Saturday, October 18, 2014
Cell phones: Not always so great.
Yesterday, I got an important call from someone with an update from DC that went like this:
Caller: I've got great news!
Me: Wonderful! What is it?
Caller: Squeek! Grobble grobble grobble {line goes dead}
The most likely outcome here is that the caller was mugged by the Hamburglar from McDonaldland, who says "grobble grobble grobble" and has some issues:
Less likely is the possibility of phone problems, but still-- should either be happening in the year 2014? Aren't we better than that?
Actually, the Hamburglar isn't nearly as scary as this spokes-clown:
Caller: I've got great news!
Me: Wonderful! What is it?
Caller: Squeek! Grobble grobble grobble {line goes dead}
The most likely outcome here is that the caller was mugged by the Hamburglar from McDonaldland, who says "grobble grobble grobble" and has some issues:
Less likely is the possibility of phone problems, but still-- should either be happening in the year 2014? Aren't we better than that?
Actually, the Hamburglar isn't nearly as scary as this spokes-clown:
