Klarinet Archive - Posting 000829.txt from 2003/07

From: "R. Williams" <rwilliams@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Cell phone Morons Re: was Mostly Mozart
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 11:44:44 -0400

You coasties must be more tolerant than us middle state inhabitants, we
fight back. I was at a movie when a cell phone moron started talking on
his phone. After 30 seconds, I stood up, got my wallet out and started to
hand him eight bucks. In a really loud voice I told him, here's eight
bucks, that's what I paid to see this movie and since I can't hear it but
can hear you, I figure you might as well get the money! He hung up.

I also like to join in on cell phone conversations at restaurants and on
the street. I love these NASA types who walk down a street yelling into
their headsets. I'll jump in like they are talking to me.

"What did you say? Jim, I don't know any Jim? Oh Jim Thorpe, Jimmy
Dean? Whadda you mean your not talking to me? Listen son, I had an uncle
acted just like you..we had to put him away. You better get some help
before its too late!" I really is amazing how fast some people can walk!

At restaurants when someone is having a loud conversation on a phone it is
fun to have everyone at another table join in. Just turn around and start
talking to them. It is only fair, if they insist on sharing their
conversation with your table, you share yours with them! Ninety percent of
the folks get the idea, the other 10% call the manager, but then that can
be fun as well.

Last year a local string quartet was performing at a small public venue
when some woman's cell phone went off. She started talking so after about
a minute the quartet just stopped playing and looked at her. She finally
noticed something amiss, looked up at which point the violinist said,
"don't let us bother you, we will wait till you are done."
Best
RW

>From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
>And he'll keep going like that until it's time to applaud. He needs both
>hands to applaud, and he does want to applaud vigorously, to show his deep
>appreciation, and also because everybody else is applauding; so that's when
>he says goodbye and hangs up. He'll call Sally Snoot during the symphony
>and tell her that a few minutes ago, he heard somebody playing the same
>instrument Sally's daughter plays, only he already forgot what it's called,
>but if the kid practices a lot, maybe someday she can come play at Wolf
>Trap, too. Sally's twelve-year-old daughter isn't practicing at the
>moment. Her mom thinks she's doing her homework in her bedroom, but
>actually she sneaked out to drink beer with some high school boys, down at
>the creek. They aren't talking about Mozart, either.

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