he a prostitute/ with one?

did he intend to say something before hanging up?

is the other person in the hotel?

did what the other person said make him hang up?

along the lines of what synth was saying.....

was he going to going to order a call-girl and then...

either..

changed his mind?

or

it was some sort of pre-set signal?

along the lines of what bluegirl was saying...

or was it a cop at the other end?

Not sure why he's want it to be a cop, but.. yea.

ooh...along the lines of what synth said...

was he a cop and this was some sort of sting.....he was giving the pre-set symbol?

was there anyone else in the room?

was the other person expecting his call?

Was he a prostitute/ with one? No

Did he intend to say something before hanging up? No

Is the other person in the hotel? Yes

Did what the other person said make him hang up? No

Was he going to going to order a call-girl and then changed his mind? No

Or was it some sort of pre-set signal? No

Or was it a cop at the other end? No

Was he a cop and this was some sort of sting.....he was giving the pre-set symbol? No

Was there anyone else in the room? No

Was the other person expecting his call? No

was it a coincidence they were both in the same hotel?

dammit, I think I know this one.

alright, maybe I don't.  But it fits into the class of riddles I have filed under "A man in a hotel room calls..."

Most of these should be yes:

Is this at night? in the morning? evening?

Was the man trying to accomplish something with this call?

did he accomplish something with this call?

was it to wake someone up?

or was it to quiet a noisy neighbor?

is he the wake-up call guy?

(sorry dj)

Ohh, I thought DJ was talking about the riddle before with the guy waking up everybody in the hotel but his deaf wife, then I remembered that he did it with a car horn and not a phone, and bluegirl responded...

I think, then, that blueg has it.

OOOOOHhhh

Was it a coincidence they were both in the same hotel? Yes, I suppose (unless they knew each other)

Is this at night? Yes

Was the man trying to accomplish something with this call? Yes

did he accomplish something with this call? Yes

was it to wake someone up? Yes

Was it to quiet a noisy neighbor? Yes

Is he the wake-up call guy? No

Duke, do you know it? If not I might consider giving you 1/2 points!

Here's the thing: I don't know if I know it.  That sounds odd, but it's true.  I know several riddles involving a hotel and a phone.  There are only two issue preventing me from being certain:

1.  I can't read your mind, so I don't know which of the hotel/phone riddles this one could be.

2.  Those hotel riddles with the phones?  I can't remember the answers to them...

so, really, "dammit, I think I know this one" is more like "this sounds familiar, and there is a chance I've seen it before, but bugger me if I can recall the answer."  Also there is a chance that a revealed detail might trigger a deja vu, and *pop!* I'll know the answer, but for right now, I got nuttin.

was it someone calling next door because they were having sex too loud and he wanted to disturb them to make them stop?

was it to stop the neighbor from snoring?

yeah, things like ^that^

oops sorry if i stole your ideas...

no worries.  I had my itch and I scratched it.  I couldn't figure out where to go next.

was it to stop the neighbor from snoring? Yes

Point goes to Duke Jake and Morgan K.

yeah it sounded familiar, but it was from this:

The Sleepy Sailor:

By the time the sailor pulled into a little town every hotel room was
taken. "You've got to have a room somewhere," he pleaded. "Or just a
bed, I don't care where."

"Well, I do have a double room with one occupant -- an Air Force guy,"
admitted the manager, "and he might be glad to split the cost. But to
tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms
have complained in the past. I'm not sure it'd be worth it to you."

"No problem," the tired Navy man assured him. "I'll take it."

The next morning, the sailor came down to breakfast bright-eyed and
bushy tailed. "How'd you sleep?" asked the manager. "Never better."

The manager was impressed. "No problem with the other guy snoring?"

"Nope. I shut him up in no time," said the Navy guy.

"How'd you manage that?" asked the manager.

"He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room," the
sailor explained. "I went over, gave him a kiss on the
cheek, and said, 'Goodnight beautiful,'...And he sat up all night
watching me."

Hahahaha
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Whellp, shukkz.

I need helpz