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Title: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: djkimmel on February 02, 2012, 02:35:23 PM
I'm not sure, but I will say this. You just never know that running a little fishing website can be so exciting and exotic! Hackers from Kenya, boat advice for an angler in South Africa, help hooking up a rookie Elite Angler with a free house on West Point Lake in Georgia and a phone call from Gibraltar!

I'm only guessing the phone call was from Gibraltar. I'm not an expert with international phone numbers and though my understanding is that the most common languages on the island nation are English, Spanish and Portuguese, the person on the other end of the phone was speaking a language I really can't even guess at!

He could have been trying to sell me my own bridge on Gibraltar or calling in an exotic fishing report! Guess I'll have to start thinking about a translation service ;D

Ring "Hello, GreatLakesBass"
"Abujiji buja giza bujeezeze"
"Come again?" :D
"Gugga zeege bujeezezebada"
"You don't say..."

Meanwhile, I had to tell the nice lady who wanted to feature 'my products' on TV that I'm not a manufacturer but a content website. She was disappointed...
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: djkimmel on February 02, 2012, 03:16:43 PM
Now it might be a stalker. Just called again and spoke to me directly this time, asking a question I think. Sounded like a different language. Anybody out there multi-lingual towards Middle Eastern / Eastern Europe type languages? ;D

Just called again and said, "Ah...?" I said I only speak English. Guess we won't be bridging this language barrier... I hope it's not something like a really good fishing report! ;D
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: skeeterman190 on February 02, 2012, 10:55:30 PM
 it could b "click click dirk.." maybe martian from south park lol
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: djkimmel on February 03, 2012, 12:59:31 AM
I sure couldn't tell. He did give up after I stopped answering on the 4th call. Wish I knew what he wanted? Naw... probably not.
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: djkimmel on February 03, 2012, 01:02:06 AM
You know something? I've been getting nothing but hackers lately from Turk Telecom... so I blocked the whole IP range. I wonder if it was the ambassador to Turkey calling me to negotiate?!?
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: skeeterman190 on February 03, 2012, 03:48:46 AM
 LOL  we could make world peace here on glb.. just make one demand we get rights to all the best bass water in world.. i wouldnt mind seening a few of them Turkey ladies with out turbines or shieks? whatever the call them just get us bass water lol
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: Waterfoul on February 03, 2012, 01:19:19 PM
Could they be trying to sell you The Rock Of Gibralter perhaps?  I hear it's for sale and comes with a free cruise ship with only a couple holes in it.
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: djkimmel on February 03, 2012, 03:29:32 PM
I think he did say something about a rock?!?
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: detroit1 on February 03, 2012, 05:46:03 PM
I believe that you won the Kazakhstan's national lottery. Borat says you need to send them $500 and some form of tax i.d. before they can mail you the check.  later....
Title: Re: I think I just got my first call from the island of Gibraltar
Post by: djkimmel on February 04, 2012, 02:00:11 PM
THANK YOU!!! That is probably it! I probably forgot buying the ticket just like the German lottery, BMW lottery, UK lottery, Volkswagen lottery, Ukrainian lottery, Israeli lottery and the other lotteries I've won that I don't remember buying the tickets from!!

I'm really holding out for the 1 trillion glotties Kerplopistan lottery ticket that I did buy from a nice guy who came to my door the other day. Not sure how many glotties to a US dollar but it HAS to be lucrative!!