It was Wednesday night when I got a text message from a man I’d never met.
“How did he get my phone number…?” I whispered to my sister, shaking as I read it.
“I don’t know…” she said, terrified.
“But he has mine too.”
We knew we weren’t alone. Colleagues had been messaged by him. Our own mother. In fact, you’ve probably received the same one sentence text.
We had the tennis on in the background. And that’s when I turned to my glass door, located just across from my television, and saw his face.
Smiling. White hair. Seemingly yelling. I couldn’t concentrate on what he was saying because I was too distracted by the fact this man was now virtually inside my house.
This was the man I saw.
HOW DID YOU GET HERE NO ONE INVITED YOU.
You see, the man at the glass door was actually a reflection from the television, where Clive Palmer was shouting "MAKE AUSTRALIA GREAT" and something about 'minerals'.
This was the stuff of nightmares.
We have no idea how many people have been sent the message: "When elected, United Australia Party will ban unsolicited political text messages which Labor & Liberal have allowed."
Now, we don't mean to be petty, but THE ONLY UNSOLICITED TEXT MESSAGES WE'RE RECEIVING ARE FROM YOU, CLIVE.
On top of that, there is no pathway to opt out.
Once Clive has your phone number, he can text you whenever he damn well feels like it, and this is what the Apocalypse looks like.
Next, he'll probably be sending, "Hi, can you pick up some bread on your way home?" by accident and this is why, Clive.
Clive was asked directly by the ABC how the phone numbers were obtained, to which he replied, "I don't know".
Cool.
The Australian businessman and politician said he was overwhelmed by the response, with more than 265,000 accessing the website attached and staying for more than one minute.
Never mind that minute was spent frantically trying to find out a) who the f*ck this text message was from and b) how to ensure they never, ever text them again.
It's too much, Clive. Too much.
You can't just text millions of people because you feel like it.
So, please. Delete our phone numbers.
Because currently it's all a bit... creepy.
Top Comments
Duh! Ever heard of Call Blocker app?
And the annoying Microsoft maintenance calls. After the second call from an operator with the same bad English under a strained voice do this. Tell him you know it is a scam and that he can take your number off his database. This will continue for a while and then disappear. Just be firm and as a woman do NOT shout. Then he's got you and he knows! it. NEVER ask him to stop. Take the attitude "you will stop, because I WILL make you stop" and tell him so at the right moment. Repeat it and bite the bullet. Install Call Blocker. Never swear, call names or reason with such a person. Remain set on stopping it.
And eating something that was killed in a slaughterhouse is not creepy?