# How can I stop butt dialing the world?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 5, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-butt-dialing-the-world/999894 "2024-04-05T17:36:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-butt-dialing-the-world/999894/56 "2024-04-09T17:29:05Z")

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> [@dolphinboy](#):
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> The only problem will be breaking a 30+ year habit,

That’s impressive that you were developing this habit over a decade before the iPhone was introduced in 2007!

My late wife never locked her phone before putting it in her purse and frequently butt dialed (purse dialed?) people. I would gently remind her whenever I saw her do it, but somehow it didn’t stick. I could never understand the behavior. It seems as weird to me as sticking a lit match in your pocket.

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