Thursday, February 26, 2015

Case Study No. 1867: Unnamed Male Librarian (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)

Mr. Rogers Calls Public Library
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Mr. Rogers Calls Public Library
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MALE LIBRARIAN: Hello, [beep] Library.
MR. ROGERS: Hello?
MALE LIBRARIAN: Yes, [beep] Library.
MR. ROGERS: You know who I am?
MALE LIBRARIAN: Hello?
MR. ROGERS: You know who I am?
MALE LIBRARIAN: Uh, no I don't ... [beep] Library.
MR. ROGERS: Charles R. Aber.
MALE LIBRARIAN: [pause] Yes?
MR. ROGERS: Yes, hi. Can you find the cat?
MALE LIBRARIAN: I'm sorry, I can't understand you, sir.
MR. ROGERS: Can you find the cat?
MALE LIBRARIAN: Find the what?
MR. ROGERS: Can you find the cat?
MALE LIBRARIAN: Find the cat?
MR. ROGERS: Yeah.
MALE LIBRARIAN: Hello ... No, sir. I'm sorry, you're not making sense to me. Are you inquiring about a book?
MR. ROGERS: My grandmother Rogers taught me how to answer the phone.
MALE LIBRARIAN: [pause] Hello, sir?
MR. ROGERS: Yes.
MALE LIBRARIAN: Yeah, okay. You're not making sense to me. How can I help you?
MR. ROGERS: Do you have ways of showing you're angry?
MALE LIBRARIAN: [pause] Uh, can I help you, sir? Or do you have a book on hold here?
MR. ROGERS: Yes ... Hello?
MALE LIBRARIAN: I can't hear you, the connection is bad.
MR. ROGERS: Did you talk with the people you love last night about the things that you wonder about?
MALE LIBRARIAN: I'm sorry sir, I-I can't understand you.
MR. ROGERS: You're the coach, aren't you, for the team?
MALE LIBRARIAN: I'm sorry, what did you say? I didn't hear you.
MR. ROGERS: Have you ever seen anybody play the game called soccer?
MALE LIBRARIAN: Soccer?
MR. ROGERS: Yes.
MALE LIBRARIAN: Okay sir, this really is not relevant to our business here. I'm afraid I'm gonna have to stop our phone call.
MR. ROGERS: Bye.
MALE LIBRARIAN: Okay, sir? Alright, I'm sorry. Goodbye ...
MR. ROGERS: Bye. Bye. Bye.
[the sound of a phone hanging up can be heard]

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From wikipedia.org:

A soundboard is a computer program, Web application, or device, traditionally created in Adobe Flash that catalogues and plays many short soundbites and audio clips. These audioclips can be taken from television shows, movies, and other pop-culture sources (notable celebrities used in the more popular soundboards include Mr. T, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr. Rogers, etc.). Soundboards are self-contained, requiring no outside media player.

Traditionally, builders generally take sound clips said by celebrities and combine them into one Flash creation. They are most often used in prank calls, when the caller uses the soundboard to imitate a celebrity or other well-known person. The individual on the other end of the call is usually deceived into thinking that they are actually talking to a real person. In some cases, the victim associated with the prank call has no idea who the person from the soundboard is. Some users even record the calls and post them on the Internet.

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From realmofdarkness.net:

The best Mr. Rogers Soundboard available. Has a variety of quotes about the bible, cats, raccoons, monsters and more.

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From wikia.com:

Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 - February 27, 2003) was an American TV personality best known for starring as the host of of the PBS kids' show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from February 19, 1968 until his retirement on August 31, 2001. He was also an ordained Presbyterian minister. He died on February 27, 2003 of stomach cancer at the age of 74. Reruns of his series could be seen on most PBS stations until August 29, 2008 and some have chosen to continue airing it independently of the PBS feed.

His soundboards are some of the few that contain absolutely no profanity, insults, vulgarity or even angry content whatsoever, instead being filled with quotes delievered in the warm, friendly and gentle manner that Rogers was known for, both on TV and in-person. Nonetheless, they are very effective for prank calls, because taken out of context, he sounds to victims like a complete weirdo calling them, often resulting in the victims becoming very irate.

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