The Dave and Buster's Anomaly
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What is the Dave and Buster's anomaly?
A friend recently pointed out to me this small, interesting fact he'd observed. A podcaster he listened to had a habit of signaling to his listeners which episodes of his show were the really good ones, so you'd skip the others if you wanted. I admire the hell out of this gesture. It's like when a waiter nudges you away from the so-so dish towards the excellent one. They're actually on your side, not just selling you something. And in that spirit, I want to say that this week's question, for us, it's been one of our favorites. I'm always looking for question of the year. It's my Oscars. And in February, when I heard this one, I thought, this might be it. Hi, Eric. How are you? I'm good. Big fan of your work. Oh, thank you. I appreciate your Costco hoodie.
Kirkland Signature. Well, thank you. The question came from this listener, Eric, a man with impeccable taste. And his question had to do with one particular feature on the iPhone, the audio message. Some people call these voice messages or voice notes. I switch in between all three. But it's where you can send someone a recording of your voice rather than a text message. Well, normally you can. But Eric had learned of an anomaly. One specific phrase, which if you said it into your iPhone, the message would refuse to go through. And the phrase in question was a surprising one.
So I'm in a group chat per usual with just some buddies of mine. We've been friends since college. And so Thursday, my friend Alex said, you got to try this. Record a voice memo message and mention Dave and Buster's and it will not be delivered.
Dave and Buster's. As in the American restaurant that's Chuck E. Cheese for adults. Skee-Ball and Rum and Coke.
Dave and Buster's. So of course he sent us a bunch and everyone says, negative, did not get that. Nope, didn't get that. So everyone's like, what the fuck? That's wild.
Can I try it with you right now?
Yes.
Do you mind? We'll bleep it out, but can you give me your phone number?
How did the anomaly come to light?
Sure. Sorry, all the fours.
That's okay. And audio. Wait, is it audio? I never leave voice memos. I'm like, I record my voice in monologue for a living.
Oh, I know. Me neither. I think famous people do it because my wife has like a famous friend. That's the only way she messages. Really? I don't know. Yeah.
Wait, why do you think famous people are more likely to send voice memos?
I don't think they want to spend time actually typing out their thoughts. It's like a phone call without actually having the commitment of a phone call.
Interesting. Okay, all right, I'm sending you one. I found the audio message feature on my phone and decided first as a test, I'd send a message without the trigger phrase. Hey, have you heard about the animatronic band at Chuck E. Cheese? There's something to check out. We should go. All right. Send.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the Dave and Buster's anomaly?
1:46–3:45
2
How did the anomaly come to light?
3:45–7:13
3
What experiments demonstrate the anomaly?
7:13–10:12
4
What theories exist about the anomaly?
10:12–17:49
5
What is the origin story of Dave and Buster's?
17:49–27:50
6
What insights do Dave and Buster's employees have?
27:50–30:03
7
What conclusions can we draw from the investigation?
30:03–43:44