Comments on: The deal with the phone http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/ Thoughts about writing and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Karen http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Karen Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:59:39 +0000 http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/#comment-212 I guess I've just gotten used to screening calls with the answering machine. And I don't make great martinis. I guess I’ve just gotten used to screening calls with the answering machine. And I don’t make great martinis.

]]> By: sandi http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-199 sandi Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:05:04 +0000 http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/#comment-199 Trust me: a phone that tells you who is calling is BETTER than a phone that makes martinis. You can make your own drinks, but how else are you going to know which times it pays just to let the answering machine pick up the call? I've saved HOURS of my life with this caller ID thingie. Trust me: a phone that tells you who is calling is BETTER than a phone that makes martinis. You can make your own drinks, but how else are you going to know which times it pays just to let the answering machine pick up the call? I’ve saved HOURS of my life with this caller ID thingie.

]]> By: Karen http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Karen Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:19:55 +0000 http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/#comment-198 While I wouldn't know what to do with a phone that has memory, works as an alarm clock, or even has caller ID, I do think that I could manage to figure out what to do with a telephone that makes martinis. While I wouldn’t know what to do with a phone that has memory, works as an alarm clock, or even has caller ID, I do think that I could manage to figure out what to do with a telephone that makes martinis.

]]> By: sandi http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-192 sandi Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:41:56 +0000 http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/#comment-192 I love the idea of turning in a phone because it's scary. Phone-making companies should be aware of what they are foisting off on the unsuspecting public, who simply want to make phone calls and not have to listen to theme songs that the phones make up for them. And yes, it IS beginning to feel a little Twilight Zone-ish over here. Kat, I think Travis is probably protecting you from these kinds of infestations of aliens. He's more energetic than Jordie and is probably able to keep the bad spirits away. I love the idea of turning in a phone because it’s scary. Phone-making companies should be aware of what they are foisting off on the unsuspecting public, who simply want to make phone calls and not have to listen to theme songs that the phones make up for them.

And yes, it IS beginning to feel a little Twilight Zone-ish over here. Kat, I think Travis is probably protecting you from these kinds of infestations of aliens. He’s more energetic than Jordie and is probably able to keep the bad spirits away.

]]> By: Heather http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Heather Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:17:04 +0000 http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/#comment-190 We once bought a replacement phone that was translucent (glowed orange) and sang when an incoming call was arriving. It had DIFFERENT songs to choose from. I had to return it to the store and mark "scary" in the reason line. We once bought a replacement phone that was translucent (glowed orange) and sang when an incoming call was arriving. It had DIFFERENT songs to choose from. I had to return it to the store and mark “scary” in the reason line.

]]> By: Beth http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Beth Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:05:06 +0000 http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/#comment-188 It's starting to sound like that Twilight Zone episode where all the machines in the house turned against the owner. It’s starting to sound like that Twilight Zone episode where all the machines in the house turned against the owner.

]]> By: Kat http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Kat Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:19:38 +0000 http://www.sandishelton.com/blog/2007/01/11/the-deal-with-the-phone/#comment-185 Sandi, I believe I speak for the majority when I say that I'm getting rather worries about this technology revolution that is going on in your house. Sandi, I believe I speak for the majority when I say that I’m getting rather worries about this technology revolution that is going on in your house.

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