Getmooh: Excuse 2.0

I once went on a set up date, and it was comically bad. I cannot imagine a worse match. But me, I think there's always something to talk about. You go through with the dinner, even laugh about the match, or jointly plot the demise of the responsible "friend" who matched you.

Not so my date. All of a sudden, the phone rang. Here was the dialogue (I have good hearing)

Caller: Well it's 8:30. Still need the call?
Date: Oh hey, what's wrong, you sound worried.
Caller: Oh I get it. Um, Chicago is on fire. Something about a cow and a lantern.
Date: An accident? Oh gosh. I'll be right there. Where are you?
Caller: 23 Shangrila Street, Oz.
Date: On my way.

So that was the end of that.

I would love to tell you I was angry and got even with a voodoo doll and to this day someone in SF walks with a fierce limp. But alas, I found the whole thing kinda funny. Their loss, anyway.

So you can imagine my reaction to Getmooh, the site that automates the process of getting interrupted during something you don't want to do.

It's easy. You request a call on your celly, and at the appointed hour, the call is made. You of course can decide whether you need it at that particular moment. If you do, you just pretend to be worried or whatnot.

The calls are actually recordings, mostly comical, presumably to take a bit of the shame out of the deception.

The calls are free. You register and ask for your call. Throughout the site there are Adsense ads, so presumably that's the revenue model.

It's a funny product, and you may find it rather useful if you are someone who likes to avoid confrontation.

And have you figured out the name? Get Me Out Of Here!

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