YC: Don't forget to call your mother.

[iamelgringo]

It's mothers day.

[kyro]

This being a community of hackers, it'd be much appreciated if one of you could write a program that dialed up my mother every year leaving her a voicemail. This way, I can sleep in the entire day, and fulfill my duties as a son.

[thorax → kyro]

I know this has been downmodded, but if you wanted a trick to go straight to voicemail for this "app": http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9915518-2.html

And it just has a pre-roll ad or something.

[baha_man]

Only in certain countries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day#Mother.27s_Day_in_...

[ojbyrne]

My mother lives a block away. Just a phone call would have been kind of rude ;-)

[mrtron → ojbyrne]

That is a deep basement ;)

[whalesalad → mrtron]

Hahahah. Amazing.

[signa11]

i don't really understand this: why do you have to wait for a specific day for this ? aren't you grateful _everyday_ ?

[thorax → signa11]

Yeah, but most of them expect a show of that gratefulness _today_.

[hooande]

For a moment I was surprised that no one made the obligatory "I called your mom last night" joke, but then I remembered that news.yc is a more refined crowd

[pepeto → hooande]

and you just couldn't resist saying it...

[migpwr]

I get to call my mom on Saturday the 10th, mexican mothers day...

[altano]

Mothers are frequently overrated