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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:12 pm

^^ it's the only explanation for it tbh. Lack of surprise.

She actually has to die to impress him. beaten to death with a client's wooden leg?

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:20 pm

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:29 pm

There are some kids or family members on the background at 0:40 - 0:52. If that's the mother/aunty talking and ND is observant...

You added lots of white noise which makes that call sound like a TV transmission. A bad POTS line would have crosstalk, lots of humming and the speaker's voice would fade and come back again.

I doubt any of these guys have any experience with POTS/DSL artefacts, though. That should definitely fool them.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:33 pm

Ginger Head wrote:

So basically what you are saying is that the relief crew should bring lots of animal porn mags, and try and bribe the border guards with them?

Don't forget to include bibles and lots of copies of the cartoons depicting Mohammed (PBUH) as a terrorist with a bomb in his turban. They can put these in the suitcase for the money and distribute to the happy, smiling locals all the way up to Abeche.

This is truly Olympic Medal Standard baiting guys - well done!

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:36 pm

Tricia wrote:

There are some kids or family members on the background at 0:40 - 0:52. If that's the mother/aunty talking and ND is observant...

You added lots of white noise which makes that call sound like a TV transmission. A bad POTS line would have crosstalk, lots of humming and the speaker's voice would fade and come back again.

I doubt any of these guys have any experience with POTS/DSL artefacts, though. That should definitely fool them.

Thats definitely not mother or aunty since Adamu made that call from N'Djamana. I suppose it was just some people nearby talking while he was on the phone.

Yup..its white noise...I didn't have time to come up with a more realistic solution. The guys wanted something cut together within an hour and thats what I did. I think you are right though...it should fool them Wink

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:15 pm

I really doubt that these lads will know the difference between white noise and real interference. I sure wouldn't. And I am a lot smarter than ND.

I'm just continually amazed at how these gentlemen just continue to open doors for us. They are great guys. I am really going to miss them.

Master Baiter Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 110

I can see this going for quite some time Smile

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:33 pm

They're "streded," sick and starving. I highly doubt that they're in any condition to notice minor details at this point. I also doubt that they had the brains to notice that sort of thing before these hash conditions came down on them. Smile

I wonder if Mrs. Hooker's untimely death will make the local newspapers? "Local Yahoo Yahoo Boi Kills Prostitute," perhaps? Smile

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:16 pm

I've done my own version of the phone call... just for fun, might be more realistic if you're concerned about the other one:

<a href='http://media.putfile.com/Okey-On-The-Phoneski'>Click here to play 'Okey-On-The-Phoneski'</a>

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:22 pm

nice work JJ! Did you use my edit to create that or did you cut those pieces from the original calls?

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:24 pm

That's very good. If you would like and you just have extra time on your hands, maybe you could play around with something similar for Abeche.

http://www.putfile.com/professorsoandso/media

There are the Adamu calls. Be aware that Adamu usually doesn't answer the phone. He is usually the second person to talk. Some of the calls have other people in them, not just Adamu. This could be useful once ND gets to Ndjamena.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:30 pm

Yeh I used the first edit, I'm an experimental electronic music producer by trade so I'm pretty handy with any little audio snippets I can get my hands on... I'll have a bash at one for Abeche Jojo, and any other audio work you guys need doing for this bait.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:38 pm

Thank you very much. Your work is very good. BW is extremely busy, so for the next snippets, we may be using you and BW. Thank you very much for your offer.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:40 pm

@john_johnson,

My my. You do excellent work too. That sounds totally authentic.

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:48 pm

hey JJ

I have a cut without effects if you want it. I can provide an AIF if you would rather work with that.

BW

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:55 pm

I gotta head home but if you want, here is an mp3 of Adamu's voice only if you want to add some noise. Not sure if there is enough time...I know the guys want to make the call tonight...but what you did was pretty damn good (i am definitely not an audio guy) so if you can whip something up, that would be great Very Happy

http://members.419eater.com/~big_worm/adamu3.mp3

EDIT: One more thing I wanted to mention. The call I pulled these snippets from was recorded in split track while some of the other calls are mixed. If you guys have a way to continue recording calls with Adamu in split track, then that would be fantastic as you can iso all of his audio even if he is talking on top of you (which happens with every freaking lad it seems)

Please...next time you call Adamu...get him to say more things about Abeche...so you will have plenty of content to put together a call for ND to travel to Abeche Twisted Evil

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:32 pm

Okay, so I've basically changed the one I'd already made slightly to say "come to Abeche" instead of Djamena... if you wanted me to make the Abeche one from scratch I can, but not tonight. Here's the Abeche one anyway:

<a href='http://media.putfile.com/Come-to-Abeche'>Click here to play 'Come-to-Abeche'</a>

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:16 pm

Wow. That nearly makes me want to come to Abeche. a trunkbox of church cash might just tip it.

Great work Smile

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:54 pm

That's fantastic work JJ Shocked

Defo some outstanding skills here on Eater, puts the war room to shame by a damn site Laughing

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 1

Awesome job, guys.

I'm just a lurker, but I think you can get "triple bonus points" by keeping this going even after the gang meets in the cafe. Here's a wild idea.

Using your fake accounts, get them all to meet up at a specific time at the internet cafe. Let's say it's 11:00 a.m. Maybe have slightly different times for each group --- 11 for Adamu and the leg, and 12 noon for CZ and ND. Because Adamu and the leg get there first, and because they'll be waiting for an hour, they'll want to check their e-mail while they're waiting to see if CZ and ND had a problem.

Shortly before then, say 10:30 a.m., the Rev Physt** sends an urgent e-mail to the whole group, which is waiting for Adamu and the Leg when they arrive. Physt** has just learned that Hamdan hijacked everyone's e-mail accounts and has been sending them false e-mails in order to lure Adamu, the leg, ND and CZ to N'djamena (or Abeche or wherever you are leading them) so he can rob them. (Physt** learned all this because Hamdan accidently copied Physt** on an e-mail to some people Hamdan is working with.) Somehow Hamdan heard a rumor that TWAT had sent a WU to Adamu for $200,000, and Hamdan wants the money. Hamdan plans to hold CZ and ND hostage while Adamu and the Leg retrieve the money. Or something like that, because Physt** is unclear on the details of the plan. But Phystme warns them not to go to the Internet cafe, which is where Hamdan plans to attack them, or if they are there, they need to leave right away. They need to get out of N'djamena immediatley for their safety, because Hamdan is dangerous. Physt** has secured a car for them in Abeche (or some other nearby city) that will take them home, but the driver is unwilling to go to N'Djamena because Hamdan is there and he's so dangerous. So if they can get to Abeche, he has a ride for them. (And maybe he was able to MG the $200,000 to the driver, so they can take that too.)

Under this scenario, the magic meeting at the Internet cafe might not happen, but they'll meet somewhere, and be very disappointed, and now you might have four lads wandering around Chad looking for $200,000 that isn't coming. How cool would that be?

I'm sure you're creative enough to keep it going, one way or another.

Great work!

Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:25 pm

I just had a glance at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade travel advisories for Chad... and found this:

Quote:

The security situation throughout the country, including in the capital N'Djamena, is unstable and could deteriorate further without notice. Violent civil unrest and armed conflict between the army and rebel groups has occurred throughout the country and there could be further serious clashes. In early February 2008, there was heavy fighting involving tank, helicopter and machinegun fire in and around N'Djamena.

Curfews may be imposed in the capital and the provinces. You should check curfew times with authorities and abide by them.

Targeted attacks on humanitarian assistance workers by bandits and armed militias in the Chad/Sudan border region have also increased.

All travel outside of N'Djamena requires a travel permit issued by the Ministry of Interior.

That last bit has me interested. Did our Lads apply for permits - or is that only for certain foreigners?

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:16 am

The phone call that john_johnson made does have more realistic static noise in it, but I think it might be too much. You have to realize that the phone quality when calling to Nigeria really is bad, so having fake static on top of the real static is probably going to make it impossible for the lad to understand even one word of the recording. The one that BW made is much more clear and much more likely to get the point across once it is actually played over the phone.

One other thing that I wanted to bring up. You should try to make sure that ND brings enough money so that he will be able to pay for a ride from Ndjamena to Abeche, because he probably won't do what Adamu did and sit around the bus park for a week until he can hitch a ride for free. The tricky part will be getting him to bring just enough money so that he will not be able to afford a ride back. You may want to do some stringent calculations to figure out what the best amount of money would be for him to bring, and then drill him with instructions to not bring any more or any less of that amount.

Wannabe Baiter Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 95

I wouldn't fret over getting anything too fancy in the voice messages like city locations, etc. If you can just convey "everything is fine, I'll send email". Then you can go wild again using email... explain how bad/limited the phones are, blah blah... all he wanted was some sort of validation over the telephone that everything in the emails up to now is legit.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 28

This is gonna be good!

What's the go with NZ is he going to be coming along for the ride with ND? Maybe get Adamu to insist he come along to help with the money etc. This will mean that there will be 1 less back in Nigeria to bail them out and it seems the others close to them arent too sabi about email etc to help them out. 3 for the price of one in the rainy season is priceless!

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:37 am

I think the key in the phone call is just for ND to hear Adamu's voice. That will reassure him. So for that, as Keysersose says, the original recording might be the best. John_Johnson's is brilliantly made but harder to make out Adamu's voice. Once ND is satisfied that it's not a set up, he'll be packing his bags for a great holiday. Very Happy

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