THE STORY
Starting around January 11th, 1999, I began receiving a number of very strange phone calls at work. Typically, the phone would ring around nine o'clock in the morning. I would answer it with my usual greeting: "Web Design, this is Jeff".
What usually followed was weird gibberish, animal noises, shrieking, laughter, or a combination of all four. At first, we all thought it was most likely some stupid kid. We were all pretty busy, and didn't give the calls much thought.
After several of these bizarre calls, whoever it was began to have actual conversations with me. He never identified himself, but it was apparent by the sound of his voice that this was no little kid. This was a grown man, probably in his forties or fifties, who was quite likely completely insane. By the manner in which he spoke, he also seemed to be intoxicated most of the times he called. The general consensus around the office is that he is probably a bum who is just getting his kicks by calling here.
He has become slightly more cordial each time he's called; sometimes he will even say he is simply "checking in" to see how we're doing. Sometimes he remains polite, yet nothing he says makes any sense whatsoever. He usually says something about Jack Webb a few times, and then goes off on some weird tangent (or two or three or four).
After going through this several times and telling people about it, I decided it was necessary to somehow record these calls so they could hear for themselves how weird this guy is. The kind folks in our Human Resources department let me borrow a special telephone tape recorder, and the results are presented here in RealAudio format for your entertainment.
Our phones have Caller ID built in to them, so I can usually see the number from which incoming calls are being made. He almost always calls from the same number (which, has been determined, is a pay phone somewhere), so I know to start recording as soon as that number pops up when the phone rings.
Again, I have no clue as to who this guy is. He won't even tell me his name. If anyone has any idea of who the heck he could possibly be, please let me know.
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