Pet Peeve #164
I hate when you’re in the middle of a conversation and all of a sudden the person you are speaking to holds up their hand (or worse, DOESN’T), pulls out their cell phone and starts having a conversation with someone else.
I HATE cell phones. 99% of the time I don’t answer mine, which leads many people to bark at me in frustration, “Well, why do you have one then?” To which I must answer; Necessity. I have a daughter in daycare and if they need me for anything I want to know. Otherwise, I really don”t use it. I hate what they’ve done to society. They give people an inflated sense of self.
“Look at me! I’m important! Somebody somewhere wants to talk to me!”
Yes, that somebody would be standing directly in front of you RIGHT now, carrying on a conversation when you so RUDELY whip out your cell phone & give them the impression that what they are saying is second-rate compared to your phone call. That’s why a large percentage of these phones have VOICE MAIL. Call your buddy back in fifteen minutes. Give me that respect. I earn it for putting up with RUDE people like you. I know that some calls are important; these are not the calls I’m referring to. Your daycare is calling. Your sick mother is calling. Your vet is calling; your dog died in surgery. All legitimate reasons to say “Excuse me for just a minute; I need to take this call.” But don’t put me on hold to ramble on with your buddy about what one of you did in a drunken fit last weekend, or talk about a shoe sale with your mother. It can WAIT for FIFTEEN minutes until we’re done talking.
I think this is why my phone doesn’t ever ring….
February 24th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
Can you hear me now? With that being said, that is a lot of pet peaves. Next time that happens and you have the person’s cell phone number, call them on and tell them you were not done.
It works great!
February 24th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
I hate to be lecturing in my college classroom and have students whip out their phones and chat away!
Today I was giving instructions on their exam–the one right on top of their desks–and a young woman is chatting on her phone….
February 25th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
I know an easy to stop your students from talking on their phones during your lectures. Next time someone does that, stop your lecture and shout at them “hey bitch (works for men and women)! Hang up that phone!” See what effect that has.
February 27th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
That’s a wonderful post, you’re right…hold on, my phone is ringing!
March 1st, 2006 at 10:03 am
Chipper,
I try that but you won’t answer your phone….
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:26 am
I just fell into this site by accident, but I have to just say….Hooray for You. Ever hear the term, “hate the sin, not the sinner?” Another ridiculous bit of Bible wisdom. It’s not the guns, it’s not the Cell phones. It’s the people who are obnoxious, rude, and uncivilized when they misuse their phones, computers, cars, guns, and anything else that becomes nothing more than a narcissistic tool for aggression. Who do they think they’re kidding anyway? Don’t they know how everyone is just laughing at them and their stupidity and rudeness? Maybe they should read some more posts like this. Good for you, is all I can say……I’d like to see more people come out and SAY IT.