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Put the clips on these|               |              |                    |                          |               | Ignore ---------->x          x<--------- Ignore              |               |              |                    |                          |               |              |                    |                          |               |              +--------------------+                          |               +--------------------------------------------------------------+If you live in an apartment building:    +-------------------------------------------------------------+    |                  ............Yellow                         |    |                  .                                          |           |                  .  .........Black                          |           |                  .  .                                       |           |             +----.--.----+                                  |           | Green Tip.... -  -  -  -.....Red Ring                       |           |             | -  -  -  - |                                  |           |             | -  -  -  - |                                  |           |             | -  -  -  - |   The Telephone "Punchdown Block"|           |             | -  -  -  - |   Usually found in office and    |           |             | -  -  -  - |   apartment buildings.           |           |             | -  -  -  - |   NOTE: TIP and RING might be    |           |             | -  -  -  - |   switched, depending on the     |           |             | -  -  -  - |   building.                      |           |             | -  -  -  - |                                  |           |             | -  -  -  - |                                  |           |             | -  -  -  - |                                  |           |             +------------+                                  |           +-------------------------------------------------------------+NOTE:  first try this on your own line.  That way, you can fiddle withit all you want, and not get in trouble (unless someone's on thephone). Congrats!  If it works, great!  If it dosen't, go back andcheck what you did.The Phun You Can Have:Obviously, this has to be good for something!  Remember, this isliterally and extension of their phone, keep that in mind. 	So hereis some stuff:= Make free calls.  Hopefully, the box is somewhere secluded.  Make allthe calls you want!  But, tell the person that you may have to hang upquickly.  Tell them that when this happens, they should hang up quick,too.  Don't stay on for too long!  You can get caught this way, ifsomeone tries to call alot, or someone picks up the phone and hearssomeone else having a convesation!  Be careful.= Getting someone in trouble.  Call a radio station (most have callerID).  Start cussing your brains out.  Say that everyone should worshipsatan, fuck jesus, eat SPAM, or whatever.  Hopefully, they'll track thenumber down.  Or call a bomb threat to the police.  They'll alwaystrace the call.  Perhaps, call the operator, and start fucking around. NOTE:  don't do this to someone you don't  know.  Only do it to realpricks who deserve it.  And DON'T call 911.  Their response is shittyalready, don't make it worse for some guy with a shard of glass in hisskull.= Eavesdropping.  Get a phone that has a MUTE button.  Tape it downSECURELY!  If you hold it down, the line could get noisy, and theymight get suspicious.  Record it, and blackmail 'em if it's juicy! Butbe careful, extortion is a federal offense.Some Tips:Try to look inconspicuous - don't go wearing a hot pink raincoat.  Ifgoing a night, wear dark clothes.  Keep all your stuff in a smallbackpack.  Case the place first - look to see if there's a car in thedriveway.  Are alot of lights on?  Look for the box in the obviousplaces - if you can't find it, skip it. Try to find a house that looksempty, or has alot of bushes by the box.  If you crouch, and it's dark,you might not be seen by the idle jogger or walker.  If you're reallyparanoid, wear a fake moustache.  Also, wear some kind of gloves.People are paranoid, and might get the box dusted.  (You can never betoo careful!) If someone does pick up the phone whale you are doingyour stuff, either hang up, or, for a better chance at them  not comingout, say something like "Oops, must be a crossed line."  Maybe saysomething about the phone guys doing something on the poles thismorning.  In either case, LEAVE FAST!  Don't forget to close the box,or they'll know someone was there.  And always tell the person you aretalking to that you might have to leave quick and they should hang upquick also. If you are over 21, try to look like a telco guy.  Get afishing tackle box, and but your stuff in it.  If someone hearssomething on the line, and then see's a telco guy walking away, theymight not get suspicious.  Or, if you can get a REAL telco outfit,complete with belt with all the tools, and an orange/blue/yellow hardhat with the local service logo, get real ballsy, and knock on the door and say "Hello ma'am/sir, I need to run some line tests, we've beenhaving some problems with the trunk lines, and I need to check some ofthe houses on this block.  Could you not use the phone for the nexthalf an hour?  Thanks."  Try not to piss in your pants.  Right beforeyou leave, tell them "All done here, thanks."  Remembet to spraypaintthe phone orange. Oh, and another thing, don't do it in your ownneighborhood!  Someone might see you, or there might be a nosy old guyacross the street, and he might say "Joe, I saw that kid of Marty'ssnooping around today."  Busted.  Also, be wary of "Neighborhood Watch"areas - this is full of people with binoculars and 911 on the speeddial. If someone happens to see you messing with their stuff, look asinnocent as possible.  Say something like "My friends dared me to do it- they said I was chicken unless I went to someone's house and calledthem!  Please, don't tell anyone!  My parents will KILL me! Pleaseohplease!.  Oh god, uncle Gene's gonna kill me!  Oh Jesus,please!  I was just trying to prove something to my friends!"  Maybestart to sob.  You might just get off with a lecture.  If you arewearing some sort of disguise, maybe try to make a run for it.  Ditchthe disguise, and make like nothing happend. Another thing - you maywant to buy a 10-20 foot cable, so you can connect to their phone box,and sit in the bushes a bit away, and have your phun.Advanced Stuff For The Beige Box:If you know what you are doing, here's some suggestions:= Wire a switch in line with the microphone so you can flip it in andout of the circut.  This is a helluva lot cleaner than a MUTE button,but make sure to switch it on or off before you pick up the phone, sothere won't be any abnormal noise.= If it's the kind that is just a handset, you might want to install aswitch for an on-off switch, instead of having the switch on the bottomdown.= Wire an "in-use" light into it, so that you don't pick up the phoneon someone.Remember, you are treading into illegal territory.  Don't get caught,unless you like dishing out 100,000-200,000 buckaroos and/or having"Crusher Moe" breating down your neck for 1-5 years.  And don't bragabout your phun openly - who knows, maybe Ma Bell is listening!  Bragbehind a name (like me!).DISCLAIMER I, the guy named NightJoker, do not accept any responsibilityfor any damage you, the reader, may cause.  I will not pay bail, beyour lawyer, or bake cakes with hacksaws in them.  If you get caught,you are screwed, because I can't help you.  In other words:  it ain'tmy fault!