Never answer an unknown FaceTime call

You have those people who don’t answer any number they don’t know and types who pick up everything. I belong to the latter group. If you get an anonymous call, it could very well be the police or the hospital to tell you that something very bad has happened. And an unknown 06 number might be the mother of a friend of my daughters who needs to tell something important. I’m already a worst-case scenario thinker, I admit that. So if a +98 or whatever number calls and I’m able and willing, I pick up. Maybe a company that runs their phone service through a foreign provider, you’d better know what you’re getting into.

So there I was driving from Haarlem to Heemstede on a sunny afternoon when my phone kept ringing constantly on the Wagenweg. I couldn’t answer and it kept calling. Something bad is happening, I need to answer. It didn’t work through the car kit, but because the caller was so persistent, I answered via my screen. Well, I shouldn’t have done that. It took me a moment to realize what I was looking at (the sun was shining on my screen) when I saw the silhouette of a male genital organ. The organ in question was clearly filled with blood in the cells, in other words, an old-fashioned erection. Whatever was around it, I believe hand and hair, I’ve erased from my memory. Or tried to. I couldn’t hang up out of shock, I was almost in the left lane, and I believe I threw a few firm curses at his head.

In my WhatsApp messages, I also saw a message from him. A few emoticons, probably needed to even call me via WhatsApp. Last week it was party time again. An unknown number that sent a smiley and then a request for a FaceTime call. But this time I knew better. So if you want me to answer, don’t call via FaceTime.

But be warned, because it’s a new craze. The sleazy callers.