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NJCher

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58. smart phone excuses

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 05:43 PM

Sep 2019

so person that I am not even close too (think "co-workers" says "I can't text you!!"

Hah, I am similar. I teach tech stuff, too, and have the same feelings regarding the smartphone. When they say the bit about I can't text you, I say well, then, it sounds like a smartphone is a convenience to you, so if you want me to have one, how about you pay for it?"

I haven't had any takers on that in years.

Finally I got one--someone is paying for my smart phone. So now what I do is say, oh so sorry, the memory is so limited on this cell phone that I can't open your picture/read your text/whatever. Except for the person who's paying; I do answer his texts.

Oh and the others--well, some have gone so far as to print out instructions for me to get around the memory issue so at that point I plead "I'm stupid about phones."

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"I can't talk to you...there is no use in talking to people like you" [View all] essme Sep 2019 OP

Thank you. The bastards need to have their noses rubbed in the mess they have made! nt Atticus Sep 2019 #1

This guy was really old essme Sep 2019 #3

I understand what you are saying and I commend you for your concern, but those shaking Atticus Sep 2019 #5

you should have suggested the lesbian photo not_the_one Sep 2019 #16

You should have called up the images on your phone without saying anything about them tblue37 Sep 2019 #33

Well, this is embarrassing essme Sep 2019 #37

I don't have a cell phone. I don't want *everyone* to have me on such a short leash. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #39

Exactly! essme Sep 2019 #41

smart phone excuses NJCher Sep 2019 #58

Another L.I.V.I.D - Low Information Voter In Denial. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2019 #2

Oh. That's good. Can we use it? ms liberty Sep 2019 #29

Sure; use it. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2019 #34

thanks i'm totally using that proud patriot Sep 2019 #49

Wish I could always think as quickly as you do. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #4

I was not thinking quickly-- trust me essme Sep 2019 #6

he actually wasn't a failed reality show star. he had great ratings for years mucifer Sep 2019 #28

I need to find out the stats on this one, but essme Sep 2019 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author mucifer Sep 2019 #55

He actually was a failed reality show star Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #47

Yes, but he had 6 business bankruptcies and 3 marriages. He stole charity money for his family! NCLefty Sep 2019 #57

That he has a PhD tells me one thing. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #7

90%+ of ppl with PhDs are liberals sharedvalues Sep 2019 #9

That he brought up the fact he has a PhD is very telling. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #14

We actually were talking about universities essme Sep 2019 #23

Your reply was both accurate and courteous. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #54

Ben Carson is an excellent example essme Sep 2019 #42

"Republicans call you 'useful idiot', you know. Dems are Party of working people" sharedvalues Sep 2019 #8

I'm surprised Aussie105 Sep 2019 #10

Her "modeling" is, at best, soft porn. 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #17

We "liberals" tend to care about and feel bad for people MyMission Sep 2019 #11

FNC is the enemy of america. Joe941 Sep 2019 #12

As committed to the real facts as we know them to be, incredibly millions of people are just as Pepsidog Sep 2019 #13

I love playing mind games with those idiots, I would have kept at him until he stoked out yaesu Sep 2019 #15

You brought out his inner kid. lpbk2713 Sep 2019 #18

I still can't believe the people who say Melania is such a "classy First Lady". Grammy23 Sep 2019 #19

The fact that these photos did not and... 3catwoman3 Sep 2019 #40

It really was more then porno shots Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #48

There's seems to be some kind of campaign to bolster Melania as classy... No Vested Interest Sep 2019 #52

"What Faux.... Duppers Sep 2019 #20

His homophobia means he's more than likely a repressed gay or bisexual. roamer65 Sep 2019 #21

Translation into English DFW Sep 2019 #22

I don't think in my life I've had anyone talk about "music librarians." How peculiar. cwydro Sep 2019 #24

I AM a librarian essme Sep 2019 #25

I found it odd that some random guy at a bar would make a comment about music librarians. cwydro Sep 2019 #26

His PhD is in music education essme Sep 2019 #31

Lol. cwydro Sep 2019 #44

And yet, before you posted, essme had already noted his PhD was in music muriel_volestrangler Sep 2019 #46

You talked nice also, established a pleasant relationship before Hortensis Sep 2019 #27

Yes! And I am really kicking myself for it essme Sep 2019 #35

We've made the same mistake, Essme, with the same regret. Hortensis Sep 2019 #43

I really believe the brainwashing begins with religious training. Farmer-Rick Sep 2019 #51

It is so amazing that people w/ advanced degrees are seen in a different light (oh, they're ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #30

That's partially my fault also essme Sep 2019 #36

He exemplifies a closed mind vlyons Sep 2019 #32

Hitch your wagon to Donny's shit star... Blue Owl Sep 2019 #45

To me they are no better than the Germans who turned a blind eye to the Ferrets are Cool Sep 2019 #50

But there IS a lot of point in NOT talking to people like you: DENIAL! Beartracks Sep 2019 #53

If tRumpers could be reasoned with, they wouldn't be tRumpers. lastlib Sep 2019 #56