I hate the goddamn phone.

[Jamastiene]

x(

[MrScorpio]

1. Turn off the ringer

I live by Caller ID alone and I love it

[hfojvt]

2. me too

It is either telemarketers, wrong numbers, prank calls, or somebody from work. I guess it would be different if I had an SO or more friends.

Of course, lately people are calling me because I became an accidental bigshot. One of the six who get to elect a replacement state legislator.

[watercolors]

3. Glad to hear I'm not the only one!

I put my do not disturb button on, my kids get upset when they can;t reach me, call my nieghbor to tell me my phone is off! Life is so much nicer without intrusion of phone!

[Arugula Latte]

4. Me too. Every time that thing rings I mutter "Aww, fuck" under my breath.

[graywarrior]

5. Same here

Won't answer it.

[KitchenWitch]

6. Wish I'd have known that before I tried to call you 118 times today!

:P

[Kali]

7. Me too.

Send me an e-mail.

[mwooldri]

8. Try working on one 40+ hours a week.

One that automatically answers in your ear...

Then come back to me and tell me how you hate the phone.

[Ladyhawk]

9. I, also, hate the goddamn phone

So you are not alone
In hating the goddamn phone
I have trouble minding my tone
While talking on the goddamn phone
So I join you and moan
About that goddamn phone

-Dr. Seuss (pissed off version)

[mreilly]

10. THANK YOU!!!

I am so tired of being accused of being grumpy or antisocial because I seem to be the only one in the world who hates a fucking telephone. I work in IT support, so when the phone rings, most of the time I have to pick it up. And it always rings at work whenever I am attempting to concentrate or just about to accomplish something meaningful. Without fail.

At home? Even worse. The phone rings whenever I sit down to eat, go in the bathroom, try to have a heart-to-heart talk with someone, or any other inconvenient moment. Here's the bulk of it. My wife has a sister and mother who call her

ALL

DAY

LONG

ALL

DAY

EVERY

DAY

and so you can imagine how sick I am of the phone and its endless ringing. My wife, whom I love very much, will drop everything short of an intimate moment together and run to answer the phone. No matter what it is, whoever just decided to butt into our lives automatically gets the attention. I have had to cover her bases because of her chatting on the phone (take over the cooking, etc.) more times than I can count. But if I sit down, pull out a book and begin tuning out the rest of the world I'm accused of shirking my duties. Somehow, the phone is allowed ultimate authority over us.

And that is what I hate about the damned device more than anything in the world: someone can pick up the receiver, punch some buttons in, and suddenly they've taken over a part of your life, regardless of whether you wanted them to or not.

My philosophy: the phone is there for my convenience. No one else's. Leave a message. Better yet, send me an e-mail. But don't call when I'm having dinner with my kids, reading them a story, trying to seduce my wife, attempting to take a nap, or any of the other of hundreds of things that are more important to me than my sister-in-law calling my wife during dinner for the seventh time that week to "chat about 'the Biggest Loser'." x(

[RushIsRot]

11. I hate the phone too, so I keep it busy all the time by being online.

Works like a charm.