Duff Calling

July 15, 2004 2:01 PM

Sure it looks just like just another promotional site for a movie, but then you realize that you can send phone messages from Hillary Duff. And sure, that seems lame at first but these are personalized messages that involve names and characteristics like "braces" or "big head." It really CAN be very amusing.
posted by adrober (20 comments total)

My daughter would love this, but I can't get the name option to work. Any hints?
posted by MrMoonPie at 2:15 PM on July 15, 2004

MrMoonPie, I think it's sort of like vanity key chains---there's only a certain number of names available. So basic names, unfortunately, rule. Otherwise she'll just say: "Hey B-man" or "G-girl" and that can still be amusing.
posted by adrober at 2:19 PM on July 15, 2004

I figured the same thing, but then I tried "Susan," and it still didn't work. I wasn't able to find a girl's name that worked at all.
posted by MrMoonPie at 2:34 PM on July 15, 2004

I totally love this.
posted by Quartermass at 2:41 PM on July 15, 2004

HA, I got a pretty good laugh out of this. Thanks for the link.... (sending unsolicited phone calls to all my friends....)
posted by tomplus2 at 2:46 PM on July 15, 2004

I can't believe this actually works.

I can finally fufill my prank list *AND* avoid heavy fines. THANK YOU!
posted by shepd at 2:53 PM on July 15, 2004

Damn, that is fun. They spoof the caller ID so you can lay the blame all over the place.
posted by sp dinsmoor at 3:21 PM on July 15, 2004

I am in so much trouble when I get home... Thanks!
posted by dual_action at 3:37 PM on July 15, 2004

This is so very, very wrong.

And kind of awesome.

But very, very wrong.

Awesome.
posted by mkultra at 3:58 PM on July 15, 2004

One of my roommates is currently refusing to answer his phone.

This is easily the funniest website I've been on in a while.
posted by loukas_c at 4:35 PM on July 15, 2004

Evil. Eeeevil! Eeeeevil!
posted by dejah420 at 5:21 PM on July 15, 2004

This is great! I sent a message to my sweetie, who is currently commuting home, and I couldn't stop laughing when he called back (he figured out right away who did it). This has a lot of potential!!
posted by icetaco at 5:50 PM on July 15, 2004

This is too much fun. : )
posted by SisterHavana at 5:53 PM on July 15, 2004

This will provide endless entertainment. The calls I've made so far totally freaked out their recipients.

Thanks for the evilness... :)
posted by MsVader at 7:09 PM on July 15, 2004

Celebrity Mad Libs. This is great!
posted by Songdog at 7:13 PM on July 15, 2004

this is cool - shame it only works for america
posted by mary8nne at 8:42 PM on July 15, 2004

Hah! Freaked my sister the hell out. 'Someone called me a hoochie!'

Also, how cool is that spoofing caller ID? I put in the number of the time-and-temperature line in the town where I grew up, and her caller ID said "Lea County State Bank."
posted by sugarfish at 9:09 PM on July 15, 2004

This is making my Friday morning at work so fun. I wonder how many friends that I can annoy with this before I have to get back to work...
posted by toddst at 6:40 AM on July 16, 2004

Seems like it's not clever enough to leave a voice mail. Bummer!
posted by Songdog at 10:11 AM on July 16, 2004

Hee. I put my friend's home number on the caller ID and had it call her cell. Freaked her right the hell out.
posted by LittleMissCranky at 10:16 AM on July 16, 2004