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LuckyCharms

(20,894 posts) Wed Oct 4, 2023, 02:21 PM Oct 2023

Just got the national alert. [View all]

It said:

"WE'RE NOT FUCKING AROUND. GET UNDER YOUR DESK RIGHT NOW"

About 30 seconds after that alert, got another one that said:

"HAHAHA! DON'T WORRY, WE'RE JUST FUCKING WITH YA"

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Just got the national alert. [View all] LuckyCharms Oct 2023 OP

I got it twice, Spanish and then English. Fully alerted and fine. txwhitedove Oct 2023 #1

😂 Quakerfriend Oct 2023 #2

I'm sitting here staring at my rotary dial phone, waiting for another alert. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #4

That made me crack up. Great post! jimfields33 Oct 2023 #5

. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #6

It crossed my mind... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #3

We'll all be united in our zombie hive mind. skypilot Oct 2023 #12

I pooped a little EYESORE 9001 Oct 2023 #7

Me too. but I do that every 30 minutes anyway, LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #8

My condolences on your now-underway zombification... RockRaven Oct 2023 #9

They told ME... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #18

It was so claudette Oct 2023 #10

On my phone, it wasn't as bad as an Amber Alert... LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #11

Yes claudette Oct 2023 #16

Got the alert, but no sound. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #13

No sound from the phone itself either? LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #14

Nope. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #15

I heard it was an earthquake drill, so I got under my desk..... lastlib Oct 2023 #17