From the Onion.
<https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>

On 5/14/2023 3:10 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
> From the Onion.
> <https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>

Which leads to
https://www.theonion.com/trump-sexual-battery-verdict-supporters-react-1850429680

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 14 May 2023 15:10:14 -0700 (PDT), Dean
Hoffman <deanh6929@gmail.com> wrote:

>From the Onion.
><https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>

My house came with starter doorknobs. The house was 4 years old and had
all its original doorknobs, but they were plastic.

On top of that, the prior owner had painted some of them for some
reason. They looked terrible. (He also caulked windows all over the
place and did a terrible job, far too much caulk.) The caulk I scraped
or cut off, but the doorknobs looked too hard to clean so I was going to
replace them with nice brass ones. But then I didn't want to replace
them all, or have some that didn't match the others. So I found the
only place in Baltimore that sold these things (Not a hardware store.
I forget what it was) and I bought several and he threw in the whole
rest of his stock, about 5 more including some already broken.

I replaced all the painted ones and life was good for 38 years, but just
this past winter, I put a tiny bit of extra force on one and a part
inside broke, so the knob comes off. It's my bedroom door that I never
close anyhow.

But this is why you have to be careful with starter doorknobs.

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 14 May 2023 15:20:53 -0700, Bob F
<bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 5/14/2023 3:10 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
>> From the Onion.
>> <https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>
>
>Which leads to
>https://www.theonion.com/trump-sexual-battery-verdict-supporters-react-1850429680

The photo says "text Rump to [a 5-digit number]. How does that work?
Does the 5 digit number match up with one particular person or business?
Are 5 digits enough for the whole country?

In this case** it's probably automated and whatever one texts it just
puts you on the subscription list for texts from him, is that right?

But if you text something other than Rump, will that still subscribe
you? Or, can you text insults to the same number and someone will read
them?

**This question is not just about stumpie but about the whole system
where you text something to a 5-digit number.

On 5/14/2023 4:04 PM, micky wrote:
> In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 14 May 2023 15:20:53 -0700, Bob F
> <bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 5/14/2023 3:10 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
>>> From the Onion.
>>> <https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>
>>
>> Which leads to
>> https://www.theonion.com/trump-sexual-battery-verdict-supporters-react-1850429680
>
> The photo says "text Rump to [a 5-digit number]. How does that work?
> Does the 5 digit number match up with one particular person or business?
> Are 5 digits enough for the whole country?
>
> In this case** it's probably automated and whatever one texts it just
> puts you on the subscription list for texts from him, is that right?
>
> But if you text something other than Rump, will that still subscribe
> you? Or, can you text insults to the same number and someone will read
> them?
>
> **This question is not just about stumpie but about the whole system
> where you text something to a 5-digit number.
>

They will probably count you as a supporter and text you multiple daily
requests for all your money.

On 2023-05-14, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 14 May 2023 15:20:53 -0700, Bob F
><bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On 5/14/2023 3:10 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
>>> From the Onion.
>>> <https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>
>>
>>Which leads to
>>https://www.theonion.com/trump-sexual-battery-verdict-supporters-react-1850429680
>
> The photo says "text Rump to [a 5-digit number]. How does that work?
> Does the 5 digit number match up with one particular person or business?
> Are 5 digits enough for the whole country?

The five-digit number is an SMS short code.

https://www.drip.com/blog/sms-short-codes

--
Cindy Hamilton

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 15 May 2023 08:39:59 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:

>On 2023-05-14, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>> In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 14 May 2023 15:20:53 -0700, Bob F
>><bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On 5/14/2023 3:10 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
>>>> From the Onion.
>>>> <https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>
>>>
>>>Which leads to
>>>https://www.theonion.com/trump-sexual-battery-verdict-supporters-react-1850429680
>>
>> The photo says "text Rump to [a 5-digit number]. How does that work?
>> Does the 5 digit number match up with one particular person or business?
>> Are 5 digits enough for the whole country?
>
>The five-digit number is an SMS short code.
>
>https://www.drip.com/blog/sms-short-codes

Thanks. This is the very first info I've gotten about this, and I have
been wondering. It's a good think I didn't send insults to stumpie.
I'd be on his list and I'm not one of the 91% it says want to be on text
lists.

On Mon, 15 May 2023 05:14:47 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
wrote:

>In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 15 May 2023 08:39:59 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
><hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>>On 2023-05-14, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>>> In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 14 May 2023 15:20:53 -0700, Bob F
>>><bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 5/14/2023 3:10 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
>>>>> From the Onion.
>>>>> <https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>
>>>>
>>>>Which leads to
>>>>https://www.theonion.com/trump-sexual-battery-verdict-supporters-react-1850429680
>>>
>>> The photo says "text Rump to [a 5-digit number]. How does that work?
>>> Does the 5 digit number match up with one particular person or business?
>>> Are 5 digits enough for the whole country?
>>
>>The five-digit number is an SMS short code.
>>
>>https://www.drip.com/blog/sms-short-codes
>
>Thanks. This is the very first info I've gotten about this, and I have
>been wondering. It's a good think I didn't send insults to stumpie.
>I'd be on his list and I'm not one of the 91% it says want to be on text
>lists.

Here's one such list of SMS/text short codes. If you're curious, see if
your code is in that list.
https://www.textingworld.com/shortcode.html

Similarly, phone numbers have had short codes for a couple of decades,
at least, sometimes dialed as #xxx, as opposed to star codes, which are
dialed as *xx.

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 15 May 2023 22:55:18 -0500, Jim Joyce
<none@none.invalid> wrote:

>On Mon, 15 May 2023 05:14:47 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
>wrote:
>
>>In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 15 May 2023 08:39:59 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
>><hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2023-05-14, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
>>>> In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 14 May 2023 15:20:53 -0700, Bob F
>>>><bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On 5/14/2023 3:10 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
>>>>>> From the Onion.
>>>>>> <https://www.theonion.com/first-time-homebuyers-purchase-nice-starter-doorknob-1850414997>
>>>>>
>>>>>Which leads to
>>>>>https://www.theonion.com/trump-sexual-battery-verdict-supporters-react-1850429680
>>>>
>>>> The photo says "text Rump to [a 5-digit number]. How does that work?
>>>> Does the 5 digit number match up with one particular person or business?
>>>> Are 5 digits enough for the whole country?
>>>
>>>The five-digit number is an SMS short code.
>>>
>>>https://www.drip.com/blog/sms-short-codes
>>
>>Thanks. This is the very first info I've gotten about this, and I have
>>been wondering. It's a good think I didn't send insults to stumpie.
>>I'd be on his list and I'm not one of the 91% it says want to be on text
>>lists.
>
>Here's one such list of SMS/text short codes. If you're curious, see if
>your code is in that list.
>https://www.textingworld.com/shortcode.html
>
>Similarly, phone numbers have had short codes for a couple of decades,
>at least, sometimes dialed as #xxx, as opposed to star codes, which are
>dialed as *xx.

Very intersting.