Zioptis is an odd company that no one really knows the origin of.
have anyone heard of "zioptis"? supposedly this phone number has been passed around since the 80's on old BBS systems. it has always rang a few times, then an old cassette-tape answering machine picks up. the messages always sound like they were recorded with bad 80's music, and were left in the sun to melt a bit. the people talking always said really weird stuff, and would talk about "zioptis: dial-a-trip". research led me to a discussion about it here: http://j-b. livejournal.com/106293.html
and the website for the "zioptis foundation"(a haunted house review website) is found here: http://www.zioptis.com/
here's the strange thing... i've been calling nearly every day for the last 7 months. after the weird recorded message (which changed frequently) it always plays a warbled beep, like the tone which signals you to leave a message, and then the call ends. which led me to believe the line was solely used for voicemail, but today the line just rings repeatedly and ends after a few minutes.
here's the number: three one three two seven four 1111 (wouldn't let me post a phone number)
i'm under the impression now, that it's been a live telephone line all of this time. why would anyone create this, much less maintain it for a decade plus?
pic related. supposedly it was a business card.
It's incredibly odd, the above quote is from the original /x/ thread from two years ago which can be found here:
http://chanarchive.org/4chan/x/18696/Now, I was curious and decided to visit the website to see if its still active and what do you know? The latest entry is from June 20th, 2013.
JUNE 20, 2013 THURSDAY - SUNSHINE ZOMBIES & SNICKER'S DREAMS
And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street. Wait a second, make that Dartmouth Street in Dearborn Heights.
So I was driving to a friend's house last Tuesday, and the weather was the kind that makes kids run barefoot through thick, green grass and forget about TV and video games.
Four kids were playing on a corner lot, like thousands of others that day. But what caught my attention was the little girl strategically placed on the corner closest to the street.
She was wearing a mask known as "The Scream" with its super-elongated jaw dropping down, and moving in slow-motion like a zombie. She looked about 7 or 8, it was SO cute!
And then I'm thinking: here it's SUMMER, and kids are already fantasizing about Halloween! Cool.
Too bad they weren't selling lemonade too; I would have been the best customer they ever had! But that's OK, they put a great big smile on my face and in my heart and no amount of money can get you that.
I slowed down and gave them a big thumbs up, and wished I had some Snickers bars or at least some Kandy Korns to toss to them, and then I could've said "Trick or Treat already??? (pause) Good for you!"
But we only buy Snickers bars once a year in October, oh wellski...kid was probably allergic to peanuts anyway...now I feel better...
Now, this is really odd. The website is supposed to be centered around Halloween house reviews, so I guess the Halloween obsession fits. But, why does it seem so much like a blog?
Now, it gets weirder.
When the number of the site is called, the results have been extremely varied. From just plain beeps, to statements about fashion shows, and the most recent.
An odd survey with a threat of electric shock if answered wrong.
I recorded the survey, it's incredibly odd I cannot even explain it. Just watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kwvH6uLhBIThey turn on a "mind spinner" that apparently causes psychological damage if viewed around machinery or in a vehicle. Just watch.
The number is
(313) 274-1111. Call it and see for yourself.
Now seriously, what the hell is this company. The only reason I stumbled on it is because Brickman asked me if I knew about it, and he linked me to the original thread. I went to the main site and saw it was still active.
