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4/8/2007
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Los Angeles, CA
Posted: 8/10/2007
Can I get email on this?
The cell phone, could it be the most torturous invention in history? Possibly. I'd put it somewhere between a cattle prod and an iron maiden. Cell phones are the bane of my existence. I'm not alone, hence the countless jokes and stories about the asshole on his phone in the movie theater, the assholess on her phone in the car, etc. Somewhere around the mid 90s I missed a big meeting. One where it was decided that being found anywhere, anytime by anyone was now a good thing. It's NOT a good thing...
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Posts: 1517 Rank: 5 Joined:
12/7/2006
Location:
New York, NY
Posted: 8/10/2007 8:06:54 AM
My girlfriend and her friend are sitting around our apartment last night waiting for another girl to come in from the airport. They each spoke to her twice on her ride from the airport to our apartment. About what I don't know.
I have 2 cell phones and every so often I'm found talking/listening to both at the same time. I'm not sure if walking down the street holding a phone to each ear makes me look important or completely ridiculous. I'm thinking both.
Long gone are the good ol' days when being contacted meant verbal messages (most fogotten) from home, miraculously running into someone, or simply walking outside and yelling a persons name as loud as you can. MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!!!
ps. 15 years ago I never thought I'd have to take calls from the shitter. I hate that.
Posts: 363 Rank: 19 Joined:
8/5/2007
Location:
La Crosse, WI
Posted: 8/10/2007 8:22:15 AM
When I am not in the office all 5 of those lines forward to my cell phone. My favorite thing to do is give the phone to my 12 month old and let her scream into the phone for 2 minutes. If there is some one still there after that, I'll talk to them.
Posts: 1064 Rank: 9 Joined:
3/13/2007
Location:
Denver, CO
Posted: 8/10/2007 9:45:48 AM
I really enjoyed this as it is so true. Text messaging is definately a double edged sword. On one hand you can get info from people without having to talk about bullshit for a few minutes before getting to the point. On the other if say your girlfriend know your have text messaging, you might as well be wearing a tracking device.
"I texted you earlier and it took you awhile to text back, what were you doing?"
"Uhh I was at the gym"
"It doesnt take you that long to go to the gym, I can see on my phone right here I texted you at .........."
How people like AB hold so many relationships at one time and get away with it in this day and age, I will never understand.
Posts: 1252 Rank: 8 Joined:
12/7/2006
Location:
TPP Island, NY
Posted: 8/10/2007 10:15:02 AM
Any relationships especially more than 1 makes you fucking crazy, the first 1 is work, every additional relationship is exponetially more work. Cheating, especially when neither one of them know is hard work, poor bastards are too stupid to realize it though, that is why it is the lowest form of life that actually does cheat on the regular. Just watch the tv program cheaters sometime, these folks you would think are unfuckable yet they're in multiple relationships? Its a conundrum.
I gave it a 5, and I don't just give those out to anyone like Chrissie does Beejers.
I resisted having a cell phone until the summer of '01, then my job forced me to. It's like crack though, because after I left that job, I needed one just to get by. It starts off with just an occasional call from the road, "I'll be ther in a minute, yeah, I sent out the chomsky file." Then a text message here or there. Then you're hooked. People who use their phones too much need bigger better phones, Blackberry's and Iphones... or worse yet, the hard stuff, a satelite phone.
I think there should be a national no cell phone day, when everybody just chills the fuck out, and leaves them all turned off and at home for an entire day.
Also, JR, I'm stealing your outgoing message "my phone is acting worse than the cast of a 2am cinemax flick"
Posts: 2748 Rank: 1 Joined:
12/7/2006
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Posted: 8/10/2007 11:07:53 AM
I just got my first phone in september of 05!!! I swear. I never wanted anyone to know how to reach me. but my dad made me get one for when I borrowed his car. Now I hate it. I drunk dial all the time and people I don't like will call me and leave me messages. I have to call them back. its not like a land line when you can say you never got the message.
Balls, you got back with your girlfriend? oh man. this sucks. now you and tom A are gonna bring them and I'm gonna be the 5th wheel. Fine, I'm bringing a male escort.
Posts: 1517 Rank: 5 Joined:
12/7/2006
Location:
New York, NY
Posted: 8/10/2007 11:25:06 AM
Christine, I didn't get back with her. I just needed a way to put that last comment and it sounds weird to refer to her as my roommate I guess. Our lease is up at the end of this month and then I can start over.
Sheesh, she has two friends visiting from out of town this weekend staying in our 1 BR apartment. By the grace of God a friend of mine asked if I could house/dog sit for him this weekend. I couldn't say yes fast enough.
Posts: 1924 Rank: 6 Joined:
2/27/2007
Location:
Ventura, CA
Posted: 8/10/2007 11:36:29 AM
and just got rid of it. I am now cell phone free and it's fucking great. Everytime I am out somewhere I don't have toworry about making sure the room is quiet if the wife calls or any of that shit.
Posts: 1517 Rank: 5 Joined:
12/7/2006
Location:
New York, NY
Posted: 8/10/2007 11:37:20 AM
Have any of you heard stories about guys that have two families? Like he's got his normal wife and kids, but somehow is maintaining another wife and kids on the sly somewhere else. Who the fuck would want to do that? Is that not the most masochistic thing you've ever heard of? I obviously understand if you're cheating just to get some kinky sex on the side, but who the hell needs another set of mouths to feed?
Posts: 2748 Rank: 1 Joined:
12/7/2006
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Posted: 8/10/2007 11:38:46 AM
Sorry. that must be kinda awkward living with her still. well, at least you'll have your own place soon.
my roommate is going down the shore so I have my whole place to myself this weekend. You know what I'm doing? having a game night. a fucking game night! i'm so lame.
Posts: 2748 Rank: 1 Joined:
12/7/2006
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Posted: 8/10/2007 11:54:12 AM
At least you still get to bone her. afterward you should tell her you were thinking of someone else though.
You can't see the commenter before the wedding/meeting. besides, I can't say, "hey guys, my new friend, balls, is gonna play with us tonight" no matter how great it would be to say that.
we only played twister once and it was disasterous. my friend kerrie fractured her toe. and I broke a vase. we stick to board games now.
Posts: 1 Rank: 2040 Joined:
8/10/2007
Location:
North Pole, AK
Posted: 8/10/2007 12:21:21 PM
I just want to take this time to apologize for me posting so many 'faggot' comments. I know I am just a big fat loser who pretends to be "one of the guys", but I really just miss throwing on a pair of my mother's pumps and singing Bette Middler. I have always had a problem fitting in, so I just sit around at my shitty $28k a yr. job trying to make you guys like me. My boss, Dale, is real jerk. He won't even pay attention to me since I went down on him at the x-mas party last year. Why can't I just be happy with who I am? Having a tiny dick and a lust for small boys really isn't the end of the world. Sorry again guys, just wanted to get this off my chest.
Posts: 568 Rank: 21 Joined:
12/8/2006
Location:
north babylon, NY
Posted: 8/10/2007 12:26:46 PM
Who puts security on their wireless but makes the password 12345?
Chrissy, you seem to forget that I was supposed to be a part of the TPP Meeting in the city. Unfortunately, I just found out we're having a graduation party for my little sister that day so I can't make it (it took her an extra year plus summer school, so it's a pretty big celebration for us.)
Also, I have some tough news TPPFF'ers. I just got invited to spend the last week of August in San Diego/LA/Las Vegas. I'm gonna be on a plane on my way home on the day of the draft. Is there anyway we can move the draft to Sunday instead? If not I won't be the dick who ruins the league, but I'd rather be able to do it live then have to preset my draft. Just let me know if that's cool with everybody.
Posts: 1064 Rank: 9 Joined:
3/13/2007
Location:
Denver, CO
Posted: 8/10/2007 12:44:47 PM
I'm cool moving it to Sunday, thats better for me but I can't speak for everyone else.
Speaking of Twister I actually won center ice ticket to a Colorado Avalanche game in a twister contest at a bar. It was a pure strength effort as I am as flexible as a steel beam.
