I think he wants to believe

March 5, 2003 12:26 PM

The intrinsic mystery of the crop circle is explored in this voice mail to a documentary production company. NSFW [MP3]
posted by Pretty_Generic (22 comments total)

Holy crap that was funny. So that's what a bubble bursting sounds like.
posted by CrazyJub at 12:31 PM on March 5, 2003

By the end, he doesn't half sound like Daffy Duck. [.wav file]
posted by jack_mo at 12:33 PM on March 5, 2003

I only wish I felt half as passionate about anything as this guy does about crop circles. Man--the fascinating life this guy must lead.
posted by vraxoin at 12:40 PM on March 5, 2003

I take it the caller had some issues with the documentary's conclusions. It's amazing how effective a well stated counter-argument can be. I'll give a B+ for content and an A for delivery.

BTW I thought he sounded like Jack Black.
posted by elwoodwiles at 12:40 PM on March 5, 2003

Don't you just love how disillusionment and inarticulation go hand in hand?
posted by WolfDaddy at 12:46 PM on March 5, 2003

He sounds like a rubbish bill hicks.
posted by robself at 1:00 PM on March 5, 2003

Solid Gold
posted by Mushkelley at 1:05 PM on March 5, 2003

Sounds like the same guy who made this call...(It has been around for a while)

helpdesk.wav [101K and NSFW]
posted by lampshade at 1:18 PM on March 5, 2003

Give that man a radio talk show!
posted by waxpancake at 1:20 PM on March 5, 2003

I've Heard This Voice Before....
posted by Blake at 1:23 PM on March 5, 2003

MIT wannabees? Nice insult. :)
posted by dabitch at 1:24 PM on March 5, 2003

I've Heard This Voice Before....

Who said Sam Kinison is dead?
posted by thomcatspike at 1:33 PM on March 5, 2003

'king hilarious ...
posted by carter at 1:34 PM on March 5, 2003

I want to see the offspring of this guy and Art Bell.
posted by angry modem at 2:24 PM on March 5, 2003

BWAH! I think that I work with this guy.
posted by LittleMissCranky at 2:30 PM on March 5, 2003

I want to see the offspring of this guy and Art Bell.

I'm sure if this happens, Bell will be the first one to let you know, in hushed conspiratorial tones.
posted by WolfDaddy at 3:05 PM on March 5, 2003

"...put a F*cking gun to your head right now ..."

Hmmm, I guess he didn't like the show, or MIT.
posted by jdaura at 3:09 PM on March 5, 2003

The guy with the 'helpdesk' file on his page also has a 'screeming_lady' [sic] file ... 'This is war, buddy.'
I once did some work with a call centre and got to listen to some of their tapes; it was a fun job, but nothing as rich as this stuff turned up.
posted by carter at 5:10 PM on March 5, 2003

Hmmm, I guess he didn't like the show, or MIT.

I didn't pick up on that. Was there some problem with the size of the crop circles?
posted by eddydamascene at 9:34 PM on March 5, 2003

The 'screeming_lady' call came into the Adobe call center run by Keane, Inc in the summer of 1995. As a matter of fact, the call was received by a help desk technician working on the 11th floor of what was then called the Key tower, there on... is it 3rd or 4th?... between Seneca and Spring. The poor tech working the phone hit the record button as soon as the woman started going off, in order to cover himself. His team lead listened to the recording, and forwarded it to everyone else on his team as an example of keeping cool under fire. Of course, those team members then forwarded it to their buddies down on the 10th floor (Windows 95 tech support), and they told two friends, and they told two friends, and so on...

How do I know all this? Because I was there, my friends. For once, a piece of internet lore that I can honestly claim direct knowledge of. Not that anyone will believe me.
posted by Lokheed at 12:19 AM on March 6, 2003

Cheers, Lokheed.'e
posted by carter at 7:30 AM on March 6, 2003

eddy, my guess, this fellow felt MIT making their own crop circle did not prove how they are made when the ones you find by the unknown are much bigger. So this guy's conclusion, the size is the key to the mystery.
posted by thomcatspike at 12:38 PM on March 6, 2003