rocknload | (no subject)

Okay, I was called for one of the strangest random surveys ever.

Guy on phone: Excuse me, I'd like to ask you some questions.
Me: Uh--
Guy on phone: Have you ever heard of an initiation?
Me: Wait, what?
Guy on phone: Like, an initiation into a group, or something like that.
Me: Sure, I guess? On the news and stuff.
Guy on phone: And do you have any personal experience with them?
Me: Er, no, I guess not.
Guy on phone: But you've heard of them.
Me: ... Sure?
Guy on phone: And what do you know about them, personally?
Me: Nothing.
Guy on phone: But you've heard of them.
Me: On the news and stuff.
Guy on phone: Would you say that they're meant to be embarrassing for the person going through them?
Me: ...... I guess they can be?
Guy on phone: Okay. And would you say that they're meant to be amusing for the spectators?
Me: .......... Um, what?
Guy on phone: Would you say that they're meant to be amusing for the spectators?
Me: I don't--
Guy on phone: If you were witnessing something like this, would you laugh?
Me: .............. That really depends on what they're doing. What is this for?
Guy on phone: Uh, that's actually an excellent question. I'm going through something of an initiation myself, into a group, and I was looking for other people's experiences or, um, impressions about them, to compare with my own initiation.
Me: And where did you get this number?
Guy on phone: It, uh, looks like they've given me a random list of phone numbers, um, is that okay?
Me: I was just wondering, because your questions seem to be very leading.
Guy on phone: Oh, sorry.
Me: I was just wondering what results you're looking for, here.
Guy on phone: I, uh ... Well, it seems like you don't really have any experience with these things so thank you for your time.
Me: No problem.

Is it just me, or does something seem off, maybe even slightly creepy about this? I was just trying to point out the fact that he wasn't conducting a very scientific survey. I'm not a total bitch.