Cell Phones

[TANEYTOWN]

Do you hate them like I do?

[paulhead]

yes

[HighPlainsDrifter]

No, but I own one (same no-frills free one I've had for two years now) and use it as little as possible--no games, no pointless novelty ring-tones, or other extras. It's all I have though; no land line for me, I've got enough bills as it is.

[Rowsdower]

I don't know-- how do you hate them?

[flippedcanvas]

I don't hate I doon't loove'em either but have got'em!

[Twangboat]

well when the car breaks down it's nice to be able to call for a tow truck rather than walk ten miles to a gas station.

[Wordman]

I especially hate them when I am playing. I never wanted a phone with me when I was in a pub...you can count on one ringing right in the middle of a nice ballad, or idiots at the front table texting during the whole show...I hate the bassards...

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[ShyGirl]

well when the car breaks down it's nice to be able to call for a tow truck rather than walk ten miles to a gas station.

I don't have a cell phone, but my parents keep bugging me to get one for that very reason. They're both paranoid that my car will strand me on the interstate someday and something bad will happen to me. I'll get one eventually, I reckon. But first I've got to figure out which service to go with and what kind of plan and blah blah boring consumer research cakes. All I know is I want a flippy phone.

[Fatelvis]

You have phones in your Cells in America?

We have to walk down to the end of the hall in British prisons

Seriously, I couldn't cope without mine, use it for work, and don't have a landline, but it has had the same funky ass ringtone for three years now (stevie - superstition) and I think there might be games on there but I never play them.

I hate people who use them while driving, I wish them a painful death every time I see one, and I hate rude people who stand there and text someone when you are trying to engage them in that 'conversation' thing (but I guess thats just the phone being a symptom of people being dicks)

[Twangboat]

You have phones in your Cells in America?

We have to walk down to the end of the hall in British prisons

Seriously, I couldn't cope without mine, use it for work, and don't have a landline, but it has had the same funky ass ringtone for three years now (stevie - superstition) and I think there might be games on there but I never play them.

I hate people who use them while driving, I wish them a painful death every time I see one, and I hate rude people who stand there and text someone when you are trying to engage them in that 'conversation' thing (but I guess thats just the phone being a symptom of people being dicks)

Yeah, I pretty much need mine, plus having a daughter who lives out of state, it's nice to have in case of any emergency...plus no land line either. I can't stand people driving and talking on them, luckily you get a pretty good fine in NYC if your caught doing that. I love when you see people walking down street talking to themselves, it's hard to tell if they're just crazy of got one of those headset things...

Oh and my ringtone is the theme to the A-Team it used to be Big Bottom

[RiverInTheRain]

It's not the devices themselves, it's the associated behavior. There's certainly been a time or two when I wish I'd had one or felt obliged to borrow someone's. Still, there's nothing more pathetic than watching - and worse yet, overhearing - people walk down the street or up and down the aisles of the market just yammering away about nothing in particular.

I can totally appreciate why people find smoking to be wholly unattractive but there's no bigger turn-off in the world to me than seeing an otherwise attractive woman glued to a cell phone. I usually take the bus to work and it always just saddens me to see these people that, if they're not blabbing away (and somehow feeling self-important), then they just sit there staring at the damn thing waiting for the next Important Call.

[TANEYTOWN]

I have a cell phone by the way But if I go to a show I leave it in the car . I use it a little as I can!

[paulhead]

I have one too but rarely use it in public. I usually keep it me pocket with the volume turned off. I also have a dorky ring tone, which is the Darth Vader march theme from Star Wars. I turn it on in the grocery store and when it rings I give anyone who's staring at me a dark side force choke. That usually takes care of them.

[TANEYTOWN]

I have one too but rarely use it in public. I usually keep it me pocket with the volume turned off. I also have a dorky ring tone, which is the Darth Vader march theme from Star Wars. I turn it on in the grocery store and when it rings I give anyone who's staring at me a dark side force choke. That usually takes care of them.

[Tuxedo T-shirt]

I hate them so much. I would rather walk the ten miles, honestly.

OK, first of all, they never fucking work. Secondly, they're way, way, way too expensive. I got a land line and a phone card, and my bill every month is fifteen bucks. The phone card is about $20 a year.

I don't want people to be able to reach me at all times.

How often does your car break down? And how often does it happen in places that mean you can't get to a phone?

I mean, I'm sure, like, doctors own them and stuff. I'm sure some people need them. But come on, dude. Most people don't. Whatever news it is, it will have to fucking wait until I get home.

"What if somebody died?"

Well, OK. I can't bring anybody back to life, as far as I know (I've never tried).

I don't go awol for long periods of time. I don't take vacations. If you need me, I'm at home, work, shopping, or drinking. And honestly, I can usually accomplish the shopping and drinking at home or at work.

Besides, cell phones give you cancer. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have a cigarette.