Are we headed down the same road as the dinosaurs?
Inside a dinosaur skull on display in Indianapolis is a fossilized brain tumor, scientists say, one that gave the Gorgosaurus “a very bad headache.”
What the scientists failed to report is the giant cell phone found buried in rock next to the skull. We all know the dinosaurs were avid users of technology, especially cell phones. They were very social animals, and often would call each other up to organize hunts, set schedules for seasonal migration or just share skin moisturizing secrets. Archaeologists say the dinosaurs used their cell phones constantly, often running into each other on the plains because they were so busy yapping and not watching where they were walking.
Scientific teams have even found evidence of 20-Lambeosaurus pile-ups where Kansas is now.
Some mammals warned the dinosaurs that constant exposure to cell phones might cause brain tumors, but they never listened. They didn’t want to give up their cute ringtones and easy escape from face-to-face interaction. We’re only now discovering the true cause of their extinction – not the laughable “killer asteroid” theory written by Drs. Samuel J. Qualcomm and Victor B. Nokia.
But our race does not have to be destroyed. Save yourselves! Stop calling your friends to tell them all about the movie you’re watching two rows behind me. Stop calling loved ones to rave about the concert still going on as you stand right next tome. Get off the phone … especially when you’re driving in front of me.
Humanity needs you.
I held out getting a mobile phone for the longest times. The thought that anyone could reach me at anytime gave me the heebie jeebies. Finally 3 years ago, my supervisor forced me to get one for work.
I don’t know how I managed without one for so long. Payphones are disappearing and it costs $.50 – $.75 to place a call (remember the good ol’ days when all you needed was a dime?). And now the few friends I have without a phone just piss me off. LOL!
I ususally keep my phone off. The rings annoy me and I follow cell-phone etiquette… I go outside or into the lobby if I need to speak with someone. I rarely walk and talk. Unfortunately too many others have no concept of when is and isn’t an appropriate time to speak on the phone (like answering the phone while going to the bathroom – eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwww!)…. not an urban myth – a woman answered her phone while in the restroom of the Georgetown Loew’s Theatre. That’s just bad hygiene and poor manners.
I hear you.
I don’t fault anyone for having a mobile phone … just am a little burned out on seeing everyone walking around talking endlessly on phones. Listening to them repeat “Hello? Are you there?” nonstop on Metro. Seeing that crap drivers are, in fact, in the middle of phone conversations.
They are the ultimatge answer to pay-phone prices, however, and do come in handy when coordinating last-minute things between multiple parties.
I just miss the day when seeing someone talking to him/herself on a street corner meant you were approaching an insane person.