# Cell phones

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones/180733>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 9, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones/180733 "2003-06-09T22:43:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones/180733/21 "2003-06-12T02:23:56Z")

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I can’t believe no one bothered to question what in the ever loving hell the OP was doing posting while in the bathroom in the office building!!!

😉

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**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones/180733/22 "2003-06-12T02:27:44Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Boscibo \*  
> **My old house had a phone jack right next to the toilet. So I stuck a phone in there, and if it rang when I was using the toilet, I answered it.**

[I suggest you disinfect that phone thoroughly and often.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990416.html)

[sub]I often wish I’d never read that particular Straight Dope column.[/sub]

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones/180733/23 "2003-06-12T15:29:58Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*See, what you oughta have done, **Dex** is make the _loudest_ and most _raucous_ farting noises you possibly could. I bet he’d have hung up fast. \*\*

Or pretend _your_ phone has a call. Say loud enough for the other guy to hear: “I’ll call back later, I don’t think it’s appropriate to use a cell phone in the mensroom. Besides, the guy in the next stall is having a _very_ interesting conversation.”

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**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones/180733/24 "2003-06-12T16:01:42Z")

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Ugh. I just came from the bathroom-eating thread, and I’m a little icked out, right now about Odd Things People Do in Restrooms.

My philosophy is this:

Multi-tasking is great. Just keep it outta the crapper.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones/180733/25 "2003-06-12T16:22:04Z")

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_“Hello, Julie?”_

_kersplash, plonk plonk_

_“Hey, I was wondering if you had any plans for tomorrow night?”_

_Whizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz_

_“Well, maybe we could go get something to eat together.”_

_Prrrrrrnnnnnnnttttttttt… fart fart_

_“Great! See you at seven.”_

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