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[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 15 points 4 days ago

They'll know I'm in trouble because I am ringing them.... lol

[-] freamon@preferred.social 4 points 3 days ago

The fact that I'm ringing rather than texting would be a fairly big signal, I would've thought.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 points 4 days ago

Nice try, kidnapper! You're not getting my codeword this way!

[-] slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 days ago

could you mean: kidnappers force you to ring relatives or loved ones and tell them you're fine?

Haha yep edited it now

[-] drkt@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 4 days ago

I would just emphasize that I am fine. I would never do that, my mum would know something is up.

[-] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I’d start talking about some things that don’t exist or never happened. That should clue your loved ones in that something’s wrong. Either that, or I’m having a stroke lol.

My SO and I have a code phrase actually, for when the person we’re talking about is walking up right behind us and we need to change the subject. So if I’m talking to my SO, I’d probably throw that in too

If I've already been kidnapped, why would I need to ring the kidnappers?

[-] myrmidex@belgae.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You should have agreed upon a codeword beforehand.

Source: An Idiot Abroad (~2:10)

[-] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago
[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 points 4 days ago

We have a special word that's a word we would never normally say unless we were quoting Shakespeare.

I'm going to rant about how inclusivity has gone too far, and neurodiversity is just a name for laziness

[-] slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago

i would problably somehow refrence movies about kidnapping like silence of the lamp or the cell or i would reference austria maybe

[-] slakje@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago

“Hey, I haven’t watched Silence of the Lamp in a while! Thanks for the recommendation.” (Hangs up phone).

[-] slowmorella@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago

lol yeah i guess i need to work on my strategy still

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