# I just got a new cell phone. Let's have some fun with the old one. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2004, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199 "2004-02-14T10:50:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/81 "2004-02-21T21:43:30Z")
I give you: **[Cell Phone Launch 2004](http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?&members=1&p=3&uid=1941253&gid=3750160&&imgid=46368331#top)**. Just click “next”. The slideshow doesn’t work, it’ll only give you the first 20 pictures. Enjoy! I did. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/82 "2004-02-21T22:15:51Z")
Bruce, I’ve gotta tell you… I think I may be in love with you. I know I told you to do this balloon thing. I encouraged you, I did. But you actually did it! And so thoroughly too. AND with photographic proof of the deed – minor mishaps and all. Really, I’m so proud to call you a fellow Doper I practically have tears in my eyes. If we ever make it to a Dopefest together I owe you a tall beverage of your choice. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/83 "2004-02-21T22:19:15Z")
It´s still up there?? Here´s a trick, get a sinker, tie it to a fishing line, throw it up the branches, look out for the plummeting sinker!! now you should have one or more branches in the fishing line, yank at will ´till: A) the balloons explode and the phone falls. B)You break the branches and the whole contraption floats down… oh yes, watch out for falling branches too!. C) you get bored and leave it like that. Good luck. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/84 "2004-02-21T22:37:59Z")
Excellent. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/85 "2004-02-21T22:40:53Z")
Now what exactly was in the box with Ole’ Blue? A note with a link to this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/86 "2004-02-21T23:26:16Z")
Thank you **Jess** , a very nice post. **Ale** , _don’t_ click “Slideshow”. Just keep clicking “Next”. **BiblioCat** , yeah, I never took a good picture of the “package”. It was a Ziploc bag, the big one with a slider. Inside was the phone and a small piece of paper that simply read: “[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239790](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=239790)” That sucker went pretty high. Alarmingly high. ---
**Author:** ![dakravel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@dakravel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dakravel)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/87 "2004-02-22T00:57:45Z")
That’s just awesome **Bruce** :D. Can’t wait to see if anyone actually gets it. We can only hope no one gets beaned in the head :p. ---
**Author:** ![Coilean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@Coilean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coilean)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/88 "2004-02-22T01:01:13Z")
> [@french frog](#): > > You could call Guiness (the book, not the beer) and organize the longest throw of cellphone contest, or something in that matter. You’ll have your picture in the book! There’s an annual phone toss contest held in Finland. The current record stands at 326 feet. That’s one heck of a record to beat. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/89 "2004-02-22T04:11:57Z")
_salute_ [http://www.lilesnet.com/patriotic/music/off\_we\_go.htm](http://www.lilesnet.com/patriotic/music/off_we_go.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/90 "2004-02-22T04:15:55Z")
Thanks for the laughs **Bruce Daddy**. What direction was it going when you last saw it? Have you watched the news tonight? No stories about jetliners falling out of the skys due to balloons being sucked into engine #2? No “Elderly nun struck by UFO, film at 11”? 😃 May your cellphone have an uneventful journey into the hands of our newest Doper. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/91 "2004-02-22T14:02:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Dear PictureTrail visitor, > > We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our servers. > The support staff responds to such problems immediately. Please try again in a few minutes. However it may take more than a few minutes, perhaps as long as 30 minutes to fix the problem. These matters can at times be unpredictable to estimate. > Sorry for the trouble and inconvenience. > > Sincerely, > > The PictureTrail Support Team. I didn’t get to see the package be launched. Must be a lot of other dopers looking at the pics right now. Is your friend Preston single? I have a friend who is looking…and darn it he’s cute. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/92 "2004-02-22T14:07:38Z")
Ahh… I only went through the pictures untill the tree incident. Nice to see it worked. Now let´s see what happens. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/93 "2004-02-23T13:05:02Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > Thanks for the laughs **Bruce Daddy**. > > What direction was it going when you last saw it? Have you watched the news tonight? It was headed east so depending on how far it went that’s anywhere from Roebuck to Rock Hill? The beach? Hell, who knows. **misstee** , **misstee** , **misstee**. :sigh: Now I’m hurt. ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/94 "2004-02-23T13:45:05Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > **misstee** , **misstee** , **misstee**. :sigh: Now I’m hurt. Wait, when I said friend, I really meant friend. Her name is Shannon. She is into guys in bands. If I would have meant me, I would have said " I have a"friend" who is interested. She was here while I was trying to see the balloons off. She had to leave before I got to see them float away into the big blue yonder. Does that make you feel any better. **Bruce\_Daddy**? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/95 "2004-02-23T14:14:16Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > Wait, when I said friend, I really meant friend. Her name is Shannon. She is into guys in bands. > > Does that make you feel any better. **Bruce\_Daddy**? No. I’m in a band! I’m in a band! Hello?! I’m kidding of course. No, Preston is not single. He is dating a girl his age but cheating on her with one who is 10 years younger. Your friend still want some of that? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/96 "2004-02-23T14:20:30Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > He is dating a girl his age but cheating on her with one who is 10 years younger. Your friend still want some of that? Is this the guy from your end of the year thread? ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/97 "2004-02-23T14:29:12Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Is this the guy from your end of the year thread? No, that dude’s married. Starting to reflect on what kind of people I hang out with. . . ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/98 "2004-02-23T14:50:52Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > No. Why not? It means I was saving you for me. > [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > No, Preston is not single. He is dating a girl his age but cheating on her with one who is 10 years younger. Holy cow!! How old is Preston? He doesn’t look old enough to be cheating with someone 10 years younger. > [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > Your friend still want some of that? Probably not. The last guy she dated ( that was in a band ) was living with her, and screwing someone else while she was at work. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/99 "2004-02-23T16:10:53Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > Why not? It means I was saving you for me. Nice try, Carrottop. > [@](#): > > Holy cow!! How old is Preston? 1. > [@](#): > > Probably not. The last guy she dated ( that was in a band ) was living with her, and screwing someone else while she was at work. I didn’t think so 😉 ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199/100 "2004-02-23T16:22:12Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > Nice try, Carrottop. I am hurt. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-cell-phone-lets-have-some-fun-with-the-old-one/229199.md?page=6)