Mats Olsson. Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it up, even when you're only six inches away. More here! http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrozombie Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 totally. that's just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Sometimes, I don't pick it up at all. The way I see it, the phone is there for my convenience, not the caller's. Caller ID is, truly, God's gift to misanthropes. Like this morning...my neighbor called at 8:30 (!). I unplugged the damned thing. I had just sent my wife off to Japan, and I wanted my morning space. I've upped my standards; now, up yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digibird Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I do not telecrastinate. Wonderful word and observation, however. The ringer on/off switch is the best part of the home phone, more valuable to me than caller ID. On a tele-related note, am I the only one who loves not having a cell phone? I have never owned one, and don't want to. How 'bout you? And would you telecrastinate equally on your cell and home phones, or are you a situation-dependent telecrastinator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulliver Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Me - not. My wife - yes. I am back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrancedelicBlues Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Originally posted by digibird: I do not telecrastinate. Wonderful word and observation, however. The ringer on/off switch is the best part of the home phone, more valuable to me than caller ID. On a tele-related note, am I the only one who loves not having a cell phone? I have never owned one, and don't want to. How 'bout you? And would you telecrastinate equally on your cell and home phones, or are you a situation-dependent telecrastinator?Don't have one, don't want one... but people think I'm antisocial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 If you pick up on the first ring it means you're desperate. I thought Telecrastination was when I sat around playing my Telecaster instead of working. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouizel Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Telecrastination? Me?? Always. Since I was a kid. For me, it's inherited. My parents did it, too. Great word. I thought I was the only one. I guess not. Cell phone? Ain't got one, don't really want one. The only time that I can see having one is on long car trips, in case the car breaks. I've had one before, and I telecrastinated on that one, too. Gabriel E.: Nice alternative defination. My only question is, what do ya call it when ya play something other than a Tele? Like maybe a Gretsch?? **Standard Disclaimer** Ya gotta watch da Ouizel, as he often posts complete and utter BS. In this case however, He just might be right. Eagles may soar, but Ouizels don't get sucked into jet engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 8 Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 It usually takes me two or three rings to get to the phone. Like Offramp, I have been known to not pick up, from time to time. Generally, it's when I sense a telemarketer. But I don't get many of those calls anymore....I feel safe again. When I was depressed, I often didn't answer the phone. Regarding cell phones: I had one for a while through work, and loved it. Very handy! I haven't had one for quite some time now, and I miss it. My thing is that I NEVER think of the people I want/need to talk to when I'm at home. It's always when I'm out walking or grabing a bite. The cell phone was wonderful for that. Also, in case of an emergency.....or even just an ugency. It's not about being 100% connected, 100% of the time. Cell phones can be turned off, like anything else. I guess I just think best when I'm not the go. . . . . . . . Oh....ONE other thing about cell phones: RING TONES MUST DIE!!!!!! Super 8 Hear my stuff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendmik Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I hate the phone with a passion. My wife thinks the receiver is jewelry. I rarely, if ever answer it and I definetely check caller ID before picking up. Super8, I assume that you've registered with the national no call registry for telemarketing? If not, and this goes for everyone else, click here: https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx Our sales calles have dried up almost completely after signing up. Although campaigns and non-profits are exempt from the no-call list. Second, Offramp, love the avatar. Maybe we'll start a trend of Sunday comic avatars whose writers are "evil" animal rights activists/vegetarians. There's got to be a third one out there somewhere.... Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. Mark Twain (1835-1910) -------------------- Reporter: "Ah, do you think you could destroy the world?" The Tick: "Ehgad I hope not. That's where I keep all my stuff!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I never have run to grab the phone (except in the case of an ultra-important call that I know is coming) and never will. If I happen to be standing next to it I'll sometimes pick up on the first ring, because I don't care whether someone thinks I'm desperate or not. Cell phone? Never had one and never will. Same with pagers... my time is my own. I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Ever since I put my name on the national "Do Not Call" list, my phone hasn't rung... Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 Someone should invent a telephone that is silent during the first two rings. http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Originally posted by Hendmik: I hate the phone with a passion. My wife thinks the receiver is jewelry. HAR! That's priceless! Second, Offramp, love the avatar. Maybe we'll start a trend of Sunday comic avatars whose writers are "evil" animal rights activists/vegetarians. There's got to be a third one out there somewhere....Thanks. I made that one in about an hour, yesterday, from the Saturday RMN ("Mr. Bungee"). A little cutting, a little shcanning... I've upped my standards; now, up yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysb3 Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 I was at a meeting last night trying to listen to someone who could have benefitted from some PA. About a half hour into his presentation, a cell phone started ringing in someone's purse. It was one of those newer phones that have unbelievably loud ringers for their size. Even inside the purse and halfway across the room, it was loud. The owner just let it ring three or four times, until I suppose the voice mail picked up. What's next? Subwoofers that can be worn under your clothes? It's bad enough listening to garbled bass lines coming from someone's license plate, where will all this gagetry self-importance end? Will high dB carcophony become our cultural legacy? My daughter just got one of these phones and I really hate the sounds it makes. She's programmed different melodies for "special" callers, like an air raid siren for her mom's ID. If it's sitting on a solid surface like the kitchen counter, the vibrator makes it sound like a fart before it explodes with some inane melody. I'm finishing nine years of teenage presence in my house, and I rarely answer the phone, because it's never for me. Henry He not busy being born Is busy dyin'. ...Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 "What's next? Subwoofers that can be worn under your clothes?" Were that to become reality, we would see an epidemic of pants-shitting all across the U.S. I've upped my standards; now, up yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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