"You Kicked My Dog" is a prank call originally done in 1995 by prankster Joseph Engebretson. In this call a character known as Kerpal (most likely spelled Kirpal) who used an Indian English accent to call a local store owner and verbally abuse him and his family. It is believed to have originated in Anaheim, California, USA in the fall of 1993. The call was recorded on an answering machine and distributed by the caller on tape in the summer of 1994.[citation needed] An unknown individual who purchased the tape uploaded the file to Napster and the call has been online ever since.