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* Perhaps the most notable victim of soundboard prank calling was Frank Neal Garrett, the aged owner of a construction company in Stilwell, Oklahoma, whose foul-mouthed belligerent anger and creative insults directed towards his prank callers ensured he was targeted for years to come. Frank, who unlike many other long-lasting victims, [[{{Determinator}} never gave an inch]] and refused to change his number, was ''bombarded'' with prank calls until his death in 2011, and the large collection of calls to him are still popular on Website/YouTube. Pranksters from all over the world began calling Frank, which inevitably inspired people to begin bothering other businesses in Stilwell with Frank's voice. Some of these victims, naturally unfamiliar with the nature of soundboard prank calling, '''blamed Frank himself''' for the calls. The cult-following surrounding Frank twice made national news, when another soundboard (of a victim discovered by Frank) harassed and issued death threats to an entire street of people while identifying himself as "Frank Garrett"; news reporters did their research, and followed the trail to the extensive online library of calls to Frank. Garrett is honored yearly in "Duncanfest," named for his company, in which his fans celebrate him by using his soundboard in a variety of original prank calls.
* In 2007, [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/battletoads-preorder an organized campaign]] by trolls on Website/FourChan resulted in numerous calls to Gamestop asking if they have ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' (released in 1991) available for pre-order. At least one such prank call also went to [[Series/PawnStars the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop]].
* In 2007, [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/battletoads-preorder an organized campaign]] by trolls on Website/FourChan resulted in numerous calls to Gamestop asking if they have ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' (released in 1991) available for pre-order. At least one such prank call also went to [[Series/PawnStars the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop]].
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* Perhaps the most notable victim of soundboard prank calling was Frank Neal Garrett, the aged owner of a construction company in Stilwell, Oklahoma, whose foul-mouthed belligerent anger and creative insults directed towards his prank callers ensured he was targeted for years to come. Frank, who unlike many other long-lasting victims, [[{{Determinator}} never gave an inch]] and refused to change his number, was ''bombarded'' with prank calls until his death in 2011, and the large collection of calls to him are still popular on Website/YouTube.Platform/YouTube. Pranksters from all over the world began calling Frank, which inevitably inspired people to begin bothering other businesses in Stilwell with Frank's voice. Some of these victims, naturally unfamiliar with the nature of soundboard prank calling, '''blamed Frank himself''' for the calls. The cult-following surrounding Frank twice made national news, when another soundboard (of a victim discovered by Frank) harassed and issued death threats to an entire street of people while identifying himself as "Frank Garrett"; news reporters did their research, and followed the trail to the extensive online library of calls to Frank. Garrett is honored yearly in "Duncanfest," named for his company, in which his fans celebrate him by using his soundboard in a variety of original prank calls.
* In 2007, [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/battletoads-preorder an organized campaign]] by trolls onWebsite/FourChan Platform/FourChan resulted in numerous calls to Gamestop asking if they have ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' (released in 1991) available for pre-order. At least one such prank call also went to [[Series/PawnStars the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop]].
* In 2007, [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/battletoads-preorder an organized campaign]] by trolls on
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* A RunningGag in the English-language localizations of the earlier installments of the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' games is that if you examine a treasure chest after already having opened it, you'll receive a message, often humorous in nature. A classic prank call gag is referenced by one of these in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure]]'' which asks "How often do you think Remiferian general goods stores get phone calls asking if they have Prince Albert in a can?"[[note]]Prince Albert von Bartholomeus is the current ruler of Remiferia.[[/note]]
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* {{Music/Beck}}'s BSide "Zatryricon" is an odd electronic instrumental overlaid with the sounds of RecordProducer Tony Hoffer calling up plastic surgery practices with odd requests, such as getting hair removed from a tail he'd previously had grafted on by another surgeon.
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* {{Music/Beck}}'s {{Music/Beck|Musician}}'s BSide "Zatryricon" is an odd electronic instrumental overlaid with the sounds of RecordProducer Tony Hoffer calling up plastic surgery practices with odd requests, such as getting hair removed from a tail he'd previously had grafted on by another surgeon.
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[[caption-width-right:300:"Listen, you lousy bum. If I ever get a hold of you, I swear [[DisproportionateRetribution I'll cut your]] [[WouldHurtAChild belly open!]]"]]
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* ComicStrip/{{Crabgrass}}: In [[https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass/2022/01/03 this comic]]. Miles prank calls someone using the running refrigerator joke. However, he then proceeds to tell the victim his real name and is about to give the phone number, forcing Kevin snatch the phone from Miles hand and hang up. Miles excuses himself with that he is bad at prank calls.
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* ComicStrip/{{Crabgrass}}: ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'':
** Calvin never actively calls people (probably because he doesn't actually know anyone), but he does answer a lot of incoming calls with abject nonsense and then hangs up, simply because [[ItsAllAboutMe the call is never for him and he hates taking messages]] (and his luddite father refuses to get an answering machine that would solve the issue). Calvin will also sometimes call the library or the hardware store for ridiculous requests like making bombs or how to spell swear words, but [[SubvertedTrope these aren't jokes]], he's completely serious.
** Sometimes Calvin will call his dad at work to bug him with his shenanigans, such as saying how lame it is he's stuck in a boring job while he can run and play outside all day, or pretending to be a ''literal'' bug.
--->'''Calvin:''' Bzz bz! Bzzzz! Bzz bzz! Bzzz bz!\\
'''Calvin's Dad:''' Calvin, this had better not be you.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Crabgrass}}'': In [[https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass/2022/01/03 this comic]]. Miles prank calls someone using the running refrigerator joke. However, he then proceeds to tell the victim his real name and is about to give the phone number, forcing Kevin snatch the phone from Miles hand and hang up. Miles excuses himself with that he is bad at prank calls.
** Calvin never actively calls people (probably because he doesn't actually know anyone), but he does answer a lot of incoming calls with abject nonsense and then hangs up, simply because [[ItsAllAboutMe the call is never for him and he hates taking messages]] (and his luddite father refuses to get an answering machine that would solve the issue). Calvin will also sometimes call the library or the hardware store for ridiculous requests like making bombs or how to spell swear words, but [[SubvertedTrope these aren't jokes]], he's completely serious.
** Sometimes Calvin will call his dad at work to bug him with his shenanigans, such as saying how lame it is he's stuck in a boring job while he can run and play outside all day, or pretending to be a ''literal'' bug.
--->'''Calvin:''' Bzz bz! Bzzzz! Bzz bzz! Bzzz bz!\\
'''Calvin's Dad:''' Calvin, this had better not be you.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Crabgrass}}'': In [[https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass/2022/01/03 this comic]]. Miles prank calls someone using the running refrigerator joke. However, he then proceeds to tell the victim his real name and is about to give the phone number, forcing Kevin snatch the phone from Miles hand and hang up. Miles excuses himself with that he is bad at prank calls.
