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RogueSpirit (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:47 PM Original message |
what's your opinion of the Blue Tooth earpieces? |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. I call people who wear them all the time "The Borg" |
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RogueSpirit (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. don't defile the bork like that, mmmkay |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. ROFL |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:26 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Hey you stole my reply! |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
33. I agree - I think of the Borg when I see them as well |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
35. OMG, that's what my husband has been calling them! |
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AggieGal (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. I agree |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think they're great! |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. Po |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. I just pretend the person is deranged and talking to voices he hears... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. My gardener showed up the other day with one... |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. I hope they cause ear cancer |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
67. harsh |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #67 |
72. Try? nah, I either would or wouldn't |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. I don't need one, and don't care whether or not others use them. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-11-07 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. I just shake my head |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
12. They look like peckerheads. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 07:43 AM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Thank you! |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. I was slow on the pick-up on Blue Tooth devices |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
14. I'm disgusted by them, frankly. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
16. I agree. It reminds me of when cell phones first became popular. Those same guys |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
17. As long as they are visible to others, I have no problem w/ em |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. So, if I was wearing a mini-one, and talking to my cats.... |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. I pretty much hate cell phones anyway, so this accessory gets lumped into that. |
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AggieGal (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 01:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. That party sounds pretty bad |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #19 |
39. Hello! :) To make things worse, it cost me $40 to travel to it. n/t |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
78. You should have just called in. |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #78 |
85. Laugh. Out. Loud! n/t |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
20. Resistance is futile. |
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MistressOverdone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
21. For some reason they make me think |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
22. Oh C'mon!!!! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. I love mine, but I take it off when not talking. Wearing one screams "I'M AN ASSHOLE!!!!" |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
74. Mine hides under a bushel of hair |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
25. They don't bother me unless I mistakenly think they're talking to me |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
27. I think they're great |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
28. I agree with you |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
29. I try to stay away from people who talk to themselves in public |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
30. They look silly |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
31. My man wears one |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
32. I have to use one at my p/t job (receptionist) ... |
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deepthought42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
34. Geez. I can't stand it when people at the mall |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
36. "Self-important asshole." Is what those devices say to me. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
37. I use one |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
38. I consider them |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
40. I always have the overwhelming urge to smack them real hard on the ear. I've been able to surpress |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
41. Well as a user |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. FYI: Driving while using 'hands-free' cell phone is still dangerous |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Yes but welcome to the New Highway |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. You may need to commute, but don't need to talk on the phone |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:31 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Ahh you must not live in California |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. What does that have to do with anything? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. No - in California you can literally live on the road |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Wow, that is sad. I'm sorry your lifestyle forces you to do unsafe things. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Oh enjoy it |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Gotcha. Your sale is more important than others' safety. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Of course it is |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:57 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. That's a pretty big claim, do you have proof? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Show me the proof that they cause accidents |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Did you read the link I posted? |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #47 |
57. never mind |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
42. A friend who works for Texas Instruments warned me against cell use |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:09 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. I read somewhere that the phone should be nearby....... |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
43. I think it's kind of pitiful that so many people feel the need to be |
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RedG1 (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
44. new technology...here's a story... |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
45. They should come with flashing blue lights on attennae. |
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Rob H. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
46. They strike me as weird |
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deepthought42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Talking to people in person is so overrated... |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
49. Makes me want to slap the shit out of the idiot who wears one. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
51. Doesn't bother me |
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MAGICBULLET (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
53. what's sad |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
55. I think they're stupid. do people really have to be hooked up to a phone constantly? |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
64. kookie goons...I don't even know where mine is right now. |
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m_welby (508 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
65. they're just creepy |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 11:50 PM Response to Reply #65 |
86. been doing that for 50 years now - its called television |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
70. It's not just you... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
71. I think they're fine in settings where having a phone conversation is fine.... |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
73. Just like anything... they can be stupid or they can be convenient. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. 'traveling and need to be on a conference call' |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. By traveling I don't mean in a car. I would never risk anyone's life to be on a conference call. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Oh, okay |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. I can see where you thought I meant something else. |
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mwdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
75. I've seen too many men standing up, in restaurants, talking |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
76. I think they are moranic. No one is that important. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
77. I just can't wait for the tooth phone |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
82. I think they're unattractive |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-12-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
83. They ought to be brightly colored... |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
87. As a phone tool in the strictest sense, it's awesome. Out in public or social places? You're a tool. |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-13-07 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
88. 99% total tools IMO |
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