OMG, I know sooo many people who need to heed this.....

That's too funny Rich. Great way to impress the ladies. :rofl:
 
I proudly have a crackberry and blue ear-wart. Crackberry for world traveling MBA (OK, I qualify). Blinking ear-wart because the DC government (where I drive every day) has a hands-free law, prohibiting cellphone use while driving unless you have a hands-free device.
 
wsuffa said:
I proudly have a crackberry and blue ear-wart. Crackberry for world traveling MBA (OK, I qualify). Blinking ear-wart because the DC government (where I drive every day) has a hands-free law, prohibiting cellphone use while driving unless you have a hands-free device.
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Ah, see, that's why I'm glad my vehicle has bluetooth. Now I just look insane talking to myself instead of like a jerk with a blue ear-wart.

It's a nice tradeoff.
 
I occasionally have lunch with a good friend, who is my CFI and for whom I was the best man at his wedding, etc. During our conversation, where we catch up on whats been going on in our (too) busy lives, he reaches for his crackberry at least 20 times per hour. Finally, at our last lunch, I just asked him to either give the d@mn thing to me till lunch was over or to ignore it for just 15 minutes. He apologized, and tried, I mean really tried to not grab it, but couldn't stop reaching for it every time it spoke to him. So sad, completely controlled by that little gizmo.
 
Keith Lane said:
I occasionally have lunch with a good friend, who is my CFI and for whom I was the best man at his wedding, etc. During our conversation, where we catch up on whats been going on in our (too) busy lives, he reaches for his crackberry at least 20 times per hour. Finally, at our last lunch, I just asked him to either give the d@mn thing to me till lunch was over or to ignore it for just 15 minutes. He apologized, and tried, I mean really tried to not grab it, but couldn't stop reaching for it every time it spoke to him. So sad, completely controlled by that little gizmo.
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What you need to do is put a shock collar on him, set the blackberry on the table, and have someone else email him every minute. Eventually he'll learn. :rofl:
 
wbarnhill said:
Ah, see, that's why I'm glad my vehicle has bluetooth. Now I just look insane talking to myself instead of like a jerk with a blue ear-wart.

It's a nice tradeoff.
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rpadula said:
There's a term for that -- it's called "Bluetard." :rofl:
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When I see those guys with the BT stuff in their ears talking loudly at the airports I often will join in on the conversation. it is mildly amusing to see them get up and walk away, mission accomplished.

What I find very annoying is when they walk up to the urinal with them in their ears and are still talking as we are all trying to take care of business. That is when I find very important to say something very rude and loud so as to be picked up by the headset.
 
smigaldi said:
When I see those guys with the BT stuff in their ears talking loudly at the airports I often will join in on the conversation. it is mildly amusing to see them get up and walk away, mission accomplished.

What I find very annoying is when they walk up to the urinal with them in their ears and are still talking as we are all trying to take care of business. That is when I find very important to say something very rude and loud so as to be picked up by the headset.
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For you, Scott, I'll make sure to wear the BT and talk on it as I settle into my seat in F waiting for the front door to close.... let's see - boarding 30 minutes before departure time, time for a conference call on a bad circuit ;)
 
smigaldi said:
When I see those guys with the BT stuff in their ears talking loudly at the airports I often will join in on the conversation. it is mildly amusing to see them get up and walk away, mission accomplished.

What I find very annoying is when they walk up to the urinal with them in their ears and are still talking as we are all trying to take care of business. That is when I find very important to say something very rude and loud so as to be picked up by the headset.
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or just fart loudly.
 
smigaldi said:
What I find very annoying is when they walk up to the urinal with them in their ears and are still talking as we are all trying to take care of business. That is when I find very important to say something very rude and loud so as to be picked up by the headset.
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I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who finds that annoying.

What drives me nuts are the moms who wear them as fashion accessories. I mean, come on, take the damn thing out. You're dropping your kid off at school before running to your tennis lesson. Puh-leeeez.
 
smigaldi said:
When I see those guys with the BT stuff in their ears talking loudly at the airports I often will join in on the conversation. it is mildly amusing to see them get up and walk away, mission accomplished.

What I find very annoying is when they walk up to the urinal with them in their ears and are still talking as we are all trying to take care of business. That is when I find very important to say something very rude and loud so as to be picked up by the headset.
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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

That sounds like Bart speaking for Steve Mobs last week.

You could have real fun filling in the other side of the conversation to make it sound like the guy is Larry Craig. :rofl:


If you get a chance when they rerun "Breaking Bad" on AMC check out how he handles a Bluetard in a BMW in episode 4. You can download the episodes on iTunes and Amazon Unbox.
 
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or just fart loudly.
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hehehe... Sometime I'll tell you about hearing someone "let one rip" during a pause in a lawyer's cross examination of a witness in a courtroom - right after the witness gave a rather an answer that was obvious to be full of, well, you know. I thought one of the members of the defendent's team was going to burst with laughter.
 
silver-eagle said:
ELIZABETH! That's not very lady like.
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hey, I didn't say *I* would - I'm just offering helpful suggestions.

Just got back from the holiday party - sat with our flight ops department. I love hanging out with them - I believe they are the happiest department in our company.
 
Well my A&P wears his bluetooth earpiece when he is working. Then again he is on the phone with owners, parts, etc. while working, so it leaves his hands free to do work.

Seems like what it was made for.

Now the office geeks or "suits" that think they need on in all the time...bluetards.

BTW, I LOVE that list and I sadly admit I am a Crackberry addict. :(
 
Eh, it's me. My briefcase goes everywhere with me, and my BlackBerry is only off when on a plane or up in Bar Harbor. I don't have the MBA, but I am the world traveling type, and I wouldn't be able to do my job AS WELL and AS EFFICIENTLY without that magic little device.

Cheers,

-Andrew
sitting in EZE waiting for them to fix his BA 747...
 
I ordered a Storm, so I'll let you know how it works when I get it. Supposedly in something like 2 weeks.

Where I'm from, we generally call them bluetools rather than bluetards. I'll admit to being one on occasion, generally only when I'm driving, and even then rarely.
 
mikea said:
If you get a chance when they rerun "Breaking Bad" on AMC check out how he handles a Bluetard in a BMW episode 4. You can download the episodes on iTunes and Amazon Unbox.
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Good show. And, btw, all filmed in Albuquerque. Every episode I see I go "Holy ****, that's that place I used to go!"

Remember the Car Wash? I worked there, its called Octopus Car Wash, and its at Eubank and Menaul in Albuquerque. lol
 
Now that's some funny stuff! I'll admit, I have a Crackberry (a Storm, at that), but I refuse to use a bluetooth based solely on the fact that I spend half my life in airport terminals and hate those stupid things with a passion (for all the reasons mentioned earlier). Also, I still want to try riding a Segway, no matter how hopelessly uncool they are.
 
No bluetooth for me. In fact, anyone wishing to have one can have mine. It never seemed to keep sync'd up to my cellphone, and besides, except for having it on your ear, where else can you stick it? They don't put a tether on them and once you stuff it in a pocket, it starts making all kinds of crank calls!
I have to admit, the company blackberry made me decide to put email on my personal cellphone. Even though it's a windows device, I'm almost only using it for email or phone. It also made me decide to buy a storm to replace mine. I'll let you know if I think it's as nice as the commercials.
People should go back to the basics. A little courtesy would go a long way as would manners.
 
silver-eagle said:
No bluetooth for me. In fact, anyone wishing to have one can have mine. It never seemed to keep sync'd up to my cellphone, and besides, except for having it on your ear, where else can you stick it? They don't put a tether on them and once you stuff it in a pocket, it starts making all kinds of crank calls!
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I'll tell you where you can stick it! :D

In all honesty, I've had a bit of luck fastening it to the front of my shirt. If you wrap the earpiece around one of your shirt buttons it'll hold there pretty well. It might make you look like even more of a dork, though.
 
Teller1900 said:
Also, I still want to try riding a Segway, no matter how hopelessly uncool they are.
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They are fun. I got to try one at my professional society's symposium in Boston in 2003. Easy to learn to use, too.
 

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