IJS
Friday June 29, 2007
Would somebody please tell men who walk around with those stupid Bluetooth headsets permanently jammed into their ear, even if they're not talking on them, how dorky they look? Would somebody please tell women that it doesn't matter how done...
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This is pretty funny coming from a guy who wears sandals all the time.
IJS. :)
I love it when you're in the produce section at the grocery store and someone whose headset you can't see is apparently negotiating a deal with the fruit.
I happen to remember Mr. Spock used to wear just such a thing in his ear from time to time. And *he* certainly didn't look like a dork. *I'm* just sayin.
p.s. don't you thing using these asterisks to connote italics is kindof dorky too, maybe?
LOL. Oh my, yes. Dorky squared. No, cubed. I want to say, "Dude, pay more attention to the mirror."
Yes, I know it looks dorky. However, I just read that effective July 1 in Texas, the fine for talking on a cell phone while driving is pretty steep if it's not "hands free," and if I read the email from a coworker correctly, talking on a cell phone period while driving in a construction zone is double the fine. Cops will be looking to snag some quick and easy cash starting Sunday, July 1, because most people don't know about the effective date of the new laws.
So, I will start wearing my bluetooth earset, even if I look like a reject from a Trekkies convention.
Yeah, but driving is one thing. I'm thinking about fat-headed dorks who wear them around the shopping mall, and don't talk on them. They appear to be compensating for something.
Preach it, Brother Rod!
Oh, and about the new law making it illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving...it's a hoax. Why would the legislature make such a rule? How would they keep in touch with constituents while traversing our great state?
Amen Rod!
Hear hear!
What's wrong with looking like a hick?
"Yeah, but driving is one thing. I'm thinking about fat-headed dorks who wear them around the shopping mall, and don't talk on them. They appear to be compensating for something."
I went to the Cleveland Art Museum a couple months ago to see a Monet exhibition, and one of these very doofuses (doofi?) was actually walking around the exhibit with one in his ear. I've seen fathers with families in restaurants with them on. Are they waiting for a call from their broker or something? Guess what -- unless you're the president, the pope, or a member of the secret service, YOU'RE NOT THAT *&!!&$% IMPORTANT!!!!
Right after I tell all the 50 year olds wearing spandex or hauling around briefcases with those little wheels on them...
Dave Barry described a headset-equipped guy standing at an airport urinal and barking "I'm handling it!"
Thank you!
I cannot resist asking earbud men the burning question--"What's the latest from the mothership?"
Frankly, from a brain science perspective humans don't function well talking on the phone while driving. Period. The part of the brain that recognizes and responds to danger can do its job perfectly fine if you're talking to real people in the car but more attention is needed for out of sight conversations and that interferes with the danger response area. Reaction time slows down because it takes longer to recognize and respond to danger.
My favorite was a guy I saw who had the Bluetooth in one ear and answered another cel phone with the other, bellowing at the top of his lungs, like he was actually Someone Important.
He was buying peanut butter at Wal - Mart.
Very impressive.
Oh Amen, Amen I say to you!
I was thinking about getting one of those ear things for my morning drive, but I just cannot get past the dork-factor.
And another thing (about cellphones), I've started to notice that the worse the neighborhood, the more prevalent the cellphone. If you go to the really bad sections of town, everyone and her pimp has a cellphone stuck up to their ears.
One more semi-snarky observation: the more rural the locale, the higher the concentration of fireworks stands.
I believe it was Andy Warhol who said that it is very square to be afraid to appear square.
Only Lt. Uhuru could pull off wearing that ear accessory.
I saw a guy wearing one while playing racketball last week. Yeah.
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