Elephant Day
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A very peaceful is to be had when you take out your phone and leave it on the desk, not just going to the toilet but lunch / tea breaks too. Young ones may not know this, but once upon a time this is how it was done ... not by choice, but by the limitations of technology ... and the world kept on spinning just fine without everyone being tethered to a stupid phone 24/7, in fact the world spun a lot smoother than now. Any important calls (definition of important should be much it matters to you, not the caller), you can see the number(s) that came in ... If the caller thinks it's urgent they will sure 1. call many times, 2. send a text or email, or 3 = 1 + 2. Really who gives a elephant: phones are tools to help us, not chains to bind us. Often weekends I'll go out without the stupid thing at all.
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I really have been on this planet too long.
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W∴ Balboos wrote:
Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal.
Talking on the phone (to the love of your life) in the men's room? How gauche! X|
🐘 Actually, hardly a dozen people in the world have my cell number - and most calls, especially while trying to work out vacation plans, are from the Mrs. She rarely calls 'for nothing' - and I don't accept or send texts.🐘
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I really have been on this planet too long.
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CodeWraith wrote:
I really have been on this planet too long.
Just a short trip to the bottom of the food chain should put things right with you, no?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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🐘 Actually, hardly a dozen people in the world have my cell number - and most calls, especially while trying to work out vacation plans, are from the Mrs. She rarely calls 'for nothing' - and I don't accept or send texts.🐘
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Relevant because (1) I get few calls, and (2) I am expecting some particular business to be discussed, and (3) if she gets on the road I'll not be able to call back for a while, resulting in (4) her calling me back at what may have been an inopportune time. This is part of the reason I even brought the phone with me, today, instead of leaving it to quietly drain its battery.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Dropped keys in car and had to stretch an contort to fish them out from under the seat, then, walking up the stirs with coffee, I took a bit of a misstep, lurching forward with associated mess. Meanwhile, just a bit later, Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal. The phone model is discontinue ($20 LG B450) but can be had for $80. Aside from that, even if it starts to work again when it dries out, do I really want to put it up to my face? So far, I've navigated the last hour safely, but the day is still young and there's the trip home.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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#SupportHeForShe Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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CodeWraith wrote:
I really have been on this planet too long.
Just a short trip to the bottom of the food chain should put things right with you, no?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
I need a ride, not a diet.
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Tim Carmichael wrote:
When using the restroom, concentrate on what you're doing; a phone call or text can wait.
Have you been off the planet for a few years? If so, where did you go and how long did it take? I'm still looking for a ride.
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I didn't drop my phone in the urinal... it can wait. If my wife calls, it waits.
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Dropped keys in car and had to stretch an contort to fish them out from under the seat, then, walking up the stirs with coffee, I took a bit of a misstep, lurching forward with associated mess. Meanwhile, just a bit later, Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal. The phone model is discontinue ($20 LG B450) but can be had for $80. Aside from that, even if it starts to work again when it dries out, do I really want to put it up to my face? So far, I've navigated the last hour safely, but the day is still young and there's the trip home.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Cancel the skydiving you had planned for the evening. I repeat: cancel it. DO IT.
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Dropped keys in car and had to stretch an contort to fish them out from under the seat, then, walking up the stirs with coffee, I took a bit of a misstep, lurching forward with associated mess. Meanwhile, just a bit later, Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal. The phone model is discontinue ($20 LG B450) but can be had for $80. Aside from that, even if it starts to work again when it dries out, do I really want to put it up to my face? So far, I've navigated the last hour safely, but the day is still young and there's the trip home.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Alright, I cracked a smile, but you should feel fortunate. Unless your clumsiness is an indication of something, it could have been much worse. You didn't drop your keys into the storm drain next to your car and you dropped a $20 phone into a urinal, not a $1,000 phone into the toilet. :cool:
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Dropped keys in car and had to stretch an contort to fish them out from under the seat, then, walking up the stirs with coffee, I took a bit of a misstep, lurching forward with associated mess. Meanwhile, just a bit later, Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal. The phone model is discontinue ($20 LG B450) but can be had for $80. Aside from that, even if it starts to work again when it dries out, do I really want to put it up to my face? So far, I've navigated the last hour safely, but the day is still young and there's the trip home.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I need a ride, not a diet.
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Ahhh - you misunderstood! You would not be shopping . . . you would be taking up residency.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Ahhh - you misunderstood! You would not be shopping . . . you would be taking up residency.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Yes, that's right. I request immediate extraction. Which part of 'immediate' did you not understand? The natives are already making a fire under the pot and discussing how to properly cook me!
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Dropped keys in car and had to stretch an contort to fish them out from under the seat, then, walking up the stirs with coffee, I took a bit of a misstep, lurching forward with associated mess. Meanwhile, just a bit later, Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal. The phone model is discontinue ($20 LG B450) but can be had for $80. Aside from that, even if it starts to work again when it dries out, do I really want to put it up to my face? So far, I've navigated the last hour safely, but the day is still young and there's the trip home.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010