1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comMike Thompson Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/vansau/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="15DPFoN48y"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/dad-gets-mad-at-schools-robocall-gets-even/">Dad Gets Mad At School’s Robocall, Gets Even</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/dad-gets-mad-at-schools-robocall-gets-even/embed/#?secret=15DPFoN48y" width="600" height="338" title="“Dad Gets Mad At School’s Robocall, Gets Even” — The Escapist" data-secret="15DPFoN48y" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> When life gives you an obnoxious automated call, make a satirical one and send it back. When the phone rings at 4:30 AM, it usually prompts a panicked answer. Such was the case for Aaron Titus, a father in Maryland, who found his phone ringing at that ungodly hour. Instead of an emergency, though, Titus discovered that this was an automated phone call from the local school district. Instead of grumbling about stupid notification procedures and going back to bed, Titus decided to get creative and fight fire with fire. The School district’s message was to let people know that […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/42/42863.jpg