A Study being conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Linguistic Data Consortium to analyse and interpret the way people talk to each other on the phone. Participants either initiate a call to an autodialer at their own convenience (and are then connected to another sudy participant) or are randomly called by the dialer when another subject initiates a call. Subjects specify available hours so they're not called at 3AM unless they say it's alright. The calls (at a maximum of 3 per person) are recorded and a topic is given to keep the calls focused. Participants receive $10 for each call they successfully complete as well as a referral bonus.
Subject list:
- Professional Sports on TV.
- Pets
- Life Partners
- Minimum Wage
- Comedy
- Hypothetical Situations. Perjury.
- Hypothetical Situations. One Million Dollars to Leave the US.
- Hypothetical Situations. Opening your own business.
- Hypothetical Situations. Time Travel.
- Hypothetical Situations. An Anonymous Benefactor.
- US Public Schools.
- Affirmative Action.
- Movies.
- Computer Games.
- Current Events.
- Hobbies.
- Smoking.
- Terrorism.
- Televised Criminal Trials.
- Drug Testing.
- Family Values.
- Censorship.
- Health and Fitness.
- September 11.
- Strikes by Professional Athletes.
- Airport Security.
- Issues in the Middle East.
- Foreign Relations.
- Education.
- Family.
- Corporate Conduct in the US.
- Outdoor Activities.
- Friends.
- Food.
- Illness.
- Personal Habits.
- Reality TV.
- Arms Inspections in Iraq.
- Holidays.
- Bioterrorism.
If you're at all interested in talking to strangers for money I would recommend looking into this. http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/Fisher/ . If you decide you are interested and you'd like to plop me down on the form as a referral (completely voluntarily, of course) check my homenode for my referral ID.
I am in no way assiociated with the project in any capacity other than that of an interested volunteer. Do what you like. | 
