Should i get a mobile phone?

porkmarras · 07.28.2006, 04:34 AM

See poll.

sonicl · 07.28.2006, 04:36 AM

Yes you should, that way your mates wouldn't have to ring complete strangers to contact you. But it needs to be sewn into your coat on a piece of elastic.

porkmarras · 07.28.2006, 04:40 AM

Tokolosh · 07.28.2006, 04:44 AM

It's cheaper if you can master telepathy.

Pookie · 07.28.2006, 04:45 AM

I don't know where I'd be without my almost daily texts saying "buy some milk on your way home".

(Somebody in this thread will at some point make a joke about a phone vibrating.)

cuetzpalin · 07.28.2006, 04:46 AM

most fun with smoke signs! especially in front of some big skyscraper in the centre of ny ((for example))

Hip Priest · 07.28.2006, 04:46 AM

Of course you should, but not if it means work calling you all the time. But you can just not tell work if it's a problem. Mobile phones are a great thing.

truncated · 07.28.2006, 05:14 AM

Yes, because people that prove difficult to contact piss me off, unless they don't want to be available.

People who refuse to embrace modern technology, yet want to enjoy all the conveniences that accompany it, irritate the hell out of me. You can't complain about being out of the loop or inaccessible if you don't make the effort. I blend the best of both worlds - I have a cell phone, but I simply don't answer it, as I generally abhor casual phone conversations.

But there have been a few nights on deserted roads with car troubles that have absolutely necessitated a cell phone.

IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Do it for us, Porky, so we needn't worry about your safety.

porkmarras · 07.28.2006, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by truncated

Yes, because people that prove difficult to contact piss me off, unless they don't want to be available.

People who refuse to embrace modern technology, yet want to enjoy all the conveniences that accompany it, irritate the hell out of me. You can't complain about being out of the loop or inaccessible if you don't make the effort. I blend the best of both worlds - I have a cell phone, but I simply don't answer it, as I generally abhor casual phone conversations.

But there have been a few nights on deserted roads with car troubles that have absolutely necessitated a cell phone.

IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Do it for us, Porky, so we needn't worry about your safety.

Thing is,i've always had a mobile but i'm generally crap at hearing them.I haven't got a problem with technology at all,if anything i encourage it.I'll get one purely for the reason that i like my mum to be able to contact me when i'm not at home.I knew i would anyway,i just wanted to know your thoughts on the matter.People who shout into their mobile phones all the time annoy me no end though.Not to mention people who fucking stare at them for not particular reason other than inner death.

terminal pharmacy · 07.28.2006, 06:18 AM

mine is always on silent, i find nothing more irritating than mobile phone ringtones, and i generally look at the number and screen, and i dont answer or look if i don't feel like it at all

edit: and don't get it out and take pictures at gigs... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Pookie · 07.28.2006, 06:25 AM

Mine is always on silent, and yes the world is full of people constantly looking at, playing with or shouting down their mobiles.

get one but just don't do any of the above.

porkmarras · 07.28.2006, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

Mine is always on silent, and yes the world is full of people constantly looking at, playing with or shouting down their mobiles.

get one but just don't do any of the above.

Like i haven't learned mobile phone etiquette Spookie!

Pookie · 07.28.2006, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by porkmarras

Like i haven't learned mobile phone etiquette Spookie!

Then you'll know how unsocial handsfree mobiles are?

porkmarras · 07.28.2006, 06:50 AM

You must spread etc etc.

Tokolosh · 07.28.2006, 07:01 AM

Everyone should be armed with a cellphone.

RdTv · 07.28.2006, 07:15 AM

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Tokolosh again.

Tokolosh · 07.28.2006, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tokolosh

Everyone should be armed with a cellphone.

Let me rephrase that.
Does everyone have a right to be armed with a cellphone?

Toilet & Bowels · 07.28.2006, 07:51 AM

my cell phone has a sound meter, thermometer and compass built into, it's really usefull when i'm doing covert espionage missions and shit, like black-ops. i also have the best and most YMOish ringtones i've heard.

porkmarras · 07.28.2006, 07:53 AM

Cell phone?The model i set my eyes upon can walk,talk and speak in cockney rhyming.

Savage Clone · 07.28.2006, 07:58 AM

I've never had one.
I hate hearing people talk on them whilst riding public transport.
I don't have a problem with the technology though, and have had a few occasions crop up where it would have been conveient to have one, but never a "true emergency."
I don't like the idea that they have GPS devices inside them. I won't buy a car with one of those fucking things in it either. I like being unavailable and somewhat less trackable when I leave the house.
I would have one if it were my only phone, but I have not had to break down and get one yet.
I'm holding out.
Silent ring people rule.

View Poll Results: ??
yes	16	51.61%
no	8	25.81%
telepathy	4	12.90%
smoke signs	3	9.68%
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07.28.2006, 04:44 AM	#4
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	It's cheaper if you can master telepathy. __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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07.28.2006, 04:45 AM	#5
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I don't know where I'd be without my almost daily texts saying "buy some milk on your way home". (Somebody in this thread will at some point make a joke about a phone vibrating.)
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07.28.2006, 04:46 AM	#6
cuetzpalin the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Czech republic Posts: 997	most fun with smoke signs! especially in front of some big skyscraper in the centre of ny ((for example)) __________________ Co-founder of uber-kool outsiders' club. member of Pookie's fan club
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07.28.2006, 04:46 AM	#7
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Of course you should, but not if it means work calling you all the time. But you can just not tell work if it's a problem. Mobile phones are a great thing. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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07.28.2006, 05:14 AM	#8
truncated invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,607	Yes, because people that prove difficult to contact piss me off, unless they don't want to be available. People who refuse to embrace modern technology, yet want to enjoy all the conveniences that accompany it, irritate the hell out of me. You can't complain about being out of the loop or inaccessible if you don't make the effort. I blend the best of both worlds - I have a cell phone, but I simply don't answer it, as I generally abhor casual phone conversations. But there have been a few nights on deserted roads with car troubles that have absolutely necessitated a cell phone. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. Do it for us, Porky, so we needn't worry about your safety.
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07.28.2006, 06:18 AM	#10
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	mine is always on silent, i find nothing more irritating than mobile phone ringtones, and i generally look at the number and screen, and i dont answer or look if i don't feel like it at all edit: and don't get it out and take pictures at gigs... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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07.28.2006, 06:25 AM	#11
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Mine is always on silent, and yes the world is full of people constantly looking at, playing with or shouting down their mobiles. get one but just don't do any of the above.
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07.28.2006, 06:50 AM	#14
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	You must spread etc etc. __________________
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07.28.2006, 07:01 AM	#15
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	Everyone should be armed with a cellphone. __________________ Anything you can /imagine is real
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07.28.2006, 07:15 AM	#16
RdTv invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lexington,KY USA Posts: 2,512	You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Tokolosh again.
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07.28.2006, 07:51 AM	#18
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,273	my cell phone has a sound meter, thermometer and compass built into, it's really usefull when i'm doing covert espionage missions and shit, like black-ops. i also have the best and most YMOish ringtones i've heard.
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07.28.2006, 07:53 AM	#19
porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	Cell phone?The model i set my eyes upon can walk,talk and speak in cockney rhyming. __________________
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07.28.2006, 07:58 AM	#20
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	I've never had one. I hate hearing people talk on them whilst riding public transport. I don't have a problem with the technology though, and have had a few occasions crop up where it would have been conveient to have one, but never a "true emergency." I don't like the idea that they have GPS devices inside them. I won't buy a car with one of those fucking things in it either. I like being unavailable and somewhat less trackable when I leave the house. I would have one if it were my only phone, but I have not had to break down and get one yet. I'm holding out. Silent ring people rule.
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