So I gotta tell you guys about this hilarious phone game we tried last weekend. Heard about “New Phone Who Dis” online and thought it might be dumb, but man, was I wrong. Grabbed a couple old phones we had lying in the junk drawer – one ancient flip phone and an old iPhone with a cracked screen that barely holds a charge. Charged ’em up best I could.
Setting Up The Phones
First step: gotta make sure these things can actually text. Popped out the SIM cards from our main phones – yeah, bit annoying having to swap them around. Put my buddy Jake’s SIM into the crappy iPhone. Took a hot minute cause the tray was all sticky. Got my SIM into that ancient flip phone. Feeling like a tech wizard for a sec even though it’s just swapping little cards.
Figuring Out The Rules For Real People
The whole idea is stupid simple but genius: you text someone from a number they don’t know, pretending to be someone completely random or absurd. We wrote down basic rules cause everyone was asking:
- Use only numbers nobody knows (duh, that’s the whole point).
- Pick wild personas: aliens, celebrities, talking pets.
- No boring “hi how are you” crap. Go big or go home.
- See if they bite: how long till they realize it’s a prank? Clock’s ticking.
My First Attempt (Epic Fail)
Okay, time to test drive. Texted my cousin Matt from the flip phone. Tried to be “Derek, his long-lost soccer coach”. Wrote:
“Matt! It’s Coach Derek! Can’t believe it’s been 10 yrs. Found your number cleaning my garage. Still got that championship trophy?”
Sent it. Five minutes later… “Who is this?” Sigh. Abort mission. He smelled something fishy right away. Need to be weirder.
Round Two: Glorious Chaos
Switched targets. Texted my friend Priya from Jake’s phone number. Went full crazy:
“Priya! This is Bob the talking squirrel. Remember me? You gave me peanuts in Central Park last Tuesday. Need your help escaping the pigeon mafia. They’re onto me. SQUIRREL CODE RED!”
Left it alone. Few minutes… notification! “LOL who is this really?” Ignored it. Kept the squirrel bit going:
“No time! Need rendezvous point. Bring unsalted peanuts. Pigeons have spies EVERYWHERE.”
Started getting texts back:
“??? What?? Did Mike put you up to this?”
She was hooked for a solid 15 minutes, genuinely confused and debating if squirrels text people! We were HOWLING. Jake finally cracked and told her. She called us idiots but admitted she laughed.
Why This Dumb Game Is Actually Gold
Seriously, seeing grown adults scratch their heads over a squirrel texting them is pure joy. It’s stupid simple tech-wise – just old phones and your imagination. Makes you realize how people react to weirdness when they have zero context. Some get suspicious fast, some play along, others panic! It’s cheap, easy, and honestly brought us closer laughing like idiots.
Final thought? Print the rules next time. Keeps everyone honest and stops arguments like “No, you can’t text their mom pretending to be Elon Musk!” Boundaries matter, folks. Even in squirrel espionage.
