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Joybubbles

Joybubbles ((1949-05-25)May 25, 1949 – (2007-08-08)August 8, 2007), born Josef Carl Engressia Jr. in Richmond, Virginia, was an early phone phreak. Born blind, he became interested in telephones at age four. He had absolute pitch, and was able to whistle 2600 hertz — an operator tone also used by blue box phreaking devices — into a telephone. Joybubbles…

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Known for
Pioneering phone phreaking with 2600 Hz whistle, founder of Church of Eternal Childhood
Notable work
"Stories and Stuff" telephone line, "Zzzzyzzerrific Funline"
Education
University of South Florida (degree in Philosophy)
Born
Josef Carl Engressia Jr. (1949-05-25)25 May 1949 Richmond, Virginia, United States
Call sign
WB0RPA
Died
8 August 2007(2007-08-08) (aged 58) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Early life

Whistler

Later life

Presence in the media

Phone services

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Joybubbles

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Edges55
Triples103
Avg. degree1.96
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Joybubbles

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related to Presence in the media · 22
Joybubbles → BBC Radio, Call, Chapter, David Strathairn, Escape, Esquire, Exploding, Hacking, In, In Steve Wozniak's, John Draper, March, On February, Phil Lapsley, Phone, Ron Rosenbaum, Sneakers, Steve Wozniak, The, The Secret History
related to External links · 21
Joybubbles → April, Bell, Exploding, Feb, Find, Hook, Little Blue Box, New York Times ObituaryNew, Off, Off The Hook, Outlaws Who Hacked Ma, Phone, Post-Gazette, Radiolab, Stories, StuffA Haxor Radio, Summary, Teenagers, The Untold Story, York Times Magazine
related to Early life · 17
Joybubbles → As, East Coast, Esther, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, He, Jell-O, Joe Sr, Josef Carl Engressia Jr, Massachusetts, Miami, Pompano Beach, Richmond, Saugus, The Engressia, Toni, Virginia
related to Later life · 14
Joybubbles → Am, Bulletin Board, Church, Eternal Childhood, He, In, May, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Paul Pioneer Press, Sexually, Social Security, St, We Won't Grow Up
related to Phone services · 9
Joybubbles → During, Highrise Joe, In, People, Stories, Stuff, Up, Valleyfair, Zzzzyzzerrific Funline
related to Whistler · 9
Joybubbles → After, As, At, Canadian, He, South Florida, Tennessee, University, Whistler
Born · 1
Joybubbles → Josef Carl Engressia Jr. (1949-05-25)25 May 1949 Richmond, Virginia, United States
Call sign · 1
Joybubbles → WB0RPA
Died · 1
Joybubbles → 8 August 2007(2007-08-08) (aged 58) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Education · 1
Joybubbles → University of South Florida (degree in Philosophy)

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phone operator phreaking born early richmond telephone whistler also university radio call virginia florida called engressia joe years active childhood

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JoybubblesBornJosef Carl Engressia Jr. (1949-05-25)25 May 1949 Richmond, Virginia, United States1.00infobox
JoybubblesCall signWB0RPA1.00infobox
JoybubblesDied8 August 2007(2007-08-08) (aged 58) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States1.00infobox
JoybubblesEducationUniversity of South Florida (degree in Philosophy)1.00infobox
JoybubblesKnown forPioneering phone phreaking with 2600 Hz whistle, founder of Church of Eternal Childhood1.00infobox
JoybubblesNotable work"Stories and Stuff" telephone line, "Zzzzyzzerrific Funline"1.00infobox
JoybubblesOccupationsFormer phreaker, amateur radio operator, ordained minister1.00infobox
JoybubblesOrganization(s)Church of Eternal Childhood, We Won't Grow Up1.00infobox
JoybubblesOther namesWhistler, Highrise Joe1.00infobox
JoybubblesYears active1960s–20071.00infobox
Joybubblesis asubject of the eponymous 2026 documentary Joybubbles0.90text
Joybubblesrelated to Early lifeJosef Carl Engressia Jr0.60section

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