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The Most Mysterious Phone Number on the Internet | 1-800-GOLF-TIP

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Red Web

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Since the late 1990s, a peculiar phone number began circulating amongst websites, newspapers, magazines, and more. It was said that calling this number played an unknown voice counting from one to ten. The purpose behind this message, and who created it, remains a mystery. Today, we dive down the puzzling Internet rabbit hole of 1-800-GOLF-TIP. If you’d like to listen to past mysteries we discuss in this episode, they are: South32 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ffRX38GsaMbsfawliIool?si=f6e9b1590a494bef), MKUltra (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FD61kjxHDrrlDSLbik0xn?si=6c624c395d704fae), and Number Stations (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pcL9N6uUOVR1SxvWXzDoK?si=a801d188285243bf). Sponsored by BetterHelp (go to http://betterhelp.com/redweb to get 10% off your first month), HelloFresh (go to http://hellofresh.com/redweb65 and use code redweb65 for 65% off plus free shipping), and Rocket Money (go to http://rocketmoney.com/redweb to manage your expenses the easy way). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a Rooster Teeth production.

0:11.3

Since the late 1990s, a peculiar phone number began circulating amongst websites, newspapers,

0:17.2

magazines, and more.

0:19.0

It was said that calling this number played an unknown voice counting from one to ten.

0:24.2

The purpose behind this message and who created it remains a mystery.

0:28.5

Today, we dive into the puzzling internet rabbit hole of 1-800-Golf Tip.

0:34.0

This is Redweb.

0:35.7

Welcome back, Task Force.

0:44.3

To another episode of Redweb, the show all about internet mysteries.

0:48.6

That's our bread and butter, but you know we've stretched our little legs into cryptids,

0:51.8

the paranormal, traditional true crime.

0:54.6

As always, each week we break down a new mystery.

0:57.0

I am your resident mystery enthusiast Trevor Collins, and joining me with his gut instincts,

1:01.4

hearing this mystery for the very first time, Alfredo Diaz.

1:04.0

Well, you're going to make sure that the Task Force gets their meat potatoes and veggies.

1:08.1

Right.

1:09.1

You know, strong muscles.

1:10.1

Yeah, I can't just be protein all the time.

1:13.1

This is interesting.

1:14.9

I guess when you think about it, anyone can really just pay it to count and add in the newspaper.

1:20.7

I don't think there's a huge vetting process type of thing.

1:24.0

It's like you pay us, we advertise what you want to see advertised.

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