EL the Famous Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 i'm all for people managing how they use or don't use their cellphone...turn it off, don't carry one, whatever. the original crux of this thread was putting devices in place that take that ownership of proper manners and accountability out of the hands of the individual. treating everyone like a third-grader is just as bad as acting like one. everbody has become so easily annoyed and offended by things...a nation of pussies and i find it a tad crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 why does mine always ring when i'm sitting on the toilet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Restaurants offer non-smoking sections. Why shouldn't theaters offer non-cellular screenings? all screenings are supposed to be non-cellular, I think. I think the parallel would be if cigarettes wouldn't light if you were in a non-smoking area. Which would be a pretty cool technology. If there was some feasible way to ban annoying cell phone users from movies, I would be all for it. How about this: Certain screenings can only be bought with a credit card. If your cell phone goes off during one of those screening, you can never go to the special screenings again, since you will be red flagged in the system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 anyone worried about such emergenices might want to think twice before walking into a movie theater. That's the way it was before cellphones, why should it be different now? Restaurants offer non-smoking sections. Why shouldn't theaters offer non-cellular screenings? because there are cellphones NOW. again, i don't have my cellphone because i'm worried about emergencies, i carry one because it helps me not have to worry as much about them. second-hand smoke is a health risk...being annoyed isn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 because there are cellphones NOW. again, i don't have my cellphone because i'm worried about emergencies, i carry one because it helps me not have to worry as much about them.I'm not sure that really answers the question you responded to. Before you do, though, let me frame the question a little differently: Would you object to theaters having cellphone-jammed screenings, if the jamming was prominently disclosed, and if there were a choice to go to a non-jammed screening? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 because there are cellphones NOW. again, i don't have my cellphone because i'm worried about emergencies, i carry one because it helps me not have to worry as much about them. That's really saying the same thing just phrasing it differently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Haha, yeah me too. I didn't mean you specifically. Sorry bout that. I only meant that I dont really care all that much -- so my point of view shouldn't necessarily be lumped in with the rest of the crazies on here. I was just pointing out experiences I have had when I asked people to stop. I find that doing that often escalates the problem more than anything. I can't believe that this thread is still going, though. And I am mad at myself for being a part of the problem. I hate myself now. I hope everyone is happy.do you want to use my phone to call your therapist? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 How about this: Certain screenings can only be bought with a credit card. If your cell phone goes off during one of those screening, you can never go to the special screenings again, since you will be red flagged in the system. How about if there are yellow flags for warnings as to give people a chance for a mistake? We can have referees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Your mom didn't get a second chance to undo her mistake, so why should cell phone users? edit: Sorry, wrong thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I'm not sure that really answers the question you responded to. Before you do, though, let me frame the question a little differently: Would you object to theaters having cellphone-jammed screenings, if the jamming was prominently disclosed, and if there were a choice to go to a non-jammed screening? sure it did. i answered it by rednering it moot...who cares what we did before cell phones, because we have them now and that's what we're talking about. i don't know if i'd object, but i'd find it absolutely insane...again, because we're not asking people to take accountability for their actions and act like responsible adults, we're doing it for them. so i don't have to go back to read your specific examples, but on an average, how many people at how many films that you've seen recently have actually opened up their cell and had a conversation during the movie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Motorik Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 i do. but my employment there has nothing to do w/ my agenda of thinking people get way to worked up over stupid shit and amplify things to overdramatize on the way to making a point. if i didn't work there, i'd still have the same exact stance, opinions and thoughts. I'm going to have to call bullshit on this. You can push your technological capitalist bullshit, but I'm not drinking the cool aid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZenLunatic Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Your mom didn't get a second chance to undo her mistake, so why should cell phone users? edit: Sorry, wrong thread. Mama jokes huh,Good one actually. Well this mistake is loving hitting up your mama. You can list me as daddy on your cell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 bump Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dudlebug Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 So the guy who gets his $250 a week from the major cell phone company is defending the use of these annoying tools of the rude. Give me a break. I'm so tired of being in the local eatery and hearing some ass screaming into his phone. I hope these jammers become the norm. I don't have a cell phone and never will. I respect my fellow man too much. Not to mention these things are killing people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 awesome. btw, as 'the man', i get a lot more than $250 a week for holding you down. plus stock options if the company hits it's quota for technological capitalist bullshit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Minumum waaage! Heeyah! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Minumum waaage! Heeyah! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dudlebug Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 awesome. btw, as 'the man', i get a lot more than $250 a week for holding you down. plus stock options if the company hits it's quota for technological capitalist bullshit.Not surprising. Hey if you are going to work for the equivalent of Haliburton you might as well get paid well. How does it feel to be killing our society just so you can drive an H2? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 "Comprehensive lubricant program" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Not surprising. Hey if you are going to work for the equivalent of Haliburton you might as well get paid well. How does it feel to be killing our society just so you can drive an H2? feels pretty good, but i drive a bentley made out of gold and poor people. company car. i'm drinking oil from a diamond-encrsuted pimp challace that has 'CAN'T JAM ME!' spelled out in rubies and poor people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Not surprising. Hey if you are going to work for the equivalent of Haliburton you might as well get paid well. How does it feel to be killing our society just so you can drive an H2?Seek psychological help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 feels pretty good, but i drive a bentley made out of gold and poor people. company car. i'm drinking oil from a diamond-encrsuted pimp challace that has 'CAN'T JAM ME!' spelled out in rubies and poor people.are you guys hiring? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Dear El Hannibal Verizon, I didn't know you drove an H2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Wow. Dude got mad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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