There are only a couple things I can immediately think of more annoying than a group SPAM message.
The first is when idiots REPLY to them.
It goes like this… SPAMMER sends a group text message from an email account to 20 phone numbers. These numbers are in order — 3333, 3334, 3335, etc. — we’re all just strangers that have been thrown together. The exception here is because Perry and Ben and I have a block of 3 numbers in a row, we get them together.
The messages we receive most often are women seeking pleasure and the request is stated as crudely as you could imagine. That’s annoying… but not as bad as when people reply back to all 20 phone numbers with “what is this?” or “f*&k off!”
Phone: BING! BING! BING!
Watch on Arm: BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!
Replying doesn’t just let the SPAMMER know your number is active, but it also keeps the darned thing going. Instead, simply report and delete.
That’s where it gets tricky… carriers allow you to report by forwarding the message to 7726 (spam) but their text message reply asks for the phone number the SPAM originated from. If it comes from email, you’re to use the number 1410100000. The problem is, you have to actually read how to do this on your carrier’s website. If you’re so dumb you reply, you probably aren’t going to do anything else right moving forward.
The second thing more annoying than a group SPAM message is…
TIL (Today I Learned): The term “crocodile tears” (fake tears void of any real emotion) originated from a 14th-century medieval idea that crocs release real sorrowful tears while they shred their victims. {As an aside, I always thought Jerilyn was special because Mom would tell her she was crying crocodile tears and mine were just regular.}