Flipping Fones
When my last Motorola flip-phone went the way of the dodo two years ago, I was forced by the Evil Cingular to become the disgruntled owner of an inferior non-flip-phone. Two years of having to lock and unlock my keypad. Two years of having to fumble the cellphone from the console into my left non-steering hand, squint at the display to see which idiot was currently desperate for my attention, mash 5 buttons to ignore the call and send it to voicemail. And, not to mention (ok, I lied, I’m going to mention it after all), two years of having to carry around a clunky, un-sleek, non-flip-phone with which my dead grandmother wouldn’t be caught alive. As she always told me: Size *does* matter! My contract with Cingular was not due for renewal until May and yet there they were brazenly advertising FREE, brand-new, sleek, lovely flip-phones to NEW customers (only)! They honestly expected me to either (a) purchase a new phone, or (b) WAIT for my contract renewal date!! Needless to say, one phone call from The Danjerus One later and I have a free upgrade. The new phone includes a camera. I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do with a camera phone unless I decide to take up a second job as a sleazy private eye. So, anyway, now I’m back to owning a flip phone. This means I can simultaneously hang up on you AND flip you off!
Current Mood: 
flippant