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Binkie The Clown

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56. When I want to kick back and enjoy a 1080P HD movie,

Wed Sep 13, 2017, 12:08 PM

Sep 2017

I sure as hell don't want to have to squint at a cell phone screen to watch it! Plus, where can you find a cell phone with massive subwoofers to bring life to those car chases and explosions?

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I'll keep my flip phone thank you very much [View all] leftofcool Sep 2017 OP

You're so cool, you owned a flip-phone before and after it was cool. DetlefK Sep 2017 #1

If something you have isn't cool just hold on to it, eventually it'll be retro-cool. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2017 #55

If you want just a phone, have just a phone. ImpeachTheGOP Sep 2017 #2

Keep it ExciteBike66 Sep 2017 #3

My grand daughter says it should be in a museum leftofcool Sep 2017 #4

Museums are higher tech than that. Most of them have wifi. :) TeamPooka Sep 2017 #79

i still have my flip phone in my undie drawer... samnsara Sep 2017 #5

I like the online services, so I'm keeping my I-Phone 3 that I got in 2009. no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #6

My phone doesn't 'flip', but it's 7 years old and very basic. Chemisse Sep 2017 #7

My smart phone cost $30 blogslut Sep 2017 #8

I bought a new LG smart phone does everything for $129. Demtexan Sep 2017 #13

Same for me. I have a Tracfone exboyfil Sep 2017 #14

Sounds like me. Tracer Sep 2017 #24

We're probably going to get a "smart" tracphone for my mom...she's still thinking about it. haele Sep 2017 #64

I hope it works out for her. blogslut Sep 2017 #74

Thats how I feel about my cargo shorts Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #9

I will fight to the death, er slight discomfort maybe, for our right to wear cargos NightWatcher Sep 2017 #15

Exactly. Amen. Hallelujah! Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #17

The lighting and background makes the left photo look more appealing tymorial Sep 2017 #21

Excellent observation flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #39

if you say so! Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #48

The guy on the right looks like Jared. femmocrat Sep 2017 #23

Thank you. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #49

At least it's not the return of 1970 s men short shorts lunasun Sep 2017 #29

Nobody rocked em like Bob did. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #47

My husband has a pair of very short cut-offs - we call them his "Bobbys" cyberswede Sep 2017 #57

But what about your purple gingham shirts? beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #75

I do, bro! Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #76

I've been at my current job for close to 15 years sharp_stick Sep 2017 #10

That's What My Wife Has ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #11

That's pretty much what I do, too. GoCubsGo Sep 2017 #16

I have two tin cans and a piece of string you may be interested in.... TeamPooka Sep 2017 #80

Set A Price!! ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #81

I finally had to ditch my flip phone because the screen went whonkey Siwsan Sep 2017 #12

I'm probably a generation younger than anyone else in the thread crazycatlady Sep 2017 #18

I don't find it offensive, but did detect a sense of smugness. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2017 #25

I use my phone as a flashlight too crazycatlady Sep 2017 #27

A little smug aren't we? redstatebluegirl Sep 2017 #31

I don't have a $1000 phone crazycatlady Sep 2017 #45

Love my smart phone ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #33

I'm glad your generation gave us this technology! nini Sep 2017 #84

My motto cost $100 new iPhone obviously better, but 10 times better? dembotoz Sep 2017 #19

Was someone trying to force you switch HuskyOffset Sep 2017 #20

I find this all very amusing tymorial Sep 2017 #22

There are people who seem to enjoy being upset. Maybe it's the adrenaline rush. Glorfindel Sep 2017 #28

Fragile egos are easily provoked tymorial Sep 2017 #30

for five dollars more, you could have got one of these Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #26

What you are missing DownriverDem Sep 2017 #36

I guess I should have been a little clearer Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #38

Agreed $90 is way too much for a flip phone Egnever Sep 2017 #50

When I want to kick back and enjoy a 1080P HD movie, Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #56

Me too, but it's kind of tough to convince a flight crew to let me bring on an 80" TV and Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #68

I don't need to fly. I'm already here. nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #69

Flip phone for me because it fits in my pocket. keithbvadu2 Sep 2017 #32

How about one like this? HAB911 Sep 2017 #34

Looks expensive. Demtexan Sep 2017 #58

Love my flip phone! DownriverDem Sep 2017 #35

Watching folks with their phones DownriverDem Sep 2017 #37

You kids stay off my Lawn......nt LakeArenal Sep 2017 #40

My flip phone was FREE! I pay $30 a month. Coventina Sep 2017 #41

They still make a flip phone? I love tech so, I own about five computers and assorted Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #42

I like that. They don't want a mom-phone, so they take care MineralMan Sep 2017 #60

Haha That would be good...I can imagine their horror at a flip phone. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #61

Terminal eye-rolling, I'll bet. MineralMan Sep 2017 #62

It would never end...they might even start 'twitching'. hahah. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #71

Good for you! IronLionZion Sep 2017 #43

I'll keep my horse and buggy thank you very much. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2017 #44

Horses cost a lot to maintain. You might want to switch to a bicycle. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2017 #51

Bicycles are too technologically advanced. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2017 #54

I use my phone for business... ollie10 Sep 2017 #46

I miss my flip phone. liberalmuse Sep 2017 #52

My flip phone is cheaper than yours. Nya Nya Nya. Plus, only $17 a month. nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #53

Whatever works for you. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #59

What I miss about my flip phone is that it flipped. janterry Sep 2017 #63

The only reason I went from a flip to smart Doreen Sep 2017 #65

"Call me a relic, call me what you will. Say I'm old-fashioned, say I'm over the hill" lunamagica Sep 2017 #66

My Motorola smart phone cost me $100 at Consumer Cellular. left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #67

This is too funny. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #70

Stick with that. You got ripped off paying bluepen Sep 2017 #72

I've got a $20 flip phone and I'm typing this on my iPod Touch MrScorpio Sep 2017 #73

Our phone is wall mounted. guillaumeb Sep 2017 #77

Only 14% of my phone battery is used for talking brokephibroke Sep 2017 #78

But smartphones are $69.99. Corvo Bianco Sep 2017 #82

I switched to a smartphone when i joined republic wireless nini Sep 2017 #83

I still have an iPhone 5c. smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #85

Yep. I like the size of the 5. I was forced to get a new phone so I got an SE. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #86