In my 4 years at the TV station, I have just about heard it all. Everytime I think this, the next crazy calls. Lucky for me the comments/story suggestions people write on our website come to me. This has been one of my responsiblities since my early days here. They figure I am one of the few people who can respond to these people without telling them they are idiots. Here is one of the special e-mails I got today from Floyd in OKC.
I see a fellow has been charged with child pornagraphy. Years ago A man was making a delivery to my farm and had a Playboy magazine. It had pictures of little girls that appeared to be from about 6 to 16 getting ready for bed as though the pictures were taken from a hidden camera. I have wondered why Hugh Hefner and people with that magazine in their collection aren't in prison or at least fined and the pictures destroyed.
I often want to write back and ask what action they are wanting me to take. Should I start a crusade to rid the world of Playboy magazines while making sure Hugh Hefner is behind bars? I am all over it. We are expecting tornadoes here today, which is a sure sign the crazy people will be calling. We have to actually call extra news people in to work during bad weather, because the newsroom line rings constantly.
"I live 14 miles south of Purcell and then you go East 2 miles past the red barn..then turn left and drive on the dirt road until you see the John Deere mailbox. Do you think the tornado is going to hit there? Should I go to my neighbor's shelter?"
This is what I want to say...First off..I am not a weather person. In fact, I have been sitting at my desk all day ignoring what is going on. The only thing I know about the severe weather is the information they sent out on my pager this morning, and my pager only holds like a one sentence page. Second...I have no idea where you live despite your detailed description...just watch the news.
We have some pretty popular callers that we have all been fortunate enough to talk to at one time or another. We have names for most of them.
Tecumseh Terry-A man named Terry that lives in Tecumseh. He sits all day and listens to police scanners at his home. He begins every phone conversation with "this is Terry in Tecumseh."
Hooker Hater-This is an old woman who thinks every woman on TV is hooker or worse, and she calls just about every day to tell us about it. She doesn't think women should be on TV, and she REALLY gets mad when we have pregnant women on. She says women are just not modest anymore, and she thinks they should stay at home until they have their baby. I am pretty sure we have had to call the police on her a couple of times.
Shark Boy- This is a man who calls everytime he gets to a scary part in Shark Attack 3. He makes me stay on the phone with him until he gets through the scary part. I have heard a :30 portion of Shark Attack more times than you could believe. For some reason, he will only talk to me. If someone else answers, he asks for me and then hangs up. He is a bit creepy, so I have a card in my Rolodex with all the information I know about him. If I ever disappear the police will know to look for John who lives on the southside and has relatives in Pennsylvania. The best part is he watches the movie all the time, but he doesn't own it. He goes and rents it when he wants to watch it. I asked him once why he didn't just buy it, but he couldn't give me a good reason.
The list could go on and on, but the weather is getting bad, and I need to actually do some work.
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