”What am i doing in the desert?”
Thursday 26th June, 2008 - £8,920.19 in debt…
What was the first CD ever pressed in the US?
What is the national sport of Japan?
How do oscillators work?
Why iz tht cow ignorin me is it coz I waz chattin to her boyf coz thats rly paffetik like!?!!11 Lolz.
Just a few of the questions you’re likely to be asked if you sign up to be a Texpert.
Texperts is a service that offers an answer to any question. As the name suggests, it’s a text-based service: the customer texts their question, and an operator at the other end researches an answer and sends it back.
It’s a simple enough idea (also exercised by AQA - Any Question Answered), so I thought I’d apply.
The job is home-based: you can log into the system whenever you like, answer some questions on your computer (you don’t have to text from your phone), and hey presto – a bit of extra cash comes rolling in. It will take a while to build up some speed and get used to researching quickly, but some people do this as a full-time job so I guess it’s what you make of it.
The application process is on the website, in the form of a deceptively idiotic-looking “quiz” called The Tex-Factor. In truth, it was harder than my Maths A-level and took twice as long.
You can go back to the beginning and re-take the test as many times as you like, so there’s a good chance you’ll get through eventually even if you’re Wayne Rooney and all four members of Westlife are trying to “help”.
Unfortunately, after I passed the test, I was told via email that Texperts don’t currently have vacancies. I might have to wait months for my chance - which, I can only assume, will happen when a current Texpert suffers a heart attack and dies after receiving a particularly explicit text. Or when demand soars unexpectedly.
Never mind though – I now await my dramatic call-up notification, perched firmly on the edge of my seat. Now, how can I make demand for Texperts soar? £1 per text, you say…?
And the answers are:
1) Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA
2) Sumo wrestling
3) Look here
4) If I understand your question correctly, the answer is Angela Rippon.
