Your parents are such gems!! My Hubby once got a scam call and he decided to play along. The scammer said Hubby owned him money and he wanted $250 in gift cards or he was going to call the police. Hubby stated he didn't have $250 and that he couldn't pay. Then listen for the sirens because I called the police on you, they will be there soon. Hubby-- Ah, I don't think so because I would be the one responding to the call--- I AM the Police and I'm working right now...and I'm tracing this call and calling the FBI!!! He said you could hear the sonic boom of the guy disconnecting the call!!! (He was actually sitting in the police station working and the call came in on the department phone!!!)
My husband got a scam call the other day, when scammed said to go buy some gift card at Walmart, my husband asked... Do you know Jesus, he said the call ended fast😂
It’s a cold grey miserable Monday morning here in East Yorkshire England and i switched on my iPad and randomly picked this post to listen to. Within minutes I was helpless with laughter and I’ve just played it to my husband over our breakfast. It’s great to start the day with such humour. Thank you so much. Your mum and dad are priceless !
Take your 91 year old Dad, hug him and never let go. I just lost my 91 year old Dad (1932-2024) three weeks ago. You never know how much they really mean to you until you lose them.
Very funny story! Glad your parents don’t get taken in Mike! My dad got a call from someone who said “Grandpa?” My dad assumed it was one of his grandson’s and said “X?” The caller then identified himself as grandson X, and told Dad he’d been driving drunk, got in an accident in Canada, and needed money for his bail. Dad immediately responded “X, if you were driving drunk, you need to stay in jail until you sober up and learn your lesson!” And hung up the phone. They did call X’s mom to verify that X wasn’t actually in Canada. No, he was home in bed. Such a perfect grandpa response!
The very same thing happened to my dad years ago. The caller said this is your grandson and my dad said my son’s name and he said yes I’m in jail. He asked for money and my dad said for him to call back. My parents called me and I confirmed my son’s whereabouts and then they called the sheriff. When the sheriff showed up the caller actually called my dad back and talked to the sheriff. Of course they hung up but it was scary for my elderly parents.
I got the same call one day, and immediately knew it was not one of my grandkids, so I strung him along. When he asked me if I was going to send him some money, I immediately replied “NO, you know better and so you can get yourself out of this yourself!” And then I hung up. Apparently, he got caught about two week's later and is probably in jail by now. So, don't think all older people aren't smart!!!
Mike's Dad used to volunteer on the floor of a hospital I worked at as a nurse, in the Baltimore area in the early 2000s. I can confirm- he is hilarious, & extremely kind.
"I returned to my sudoku..." That de-escalated quickly. I haven't laughed this hard in donkey years. I absolutely subscribed. Please rell your parents this makes everyone's day. Hysterical.
About 10 yrs ago my dad got a phone call from a scammer wanting him to invest money. Dad turned the tables on him, told him he was on his yacht in the Bahamas. Kept him on the line for hours BSing him. Finally got an address to "mail him cash". Cleaned out the litter box and sent him a box of cat sh!t. He called the police fraud unit in that city across the country, told him what he did and gave them the address he sent it to. And an arrest was made!!!!
When my dad got that grandma scammer call he gave a fake name (Henry) to them. They immediately said "Yes Grandpa, it's Henry" Then he said "Well, Henry, I never did like you. I hope you rot in jail."
You know of course that this story is 100% true. There is no way anyone could make up something like this. Mike is very fortunate to have both his parents still with him and what parents they are. God bless Mr. and Mrs. Rowe and Mike.
Sure it is true. I have gotten these types of mails in the past months a few times. Does not bother me though. Webcams are always physically disconnected here 🤣
That is absolutely classic!!!! So glad your parents 1. Have such a great sense of humor. 2. Passed that sense of humor along to you! 3. Were able to obviously recognize a scammer. They, (not so much in this instance) can cause so much stress for the elderly, and their families who try to protect them from it. Which is more and more becoming such a huge issue.
OMG, your mother is such a comedienne! What a treasure she is! It's clear why your parents have had such a long and happy marriage. And also where you got your own excellent sense of humor. Thanks for sharing with us all!
My husband argues with a fake someone in the background & then goes outside, shooting his gun, while screaming bloody murder. I kid you not .... they hang up so fast & never call back LOL
I say, I rent, landlord told me not to share his private number. Since you claim to know me, mail info and I will forward it to my landlord. Less calls.
I play a super rich, resently widowed, lady. My recently departed husband was a naval officer, he was always the one who took care of everything you see. Where did i put my glases? Ronald would always say, Beatrice he'd say, you'd loose your eyes if they wherent stuck in your head he'd say. He was always the one who took care of these things. But he just passed. 35 years in the navy my Ronald. Strung one along for 25 minutes. Thats 25 minutes he was not scaming an actual grandma. Any one of you liked improv theater as a kid id recommend giving it a go. Good practice, good fun.y
My Dad got a scam call when he was in his late ‘80’s. Person said they were calling from the hospital to tell him his son had been in an accident. Dad said, “Which son?” Long pause. Scammer yelled “shit!” And hung up. Didn’t think that one through…..
Mike, you’re probably the luckiest man alive. To have parents that are so blessed in the art of living and to be able to witness that firsthand. Truly blessed.
This video is about a FAKE scam email that Mike's MOM did on his DAD. She just wanted him to change the silly password he'd had forever, for better security. She even put in the bit about Dad supposedly looking at porn sites to freak him out? and then they finish up with the bit about dunking a biscotti in her hot coffee, OK?
My mom started every phone conversation the exact same way... "Bear... its your mother". It always cracked me up. I once exclaimed to her "... who else would be calling me from the phone number you have had since I was 9 weeks old?" I was 48 at the time of this story. My mother replied "your father." I wasn't expecting that response and it kinda threw me. Set aside the fact that there was no mistaking my fathers booming voice for hers, it was common knowledge that my father had never physically called one of his children on his own. He always asked Mom to do the dialing and, after a quick "Bear... its your mother. Your father wants to talk to you", she would hand him the phone. That was when I realized that, for the very first time, my very strict, incredibly straight laced and serious catholic mother had just demonstrated sarcasm.... and we both busted into laughter.
Dear Mike, I don't know how this video ended up in my feed, but I am very thankful for it. Between all the disturbing news and self-improvement videos, between funny cat videos, aiming to keep you distracted and pseudo documentarys aiming to keep you uninformed I found this precious gem. I say precious, because it is such an adorable story, and an honest and delightful way of presentation. Thank you and hava a wonderful day 😊
I work at a 988 call center and we’re required to ask everyone if they are experiencing any dts or dto thoughts. This includes telemarketers and scammers. They hang so fast when we ask them if they are having any thoughts of unaliving themselves and inform them that they are calling unalive prevention hotline, the sheer panic on their end makes me laugh so hard every time. Also, I know the wording is weird but I’m not sure what the censorship policy is on TH-cam.
Now I know how to word my reply! 15-20 years ago I got a telemarketer phone call in the middle of the afternoon. I worked graveyard shift at that time. Conversation went something like this... Telemarketer: Hello, Empty, how are you doing this afternoon? Empty: Not to good. I'm on my way out to "Unalive" myself. I just can't take it anymore! Tele: No, don't do that... Empty: I'm sorry. I gotta go. Goodbye. And then I hung up and went about my business of cleaning the house or washing dishes or somesuch thing. 10 minutes later, the phone rings. Yes, this is Officer Fudpucker of this cities finest and how are you doing today, Empty? I'm doing fine. How are you doing? Yeah, we just got a phone call from a telemarketer who said you were just on your way out to "unalive" yourself, and we decided to give you a call to find out what's going on. Yeah, I don't like telemarketers calling and I just spoke the first thing that come to my mind... Yeah, I don't like telemarketers calling either but in the future, please don't say that. There could be consequences the next time that happens. I understand what you are saying Officer, I won't do it anymore. And I haven't. I just hang up now.
Hello dir,my phone always fackers evil persons ,take important infomeshen from my husband and stiles my Western Union numbers use in trading from my name ,use my name and make trabl for my childrens
Hahaha! That same scam happened to me. I'm 69 and I know how that sick feeling in your stomach can feel! I ponced over the email for a bit and decided, this is B.S. and deleted it. It sounds like the same scammer. Anyway, thank you for sharing. It's comforting to know I wasn't the only one! Cheers Mike!
My mom is 91 too. Scammers & hackers are no match. She's too smart for them. They try to get her to give out her account info over the phone, but she isn't fooled. Now, this woman is a total techno-innocent, doesn't know a thing about computers but she knows the bank and medicare would not call her for account info. Thank God scammers underestimate the 70, 80 & 90+ generation. They are smart.
I'm glad your Mom is so smart. I wish my parents were smart, but they are dumb as doorknobs, so i worry about them all the time. Especially when my mom uses Uber and refuses to check the license plate number of the car she's getting into to make sure it's really an Uber....because she's afraid it will hurt the driver's feelings if he thinks she doesn't trust him. Good grief.
@@aprilcallohan6145 Do this, tell your mom #1 The driver will expect her to check on him/her. Uber expects it. Uber wants people to check bc that way their passengers will be safe. It's good for business. Drivers are trained to expect people to check. #2 Her safety is more important than the driver's feelings. #3 If that hurts the driver's feelings, (it won't) then, she does not want that driver. They are poorly trained if their feelings are hurt.
It is better than Ermas as I recently went to my library and checked out some of Bombeck's books and wound up returning them within 24 hours. I loved when I was raising my kids, but they did not seem to age well. I guess what I found funny then and now has changed as I have aged.
“The grass is greener over the septic tank.” And ditto, loved them when I was younger, picked one up about 8 or so years ago and nope. lol - if Peggy’s book reads like that email, it should be a best seller! (And I was thinking the same thing about the style.)
Mom Peggy is such a fantastic story-teller! 😂 My god, I laughed all the way through....including the obviously non-English speaking person's attempt to write the email! Thank you, Mike, for sharing!
I got a scam message once. He said he was from Alabama but working in Nigeria. (Red flags straight out the gate. No body escapes Alabama 😂😂😂). Anyhoo, the biggest giveaway was that his name was Brain 🤦
I get this exact email, almost word for word, on a semi-regular basis. Its always blackmail claiming to have access to my non-existent webcam and has videos from said webcam of doing the same dirty deeds. Its hilarious. Also I can absolutely tell your mom is a writer, that was an amazing story.
Your mom is such a hoot! I've seen when you two have been together and she is sharp and very quick whitted. I absolutely loved the Seinfeld reference 😂
@@frolickinglions At least your correction got me to research, as I have not heard of either bury the lead or bury the lede that I can recall, so had no idea about either of them...learn something new everyday....thanks...
I absolutely had to watch this twice, I couldn't stop laughing!!! I was laughing so hard I couldn't hear what you were saying, tears were streaming down my face!!! It's not just your Mom's words but your presentation Mike, that had me howling, doubled up laughter rolling all over my bed. I'm 69, you and your family are/have been one of the greatest joys in my life for MANY years. I even remember your 5 minutes as one of the hosts on QVC. Your parents are the most precious people on the planet, I see where your natural talents and abilities come from. I feel so blessed to have your parents introduced to the public. Thanks for sharing them with us!!! I adore them!!! 🇺🇲 💕
Oh my… Mike, your folks are hilarious… I’m 68 and recently got a similar email, but I’ve been working in the IT/tech world since I was in my 20s, so I looked, rolled my eyes and hit delete. I never thought about making it this funny. Your mom is certainly the right one to pen that email. She wit and timing, word choices and your good reading of it has now made this an internet classic. The guys who wrote the original email will now be exclaiming “Hey look, we’re famous!” I laughed right along with you. Thanks!
😂🤣😂thank you for the LOL and then a great big belly laugh! It was great and a good way to start the afternoon. 🥰❤️💕here’s to more humor in our lives! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I’ve received the same email with a password I haven’t used in years, but the scenario wasn’t nearly as hilarious as this 😂😂 your parents are fantastic!
I had a similar email a few years ago. Whilst I knew it was crap, because firstly I don't do pornnsites, and secondly my Web cam didn't work, but I was alarmed that that they knew my password. I promptly changed it, yet a month later got a similar email with the new password. I was terrified. Changed every password I had to a unique one!
This is what worries me… How did they get a password and if they have the password, can get into the system, they can see when passwords are changed and what the new passwords are for any site.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 As an old broad dealing with her 80 year old mother, you have my sympathies and heart. My mom watched the news and saw that dingbat talking about our info being in the cloud. I got an almost hysterical call about that one and she still thinks I may not not know enough and should check with anyone under 20. 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hysterical. I am 80, pretty darn computer savvy, my brother 90, leaves me in stitches with his complete lack of knowing anything about his computer. I gave up trying to explain anything to him after he couldn’t understand, despite me explaining to him fifty times….why his internet won’t work when our WiFi is down. I even took him outside and pointed to the satellite dish on the roof and said, you know, this works like your cell phone, then he asked “how does my cellphone work” 😂
your mother is amazing. This happened to me and my work email. I was laughing so hard as I read a similar email to my General Manager! And he kept saying jeeze stop reading! I couldn't stop I was laughing so hard. He is the same age as my son. At my age I guess I am not embarrassed about things like this... however, my email was hacked and we kind of pounded on the head of our IT company and insisted they figure out how this happened! We changed the password and went to 2 type identification. All good. I loved this video Mike, made my day!
YOUR parents are great!! That is so funny. And she is a great writer. I've watched your shows for so many years now. Thank you for the memories Mike Rowe.
We laugh-cry like this all the time with my 4'10", 85 yr young Korean mom. She has the the cutest accent and I tell everyone she is a bona fide comedienne. She's always chastising us with her favorite phrase, "you fun at me!" as we're cracking up at something she said or did. Thanks Mike for the awesome story. Feels so good to laugh with, and at our folks! 😂
First time watching your channel but will not be the the last! Best video I’ve seen in a long time. Laughed so hard I could barely subscribe, but I did. Can’t wait to go down the rabbit hole! ❤❤❤
I love your parents! My dad used to thoroughly enjoy playing along with scam calls and saying outrageous things, and it got to the point where there was a pretty good chance that every time he answered a call from an unknown number, we would be laughing hysterically within minutes! We lost him last year, but your wonderful story brought back a lot of good memories for me. Thanks for sharing!
I like to recite a poem in Spanish I learned at high school, about El CID. That gets them off the phone quick. Another time I got one of those calls where they say you can make an insurance claim about your ‘recent accident’. I start to make up symptoms of my injuries then and always say at the end that my worst injury is still bothering me and that I should get lots of compensation money. They ask what was the injury and I tell them that I was decapitated and how much will I get, as it’s a life changing injury after all. They hang up in anger after that one! I like to waste their time…
Thanks for being such a great Son , to your Parents . Thanks for sharing your relationships with us . It reminds me of what it should be ! God Bless You !
Love your mom's writing style, and sense of humor!!! You are blessed Mike! I also love how she knew that you'd be ROTFL !! 😝😝 My wife and I love all you do, ever since the first time we watched "Dirty Jobs" !! 😊
I got sent here from a cybersecurity blog, whom had a comment linking to this video. Thanks for sharing Mike, it was hilarious! Your parents are the best!
I listened again for the tenth time today. I needed a good pick me up. I am in awe of the prose. The juxtaposition of cynicism and reality makes a tear in my eye. She fabulously points out the tight wire walk of not loosing ourselves to propaganda. You are so lucky to have her. And to have had her as your mother. Keep reading us her stuff. No book needed!
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Your parents are such gems!! My Hubby once got a scam call and he decided to play along. The scammer said Hubby owned him money and he wanted $250 in gift cards or he was going to call the police. Hubby stated he didn't have $250 and that he couldn't pay. Then listen for the sirens because I called the police on you, they will be there soon. Hubby-- Ah, I don't think so because I would be the one responding to the call--- I AM the Police and I'm working right now...and I'm tracing this call and calling the FBI!!! He said you could hear the sonic boom of the guy disconnecting the call!!! (He was actually sitting in the police station working and the call came in on the department phone!!!)
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Wonderful!
My husband got a scam call the other day, when scammed said to go buy some gift card at Walmart, my husband asked...
Do you know Jesus, he said the call ended fast😂
Word for word I received the exact same email a couple of years ago. I ignored it and the scammer eventually went away.
She is the funniest mom out there! I love your mom. Tears rolling down my face.
We all love his mom! And his dad. Heck, his whole family must be hilarious! ❤
Hilarious.. made my whole week!
It’s a cold grey miserable Monday morning here in East Yorkshire England and i switched on my iPad and randomly picked this post to listen to. Within minutes I was helpless with laughter and I’ve just played it to my husband over our breakfast. It’s great to start the day with such humour. Thank you so much. Your mum and dad are priceless !
This is why we love your parents. They are a national treasure.
Oh my goodness,,,,please hug your parents kiss them
And tell them of your love and affection. 😊😊
I was thinking the same thing 😂 they are the best.
This is the first time I have seen a video from Mike Rowe and I love his parents already!
@@andrewharrison1194 Me too! Suscribed!
Take your 91 year old Dad, hug him and never let go.
I just lost my 91 year old Dad (1932-2024) three weeks ago.
You never know how much they really mean to you until you lose them.
I just lost my dad 81- also. ❤
Sorry for your loss
My mom passed on Valentine’s Day. At 84
So sorry for your loss, I lost my Dad 3 yrs.ago this January.
Same age my parents would be now..don't take nut'n fer granted cuz once their gone they gone
Very funny story! Glad your parents don’t get taken in Mike! My dad got a call from someone who said “Grandpa?” My dad assumed it was one of his grandson’s and said “X?” The caller then identified himself as grandson X, and told Dad he’d been driving drunk, got in an accident in Canada, and needed money for his bail. Dad immediately responded “X, if you were driving drunk, you need to stay in jail until you sober up and learn your lesson!” And hung up the phone. They did call X’s mom to verify that X wasn’t actually in Canada. No, he was home in bed. Such a perfect grandpa response!
The very same thing happened to my dad years ago. The caller said this is your grandson and my dad said my son’s name and he said yes I’m in jail. He asked for money and my dad said for him to call back. My parents called me and I confirmed my son’s whereabouts and then they called the sheriff. When the sheriff showed up the caller actually called my dad back and talked to the sheriff. Of course they hung up but it was scary for my elderly parents.
I got the same call one day, and immediately knew it was not one of my grandkids, so I strung him along. When he asked me if I was going to send him some money, I immediately replied “NO, you know better and so you can get yourself out of this yourself!” And then I hung up. Apparently, he got caught about two week's later and is probably in jail by now. So, don't think all older people aren't smart!!!
I got one of those calls. Obviously it was from an adult male. My oldest grandson is 10 years old!
"In Jail?! How did you get out of prison?!"
@@La1Z1Bri 🤣 Perfect!
The fact your mom trolled your father is funny as hell. She is awesome.
Ok but why am I the only one wondering HOW the scammer got their email password??????
@@Sc-dd6hb Because the scammer's name is Peggy...
@@Sc-dd6hb I'm guessing a data dump.
@@Sc-dd6hb The scammer was actually his wife to get him to change the password to something better instead of a foolish password.
@@Sc-dd6hbi don’t know but I received this exact email
Her ability to turn a phrase is astounding.
Yep.
Nice.
Australia
Well, it's clear where Mike got his talent from.
That was friggin' hilarious! Not only do your parents still have their marbles, they still know how to play with them!
Your parents are an absolute riot!!! You raised them right. Laughter is the best medicine.
Mike's Dad used to volunteer on the floor of a hospital I worked at as a nurse, in the Baltimore area in the early 2000s. I can confirm- he is hilarious, & extremely kind.
"I returned to my sudoku..." That de-escalated quickly. I haven't laughed this hard in donkey years. I absolutely subscribed. Please rell your parents this makes everyone's day. Hysterical.
Your mother is the BEST troll around! You have the best parents Mike, I'm so jealous.
About 10 yrs ago my dad got a phone call from a scammer wanting him to invest money. Dad turned the tables on him, told him he was on his yacht in the Bahamas. Kept him on the line for hours BSing him. Finally got an address to "mail him cash". Cleaned out the litter box and sent him a box of cat sh!t. He called the police fraud unit in that city across the country, told him what he did and gave them the address he sent it to. And an arrest was made!!!!
Do you think they open the package and said "Oh, Shit?!"
@@Gramma5775 🤣🤣🤣 that's what the police said!
That’s even better than a glitter bomb!😂😂
@@janetdw Different kind of glitter. Different kind of bomb. 😂😂
Love it
"My coffee is always there for you" Absolute pearl! Your parents are fab :)
I adore the way your parents still tease each other, and make each other laugh! Relationship goals!
I absolutely love your mom's writing. And the fact that you can barely keep from ROTFL as you read her email.
When my dad got that grandma scammer call he gave a fake name (Henry) to them. They immediately said "Yes Grandpa, it's Henry" Then he said "Well, Henry, I never did like you. I hope you rot in jail."
Good one. 🤣🤣🤣
That is so hilarious!
My sons Grandma told them, well I never did it for any of my kids, why would I start, with my grandkids?
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You know of course that this story is 100% true. There is no way anyone could make up something like this. Mike is very fortunate to have both his parents still with him and what parents they are. God bless Mr. and Mrs. Rowe and Mike.
Riiiight.... and Mike's mom is a writer. hmmmmmmm🤔 Also you can always trust a scammer to delete the private stuff that "he stole" off your computer.🙄
You can’t make this stuff up! Totally GOKDEN!
Sure it is true. I have gotten these types of mails in the past months a few times. Does not bother me though. Webcams are always physically disconnected here 🤣
Lol😂
Reddit sub Scam has frantic people writing in with this exact scam. It’s pretty average.
That is absolutely classic!!!! So glad your parents 1. Have such a great sense of humor. 2. Passed that sense of humor along to you! 3. Were able to obviously recognize a scammer. They, (not so much in this instance) can cause so much stress for the elderly, and their families who try to protect them from it. Which is more and more becoming such a huge issue.
OMG, your mother is such a comedienne! What a treasure she is! It's clear why your parents have had such a long and happy marriage. And also where you got your own excellent sense of humor. Thanks for sharing with us all!
Your mother is so precious. Brilliant sense of humour.
😂😅😂. Mike Rowe thanks for becoming famous so we can love and appreciate your amazingly witty and funny parents- and thanks for sharing them with us!
Your mom's story telling ability is amazing. Tell her thank you for the laugh. I needed that. :)
This is the best example of real people that are having fun. Smart and funny. So lovely.😂
When they call about duct cleaning I tell them I dont have ducts just chickens......gets those foreigners really confused😂
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My husband argues with a fake someone in the background & then goes outside, shooting his gun, while screaming bloody murder. I kid you not .... they hang up so fast & never call back LOL
I say, I rent, landlord told me not to share his private number. Since you claim to know me, mail info and I will forward it to my landlord. Less calls.
I play a super rich, resently widowed, lady.
My recently departed husband was a naval officer, he was always the one who took care of everything you see.
Where did i put my glases?
Ronald would always say, Beatrice he'd say, you'd loose your eyes if they wherent stuck in your head he'd say.
He was always the one who took care of these things. But he just passed.
35 years in the navy my Ronald.
Strung one along for 25 minutes.
Thats 25 minutes he was not scaming an actual grandma.
Any one of you liked improv theater as a kid id recommend giving it a go. Good practice, good fun.y
My Dad got a scam call when he was in his late ‘80’s. Person said they were calling from the hospital to tell him his son had been in an accident. Dad said, “Which son?” Long pause. Scammer yelled “shit!” And hung up. Didn’t think that one through…..
Lol😂
Oh, that's great! I never thought of that! Next son I have, I'm going to name him...
Mike, you’re probably the luckiest man alive. To have parents that are so blessed in the art of living and to be able to witness that firsthand. Truly blessed.
And to have his parents for so long!
Blessed in the art of living...lovely way to put it.
I wish this way of being was more common.
I don't know why this was on my recommended videos, but I'm glad I gave it a listen, absolutely hilarious!
Same.
Same
Me too 😊
@@natasha.r.mI just read the subtitles and still had to smile and join the comments section. ❤
Same here!
My poor elderly aunt got scammed out of a thousand dollars by someone with the same threatening story! I'm glad your parents didn't fall for it!
@@bearsmom42 uh oh! 😲
This video is about a FAKE scam email that Mike's MOM did on his DAD. She just wanted him to change the silly password he'd had forever, for better security. She even put in the bit about Dad supposedly looking at porn sites to freak him out? and then they finish up with the bit about dunking a biscotti in her hot coffee, OK?
My mom started every phone conversation the exact same way... "Bear... its your mother". It always cracked me up. I once exclaimed to her "... who else would be calling me from the phone number you have had since I was 9 weeks old?" I was 48 at the time of this story. My mother replied "your father."
I wasn't expecting that response and it kinda threw me. Set aside the fact that there was no mistaking my fathers booming voice for hers, it was common knowledge that my father had never physically called one of his children on his own. He always asked Mom to do the dialing and, after a quick "Bear... its your mother. Your father wants to talk to you", she would hand him the phone.
That was when I realized that, for the very first time, my very strict, incredibly straight laced and serious catholic mother had just demonstrated sarcasm.... and we both busted into laughter.
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Your Mom and Dad are the greatest!
Your parents are just the best! This story provided SUCH a good laugh!
Dear Mike, I don't know how this video ended up in my feed, but I am very thankful for it. Between all the disturbing news and self-improvement videos, between funny cat videos, aiming to keep you distracted and pseudo documentarys aiming to keep you uninformed I found this precious gem. I say precious, because it is such an adorable story, and an honest and delightful way of presentation. Thank you and hava a wonderful day 😊
“The scammer with bad grammar “. That’s hilarious!!
Bad grammar is a strategy to weed out some of the 'not quite stupid enough' people, who recognize bad grammar means scam and don't respond.
I work at a 988 call center and we’re required to ask everyone if they are experiencing any dts or dto thoughts. This includes telemarketers and scammers. They hang so fast when we ask them if they are having any thoughts of unaliving themselves and inform them that they are calling unalive prevention hotline, the sheer panic on their end makes me laugh so hard every time. Also, I know the wording is weird but I’m not sure what the censorship policy is on TH-cam.
Now I know how to word my reply!
15-20 years ago I got a telemarketer phone call in the middle of the afternoon. I worked graveyard shift at that time. Conversation went something like this...
Telemarketer: Hello, Empty, how are you doing this afternoon?
Empty: Not to good. I'm on my way out to "Unalive" myself. I just can't take it anymore!
Tele: No, don't do that...
Empty: I'm sorry. I gotta go. Goodbye. And then I hung up and went about my business of cleaning the house or washing dishes or somesuch thing.
10 minutes later, the phone rings. Yes, this is Officer Fudpucker of this cities finest and how are you doing today, Empty?
I'm doing fine. How are you doing?
Yeah, we just got a phone call from a telemarketer who said you were just on your way out to "unalive" yourself, and we decided to give you a call to find out what's going on.
Yeah, I don't like telemarketers calling and I just spoke the first thing that come to my mind...
Yeah, I don't like telemarketers calling either but in the future, please don't say that. There could be consequences the next time that happens.
I understand what you are saying Officer, I won't do it anymore.
And I haven't. I just hang up now.
For those wondering,
DTS = Detective Training School (Bangladesh police training school)
DTO = Disney's Toontown Online
No, they just like to censor conservative views.
91! I'm 71 and I'm envious of their situation. Much love to your folks.
Hello dir,my phone always fackers evil persons ,take important infomeshen from my husband and stiles my Western Union numbers use in trading from my name ,use my name and make trabl for my childrens
"This skammer with terrible grammer..." That just rolls off the tongue. That's a line that could create a movie.
Indian engrish
@@TexasTimelapseOr Mandarin?
The actor’s name is Grammer. A set of rules for constructing a proper sentence is Grammar.
Scammer has no "k".
@@rockyroad7345
And zoom.... right over your head. 🤣
Hahaha! That same scam happened to me. I'm 69 and I know how that sick feeling in your stomach can feel! I ponced over the email for a bit and decided, this is B.S. and deleted it. It sounds like the same scammer. Anyway, thank you for sharing. It's comforting to know I wasn't the only one! Cheers Mike!
If I have never read the email addy before, then It goes in the bit bucket!
My mom is 91 too. Scammers & hackers are no match. She's too smart for them. They try to get her to give out her account info over the phone, but she isn't fooled. Now, this woman is a total techno-innocent, doesn't know a thing about computers but she knows the bank and medicare would not call her for account info. Thank God scammers underestimate the 70, 80 & 90+ generation. They are smart.
I'm glad your Mom is so smart. I wish my parents were smart, but they are dumb as doorknobs, so i worry about them all the time. Especially when my mom uses Uber and refuses to check the license plate number of the car she's getting into to make sure it's really an Uber....because she's afraid it will hurt the driver's feelings if he thinks she doesn't trust him. Good grief.
Don't mess with Boomers!!
@@aprilcallohan6145 we must be siblings
@@AlphaGeekgirl LOL :)
@@aprilcallohan6145 Do this, tell your mom #1 The driver will expect her to check on him/her. Uber expects it. Uber wants people to check bc that way their passengers will be safe. It's good for business. Drivers are trained to expect people to check. #2 Her safety is more important than the driver's feelings. #3 If that hurts the driver's feelings, (it won't) then, she does not want that driver. They are poorly trained if their feelings are hurt.
Your mothers writing style reminds me of Erma Bombeck! So funny!
It is better than Ermas as I recently went to my library and checked out some of Bombeck's books and wound up returning them within 24 hours. I loved when I was raising my kids, but they did not seem to age well. I guess what I found funny then and now has changed as I have aged.
Yes!!!! I’d read the readers digest when I was little and I think that’s where I discovered her? Regardless, even to a kid, she was funny!
"The Snake Gets All The Lines" is all that I remember of Erma Bombeck.
“The grass is greener over the septic tank.” And ditto, loved them when I was younger, picked one up about 8 or so years ago and nope. lol - if Peggy’s book reads like that email, it should be a best seller! (And I was thinking the same thing about the style.)
Loved her ❤
I love this! Your mother can definitely tell a story. 😂😂
OMG, Mike!
Your mother is awesome!
I still have tears running down my face!
After all the negativity in the world ….this is so refreshing……Thank you !!!!!❤
Love it, she writes so well and your reading was impeccable! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Hilarious! Thank you for sharing your parents with us!
"Scammer with terrible grammar" 🤣🤣🤣 So much to love!
I'm not sure why TH-cam suggested this video. I'm glad they did and I subscribed. This is hilarious and I needed a good laugh 🤣
Your mom is pure gold! I have to look for one of her books now. I am STILL laughing!!!!
Mom Peggy is such a fantastic story-teller! 😂 My god, I laughed all the way through....including the obviously non-English speaking person's attempt to write the email!
Thank you, Mike, for sharing!
I got a scam message once. He said he was from Alabama but working in Nigeria. (Red flags straight out the gate. No body escapes Alabama 😂😂😂). Anyhoo, the biggest giveaway was that his name was Brain 🤦
And his partner, 'Pinky'..😁😄
@@AGxProductions It's probably spelt "Pink Eye" lol.
@@robynandrews4384
😂
Your parents are pure gold!
This was hilarious!
On a serious note, it wouldn't hurt to remind our loved ones to change their passwords.
Thank you for the video!
I get this exact email, almost word for word, on a semi-regular basis. Its always blackmail claiming to have access to my non-existent webcam and has videos from said webcam of doing the same dirty deeds. Its hilarious.
Also I can absolutely tell your mom is a writer, that was an amazing story.
Your Mother is a national treasure.
Much needed laughter in our house as we are both recovering from difficult medical issues!
Your Mom is truly a gem ♥️♥️♥️
Your mom is such a hoot! I've seen when you two have been together and she is sharp and very quick whitted. I absolutely loved the Seinfeld reference 😂
I love how you buried the lead, "Remember that time..." LOL, thanks for sharing... that was awesome...
It's buried the lede.
@@frolickinglions At least your correction got me to research, as I have not heard of either bury the lead or bury the lede that I can recall, so had no idea about either of them...learn something new everyday....thanks...
Hilarious Mike! I laughed the whole time. Thanks for sharing!😂
Love your Mom's ability to communicate and both of your parents sense of humor.
Thanks Mike, my dad is 91 also , and got a call he won Publisher Clearing House. The post is great, God Bless your folks, you and yours.
I love your parents! You’re mother is hilarious 😂❤️👏
I absolutely had to watch this twice, I couldn't stop laughing!!! I was laughing so hard I couldn't hear what you were saying, tears were streaming down my face!!! It's not just your Mom's words but your presentation Mike, that had me howling, doubled up laughter rolling all over my bed. I'm 69, you and your family are/have been one of the greatest joys in my life for MANY years. I even remember your 5 minutes as one of the hosts on QVC. Your parents are the most precious people on the planet, I see where your natural talents and abilities come from. I feel so blessed to have your parents introduced to the public. Thanks for sharing them with us!!! I adore them!!! 🇺🇲 💕
Love it .... Too Funny ... Thanks for sharing ... Stay safe and well ....
Your mother is a BRILLIANT writer! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I'm gonna have to get that book.
Oh my… Mike, your folks are hilarious… I’m 68 and recently got a similar email, but I’ve been working in the IT/tech world since I was in my 20s, so I looked, rolled my eyes and hit delete. I never thought about making it this funny. Your mom is certainly the right one to pen that email. She wit and timing, word choices and your good reading of it has now made this an internet classic. The guys who wrote the original email will now be exclaiming “Hey look, we’re famous!” I laughed right along with you. Thanks!
😂the infamous lingerie section of the Sears catalog.
😂🤣😂thank you for the LOL and then a great big belly laugh! It was great and a good way to start the afternoon. 🥰❤️💕here’s to more humor in our lives! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
‘Rosie Palm and her five sisters’ 😂😂😂 I’m dead 😂😂😂
SOOO FUNNY!!
Hilarious.
!!!😂
Love that, it's a new one on me!!
Big Jim and the twins...
I know it as Mrs Palm and her 5 lovely daughters. 40+ years ago at school
That was wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
😂 Ransom note AND public service announcement. 😅 What a fun story! Thank you for sharing. 😂
Your Mom is hilarious & a truly talented writer!
LMAO! This was hilarious and classic with Seniors! And those stories from your mom! OMG! LOL!
Give your mom and dad an extra hug and a thank you from me❤❤
I’ve received the same email with a password I haven’t used in years, but the scenario wasn’t nearly as hilarious as this 😂😂 your parents are fantastic!
I had a similar email a few years ago. Whilst I knew it was crap, because firstly I don't do pornnsites, and secondly my Web cam didn't work, but I was alarmed that that they knew my password. I promptly changed it, yet a month later got a similar email with the new password. I was terrified. Changed every password I had to a unique one!
This is what worries me… How did they get a password and if they have the password, can get into the system, they can see when passwords are changed and what the new passwords are for any site.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 As an old broad dealing with her 80 year old mother, you have my sympathies and heart. My mom watched the news and saw that dingbat talking about our info being in the cloud. I got an almost hysterical call about that one and she still thinks I may not not know enough and should check with anyone under 20. 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hysterical. I am 80, pretty darn computer savvy, my brother 90, leaves me in stitches with his complete lack of knowing anything about his computer. I gave up trying to explain anything to him after he couldn’t understand, despite me explaining to him fifty times….why his internet won’t work when our WiFi is down. I even took him outside and pointed to the satellite dish on the roof and said, you know, this works like your cell phone, then he asked “how does my cellphone work” 😂
I love your parents! Thanks so much for sharing them with us. You are so lucky to have them still around.
THAT is superb!! Your parents are MY kind of people. Good on them. GREAT people. Thanks to them, thanks to you for sharing.
Your mom and dad's humor reminds me of Dave Berry. There really is laughter and humor in the mundane, some folks just know how to tell a story.
Your mom is a hoot!!! What an absolute gem!
your mother is amazing. This happened to me and my work email. I was laughing so hard as I read a similar email to my General Manager! And he kept saying jeeze stop reading! I couldn't stop I was laughing so hard. He is the same age as my son. At my age I guess I am not embarrassed about things like this... however, my email was hacked and we kind of pounded on the head of our IT company and insisted they figure out how this happened! We changed the password and went to 2 type identification. All good. I loved this video Mike, made my day!
OMG…..I should never listen to anything you post when I’m drinking coffee….now I’ve got a small mess to clean up and have to change my shirt…..😂🤣😜
"Drinking coffee." Is that another metaphor? 😏
Did you have any biscotti with that coffee? 😁
Must have been the biscotti
LOL! Too funny. 💜
Did it shoot out of your nose 😂
This is just brilliant!!!!😂😂😂😂 Your Mum & Dad sound like fantastic people😂😂❤
Yet another literary masterpiece from Peggy!!
Your parents are Gold Mike!!😂😂😂
YOUR parents are great!! That is so funny. And she is a great writer. I've watched your shows for so many years now. Thank you for the memories Mike Rowe.
We laugh-cry like this all the time with my 4'10", 85 yr young Korean mom. She has the the cutest accent and I tell everyone she is a bona fide comedienne. She's always chastising us with her favorite phrase, "you fun at me!" as we're cracking up at something she said or did. Thanks Mike for the awesome story. Feels so good to laugh with, and at our folks! 😂
Your mom sounds like a patient I had once. She had all the nurses just dying. So much so the night supervisor had to tell us to be quiet.
Our Asian parents are often funny even when they didn’t intend to be. We are a lucky culture ❤
Your mom told on you with the Sears catalog, lol. Your mom is so funny. I needed a good laugh. Thank you. :)
First time watching your channel but will not be the the last! Best video I’ve seen in a long time. Laughed so hard I could barely subscribe, but I did. Can’t wait to go down the rabbit hole! ❤❤❤
I love your parents! My dad used to thoroughly enjoy playing along with scam calls and saying outrageous things, and it got to the point where there was a pretty good chance that every time he answered a call from an unknown number, we would be laughing hysterically within minutes! We lost him last year, but your wonderful story brought back a lot of good memories for me. Thanks for sharing!
I like to recite a poem in Spanish I learned at high school, about El CID. That gets them off the phone quick. Another time I got one of those calls where they say you can make an insurance claim about your ‘recent accident’. I start to make up symptoms of my injuries then and always say at the end that my worst injury is still bothering me and that I should get lots of compensation money. They ask what was the injury and I tell them that I was decapitated and how much will I get, as it’s a life changing injury after all. They hang up in anger after that one! I like to waste their time…
Thanks for being such a great Son , to your Parents .
Thanks for sharing your relationships with us .
It reminds me of what it should be !
God Bless You !
Your parents are comedic gold!!!
This is hilarious!!!
Love your mom's writing style, and sense of humor!!! You are blessed Mike! I also love how she knew that you'd be ROTFL !! 😝😝 My wife and I love all you do, ever since the first time we watched "Dirty Jobs" !! 😊
Your mom is an evil genius 😂😂
I haven't laughed so hard in a bit...thank you for that!! 😂😂
I got sent here from a cybersecurity blog, whom had a comment linking to this video. Thanks for sharing Mike, it was hilarious! Your parents are the best!
You know it’s gonna be great when he starts out, “This one might be a mistake…”. 😂
I can't like this enough. My cheeks hurt from grinning foolishly. I love your mom.
I listened again for the tenth time today. I needed a good pick me up. I am in awe of the prose. The juxtaposition of cynicism and reality makes a tear in my eye. She fabulously points out the tight wire walk of not loosing ourselves to propaganda. You are so lucky to have her. And to have had her as your mother. Keep reading us her stuff. No book needed!
Thank you for sharing. It was such a delight to belly laugh at the end of a hard work day.❤