Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah Peter, and things have changed? At Christmas Fest parade, I was standing between two people who were using cell phones. Peep#1: "Where are you now?" Peep#2: "I'm right at the traffic light." Peep#1: "I can't see you." Peep #2: "I'm right next to a big guy with a Leica." Peep # 1 " I still don't see you." Turns out they were not talking ot one another, because just at that moment two other people emerged from the crowd, and all four closed their cell phones. The most common cell phone greeting is "Hi, where are you?" Regards, SonC (who has a new cell phone, because his old one fell off the counter into the dog's water bowl.) http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:07 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: mobile phones (WAS: Film is not dead!) > Oops, guys, I didn't mean that cell phones are a useless status symbol > *now*. They are indispensable to many people, as you say. > > I was referring to when they first came out. At that time, having a cell > phone was one of those things a businessperson would show to convey an > impression of success. Even though they were of limited use until a > critical mass of people had them. In the early days, most cell calls were: > > "Hi, Susan, I'm on my way back to the office now. Should be there in 15 > minutes. Click." > > "Hi, Susan, I'll be there in 10 minutes. Click." > > "Hi, honey, I'm in the car. I'll be back at the office in 10 minutes. > Click." > > "Hi, Susan, traffic is bad. I don't thing I'll be there for another half > hour. Click." > > "Hi, honey. Wow, this traffic is terrible. I don't thing I'll be there > for another half hour. Click." > > . . . and so forth. Occasionally the "click" would be replaced by a > "crunch" as Mr. Big rear-ended the car in front of him. :-) > > --Peter Klein > Seattle > > Nathan wrote, and others agreed: > > Hi Peter, > > > Usually I agree with your comments, but here I must say that at least on > > my side of the Atlantic, having a mobile phone ceased to be a status > > symbol of any kind long ago. It is simply an indispensable part of > > personal life for hundreds of millions of people. I don't even give out > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html