August 20, 2006
The New Public Health Menace: Second Hand Chatter
Are you sick and tired of being around people in public, jabbering away on their cell phones -- talking about how they need to pick up mayonnaise at the grocery store, or some other bullshit topic?
Are you tired of people not paying attention while half-assedly steering two tons of metal at 75 miles per hour, BlackBerrying away, paying no attention to the road?
Do you find it sad and disconcerting to see groups of people sitting around a table for dinner, all of them engaged in text messaging?
What the fuck happened to actually talking to people?
What the fuck happened to dialogue that wasn't one-sided, trifling and annoying as hell?
Well -- I have had it.
Something needs to be done.
If I cannot smoke my cigarette in public -- I don't want to be forced to endure some dumbass' second hand cell phone conversation.
I also do not want to have my ass run over by some ignorant-ass motorist who can barely drive in the first place.
I'm thinking the next time some self-absorbed, loud-as-hell, cell phone-chattering nitwit starts inflicting his or her second hand chatter, I'm going to start spinning in circles, chanting to the high heavens or engaging in some sort of socially frowned-upon behavior.
If you have any ideas about acts of civil, cell phone disobedience, please feel free to share them.
If you're the kind of person who jabbers away constantly -- let's just say that's there quite a number of us out there who think your behavior is rude and inconsiderate.
If you're going to make our lives unpleasant and hellish, I think it's time we start returning the favor.
Posted August 20, 2006 11:18 PMI also hate the loud cell phone talkers. Bailey and I just start answering their questions and responding to their statements. It drives them nuts but there is not much they can do about it.
-- posted by: Shavita on August 28, 2006 07:52 PM
You forgot those folks who use the earbuds, and carry on their conversation so carefree it looks as if they are talking or arguing with themselves. Gone are the days of polite dinnertime conversation. Gone are the days of some quite private time while on the toilet. All these new gadgets to communicate with, yet no one is truly communicating.
Radio Ga-Ga... Radio Goo-Goo... Radio Ya Ya...
-- posted by: NuggetMaven on August 24, 2006 10:20 AM
I detest obnoxious people on their cell phones. Can people no longer grocery shop without calling their friend to talk about something stupid? If one of my friends called me from the grocery store because they were bored, I would be pissed. People must be constantly entertained. Second hand chatter is the worst.
-- posted by: Dragonlady on August 21, 2006 08:28 PM
Ok, Ok, I'll work on the cell phone jammer right after I work on the portable EMP and the invisacloak. Just don't do anything stupid to the cellidroids that roll the earth. I'm running out of bail money.
Timbo
-- posted by: tim on August 21, 2006 07:05 PM
Ok, Ok, I'll work on the cell phone jammer right after I work on the portable EMP and the invisacloak. Just don't do anything stupid to the cellidroids that are roaming the earth. I'm running out of bail money.
Timbo
-- posted by: tim on August 21, 2006 07:03 PM
