# It irritates me when people hold their phones like a Star Trek communicator

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Tags:** star-trek-paramount\
**Created:** [January 30, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-irritates-me-when-people-hold-their-phones-like-a-star-trek-communicator/996862 "2024-01-30T12:39:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-irritates-me-when-people-hold-their-phones-like-a-star-trek-communicator/996862/23 "2024-01-30T14:06:00Z")

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> [@Jasmine](#):
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> > [@TriPolar](#):
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> > My phone is a Star Trek communicator.
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> Then you are woefully out of date! 😳

Nope. [It’s the real thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-working-starfleet-style-communicator-to-go-on-sale/724501/12)

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