# No, she's not in line, she's on a cellphone! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 12, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shes-not-in-line-shes-on-a-cellphone/312191 "2005-07-12T15:35:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shes-not-in-line-shes-on-a-cellphone/312191/41 "2005-07-16T02:23:24Z")
> [@Mental Mishaps](#): > > I got cut in line three times by a deli clerk serving people behind me, for no other reason than “what would a fourteen year old want with salami?” Bwah! Thanks for the laugh! That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks. What _would_ a fourteen year old want with salami, indeed? The clerk probably assumed you were with one of the other customers. After all, who would expect a fourteen year old to procure his own salami? (Welcome to the dope, BTW. Hope I got your gender right.) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shes-not-in-line-shes-on-a-cellphone/312191/42 "2005-07-16T03:49:33Z")
> [@MissGypsy](#): > > \Hell, I don’t even answer my office phone at work. I don’t want to talk to people; they always want me to do something, and I already have quite enough to do. That’s exactly how I feel about it, too. I love where I’m working now - we look at the call display to see who’s calling, and let the machine pick it up. And you know, somehow the world hasn’t stopped turning and we seem to be able to carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shes-not-in-line-shes-on-a-cellphone/312191/43 "2005-07-20T01:54:53Z")
> [@MissGypsy](#): > > Hell, I don’t even answer my office phone at work. I don’t want to talk to people; they always want me to do something, and I already have quite enough to do. Get this - in my new position/department, I don’t even HAVE a phone. And I’m in IT… a developer, no less. Caused quite a stir when that little tidbit was revealed to all and sundry. ---
**Author:** ![Butterscotch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@Butterscotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Butterscotch)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shes-not-in-line-shes-on-a-cellphone/312191/44 "2005-07-20T16:04:13Z")
I did the test and scored 92. I think it is because I am fundamentally anti-social though… I screen all calls to my cell and house phone. I don’t always even respond to the doorbell. Talking on the phone when you are out for dinner is just rude. Stop it. ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shes-not-in-line-shes-on-a-cellphone/312191/45 "2005-07-21T02:51:35Z")
Ever actually listen to public cell phone conversations? Most of them, the vast majority, are about nothing. “What’s up?” “Nothing going on here.” “Are you gonna [whatever]” “Yeah I might…” “No, I don’t wanna…” “Will she be there…” “It’s all good, dawg”, “She needs to check herself…” Blah de fucking blah blah blah. In homage to the “My Gym, My Rules” thread: Talk on a fucking cell phone in the fucking library I fucking kill you! Aaargh! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shes-not-in-line-shes-on-a-cellphone/312191.md?page=2)