Well Tulpa, you got your wish. I joined the 21st century and got my own smartphone (it's just an Obamaphone though)

[Estil | 1,265]

5 hours ago, Tulpa said:

You do know you can turn the ringer and notifications off, right? 

Yeah I wish people knew that in my college days!  Our then new library was very open air design which meant that if someone's phone went off, you heard it everywhere!  And before church service (I was more religious back then) they actually had to remind everyone to turn off their phones.  At church!!  Seriously people need to show some basic courtesy and respect!  It's like Aretha Franklin says...

[Estil | 1,265]

1 hour ago, Hammerfestus said:

If you don’t have a smart phone how are you supposed to look at porn and memes in the bathroom?

In the olden days we had these things called dirty magazines...even MegaMan in MegaMan Legends came across some!  As much fun as it might be to look at and read them, someone might see you!  

[Tulpa | 3,495]

2 hours ago, MrWunderful said:

@Tulpa isn’t insisting on you getting a phone, just pointing out your reasons for NOT getting one are pretty flimsy. Or maybe Im wrong and he can correct me?

 

Pretty much that.

"I DON'T WANT A CELLPHONE! PEOPLE WILL CONTACT ME!!!!!" is essentially Dr Morbis' argument.

[Tulpa | 3,495]

2 hours ago, Estil said:

Okay, okay, just suppose you can never go wrong with the newest iPhone...how then do you know which plan is the best?

It depends on what you're doing with the phone and how much you use it. The pricier plans are usually data plans for business people and such.

Given what we know of your social life and whatnot, you're probably fine with the plan you have.

2 hours ago, Estil said:

But seriously, what is there on an iPhone that I cannot do on this "Obamaphone" (or Bidenphone now?) that I now have?

Probably nicer cameras, better screen, and a few other doodads. If you're okay with the apps you have, you can ignore iPhones and the top tier Samsungs.

[Dr. Morbis | 2,088]

3 hours ago, MrWunderful said:

@Tulpa isn’t insisting on you getting a phone, just pointing out your reasons for NOT getting one are pretty flimsy. Or maybe Im wrong and he can correct me?
 

If not joining modern technology for the edgy counterculture aspect of it is part of your personality, just own it

I don't want a cellphone and I don't need a cellphone, it really is as simple as that.  If either of those two feelings ever change, I'll get one, but until then, I'm good.  It really isn't some counterculture perogative, or lack of funds, or [insert other made up excuse here]; if I was told I had to get one for my job, for example, I'd walk into the store tomorrow...

3 hours ago, Hammerfestus said:

If you don’t have a smart phone how are you supposed to look at porn and memes in the bathroom?

It doesn't take me ten minutes to take a dump and I honestly don't know wtf is wrong with all the "reading while on the can" people out there in the world - it's like a two minute ordeal, and that includes washing your hands.  Wtf are you guys doing in there?   Shit or get off the pot.

Furthermore, the idea of bringing something from outside a washroom into the washroom with you has always been considered to be absolutely disgusting in our culture, like you've "soiled" the item, so to speak, so I honestly don't know why cell phones are getting a pass...

[the_wizard_666 | 1,325]

6 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said:

Seriously, though, if you're so smart with those things, maybe you can help me with this one: how do I turn off everyone's insistance on explaining to me how badly I need to get a cellphone?

Honestly, I know I bug you about it occasionally, but in your case it's less about the phone itself and more about the periphery benefits.  For example, last time we were out you forgot how to get to where we were going.  Pulling out my phone and using the GPS got us back on track.  You also added two games to my collection because you didn't know if you had them or not.  While I'm always happy to get free games, if you had a device with your collection list in your pocket, you would have saved that money.  Things like that.  A phone is just an easy way to get that, though a tablet or some other device that could access the internet on the go would definitely be an asset to you, whether you want to believe it or not.  

[OptOut | 8,884]

Oh shit, Morby and Wiz are at it again! 

[the_wizard_666 | 1,325]

32 minutes ago, OptOut said:

Oh shit, Morby and Wiz are at it again! 

Pretty sure it's more than three times by now.  We've known each other almost 20 years now  

Edit: Hell, it might even be over 20 years by now.  Too many concussions to remember what year it actually was that we first met  

Edited December 21, 2023 by the_wizard_666

[BlackVega | 583]

*technology ignorance thread*

[Hammerfestus | 3,846]

6 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said:

I don't want a cellphone and I don't need a cellphone, it really is as simple as that.  If either of those two feelings ever change, I'll get one, but until then, I'm good.  It really isn't some counterculture perogative, or lack of funds, or [insert other made up excuse here]; if I was told I had to get one for my job, for example, I'd walk into the store tomorrow...

It doesn't take me ten minutes to take a dump and I honestly don't know wtf is wrong with all the "reading while on the can" people out there in the world - it's like a two minute ordeal, and that includes washing your hands.  Wtf are you guys doing in there?   Shit or get off the pot.

Furthermore, the idea of bringing something from outside a washroom into the washroom with you has always been considered to be absolutely disgusting in our culture, like you've "soiled" the item, so to speak, so I honestly don't know why cell phones are getting a pass...

I really don’t know what you are on about.  Do you not clean your bathroom?  Do you exclusively poop at your local Applebees?  Oh sorry,  I forgot about “our culture”…. I mean Tom Hortons.  

[Sumez | 2,951]

On 12/17/2023 at 6:34 PM, Estil said:

It's PCD Bengal brand (official phone of the Cincinnati Bengals?

Yes, no doubt the name of an Indian province must be a reference to an American state  

[Estil | 1,265]

8 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said:

It doesn't take me ten minutes to take a dump and I honestly don't know wtf is wrong with all the "reading while on the can" people out there in the world - it's like a two minute ordeal, and that includes washing your hands.  Wtf are you guys doing in there?   Shit or get off the pot.

Furthermore, the idea of bringing something from outside a washroom into the washroom with you has always been considered to be absolutely disgusting in our culture, like you've "soiled" the item, so to speak, so I honestly don't know why cell phones are getting a pass...

I always read while I'm going stinkies...and I wish I was rich enough to have a fancy "washroom"!  All I get is a regular ol' bathroom...

[the_wizard_666 | 1,325]

29 minutes ago, Estil said:

I always read while I'm going stinkies...and I wish I was rich enough to have a fancy "washroom"!  All I get is a regular ol' bathroom...

Yeah, before my phone i used to have books and magazines in there all the time.  I used to laugh about being the only person I know who reads Plato on the shitter Now I use my phone to catch up on the news or just scroll memes and shit.  

[PII | 1,885]

On 12/18/2023 at 1:19 AM, Dr. Morbis said:

No, you're not the only one, I'm still landline only.  I love the reactions I get when I tell people I don't have a smartphone: they literally stare at me as if I'm some alien from a distant galaxy who just took off his mask...

First comes the Alien stare, then this part.

[PII | 1,885]

1 hour ago, the_wizard_666 said:

Plato on the shitter

 

[Dr. Morbis | 2,088]

20 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

For example, last time we were out you forgot how to get to where we were going.  Pulling out my phone and using the GPS got us back on track.

Like I said earlier, the person I'm with literally always has a phone...   If you can explain to me how having a second phone on hand could have somehow made the situation even better, I'm all ears.

 

20 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

You also added two games to my collection because you didn't know if you had them or not.  While I'm always happy to get free games, if you had a device with your collection list in your pocket, you would have saved that money.  Things like that.

So spending hundreds or thousands on a phone and then signing up for one more monthly bill could have saved me ten bucks?  Well holee shit, I'm making my appointment with the Apple store tomorrow...

[Dr. Morbis | 2,088]

18 hours ago, Hammerfestus said:

I really don’t know what you are on about.  Do you not clean your bathroom?  Do you exclusively poop at your local Applebees?  Oh sorry,  I forgot about “our culture”…. I mean Tom Hortons.  

Have you never seen the Seinfeld where George brings a book into the washroom of a store so he has something to read on the can, and then he is forced to buy it and can't return it because the book has been tainted by being in the washroom with him?  Well I don't know how old you are, but that's how the world used to operate until the early 2000's: you didn't bring things into the washroom with you.

So you're taking a dump and holding your phone while on the throne, then when you're done, you wash your hands... and grab your phone again right after?!?  Do you wash the phone as well?  If you're not washing the phone, then what's the point of washing your hands?  They were both in contact with each other prior to you washing your hands.  Do you have no understanding of the concept of cross-contamination?  Go and have a chat with your family doctor or any nurse you can find; someone from the healthcare profession should be able to set you straight...

Edited December 22, 2023 by Dr. Morbis

[the_wizard_666 | 1,325]

8 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said:

Like I said earlier, the person I'm with literally always has a phone...   If you can explain to me how having a second phone on hand could have somehow made the situation even better, I'm all ears.

 

So spending hundreds or thousands on a phone and then signing up for one more monthly bill could have saved me ten bucks?  Well holee shit, I'm making my appointment with the Apple store tomorrow...

You're not always out and about with someone else though.  Unless you happen to have a map in your glove box that I'm unaware of, a GPS wouldn't be a bad investment.

And you can buy the phone without getting a plan.  So considering how you make that mistake, along with passing on great deals only to find out you needed it and paying more later, you could probably pay off the initial investment of a cheap ass phone that you can import your spreadsheets to within a few months. For your needs, you certainly don't need the top of the line.  Also, avoid Apple.  Half the price is the name.  You can get an equivalent device for a fraction of the price easily.

But again, it doesn't HAVE to be a phone.  It's just the most pocket-friendly option I know of.  A tablet or ghetto laptop would do just as well, but aren't quite as portable.

[the_wizard_666 | 1,325]

7 minutes ago, Dr. Morbis said:

Have you never seen the Seinfeld where George brings a book into the washroom of a store so he has something to read on the can and then he is forced to buy it and can't return it because the book has been tainted by being in the washroom with him? 

Why in the shit would anyone even do that?  Most places don't allow unpurchased items into the washroom by default, not for sanitary reasons, but for theft prevention...

Edited December 22, 2023 by the_wizard_666

[Dr. Morbis | 2,088]

1 minute ago, the_wizard_666 said:

You're not always out and about with someone else though.  Unless you happen to have a map in your glove box that I'm unaware of, a GPS wouldn't be a bad investment.

And you can buy the phone without getting a plan.  So considering how you make that mistake, along with passing on great deals only to find out you needed it and paying more later, you could probably pay off the initial investment of a cheap ass phone that you can import your spreadsheets to within a few months. For your needs, you certainly don't need the top of the line.  Also, avoid Apple.  Half the price is the name.  You can get an equivalent device for a fraction of the price easily.

But again, it doesn't HAVE to be a phone.  It's just the most pocket-friendly option I know of.  A tablet or ghetto laptop would do just as well, but aren't quite as portable.

Man, this is some funny shit!  Trust me, I'm good.  And any situation where someone else (like yourself) would be put out by not having a phone on hand for any given circumstance that may arise, is entirely mitigated by the fact that said person will already be carrying their own phone!  Once again, it's a win-win; you're happy; I'm happy; live and let live...

[Dr. Morbis | 2,088]

1 minute ago, the_wizard_666 said:

Why in the shit would anyone even do that?  Most places don't allow unpurchased items into the washroom by default, not for sanitary reasons, but for theft prevention...

Because it's a sitcom.  And he is forced to buy it because it is a soiled "toilet book," not for any sort of theft prevention.

[Tabonga | 2,317]

[Link | 2,712]

8 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said:

So you're taking a dump and holding your phone while on the throne, then when you're done, you wash your hands... and grab your phone again right after?!?  Do you wash the phone as well?  If you're not washing the phone, then what's the point of washing your hands?  They were both in contact with each other prior to you washing your hands.  Do you have no understanding of the concept of cross-contamination?

What? You don't wipe yourself and then manhandle the thing some more before washing your hands. 

[T-Pac | 7,544]

[Estil | 1,265]

On 12/21/2023 at 11:05 PM, Tabonga said:

You know in my kindergarten days (1985-86) there was this really cute clapping game/rhyme!  

Popsicle Popsicle sticks make me sick!

Make my heart beats two for six!

Not because you're dirty, not because you're clean...

Cuz your mama caught you reading a dirty magazine!