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From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:16:22 -0500
Did that stupid law really ban vibrating phones?? ------ Forwarded Message From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry () piermont com> Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 16:58:35 -0500 To: dave () farber net Cc: fcsmith3 () ix netcom com Subject: Re: [IP] more on Can I vibrate? CELL PHONES BANNED FROM NEW YORKTHEATERS
From: "Fred C. Smith III" <fcsmith3 () ix netcom com> Subject: Re: [IP] Can I vibrate? CELL PHONES BANNED FROM NEW YORKTHEATERS To: dave () farber net Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 10:50:07 -0500 Dave ... I have to tell you ... as a New York resident, I applaud this ban wholeheartedly. There is absolutely nothing more annoying than having a beautiful musical passage, or spoken word, ruined by the sound of someone's cell phone ringing.
Yes, but the new law bans even phones that vibrate. This effectively means that doctors on call can no longer go to the theater or movies, at least not without breaking the law. Do you think that is reasonable? Recently, I was at a restaurant in New York with a friend of mine who's a doctor. He was on call at the time, and while we were eating he received a call informing him of an emergency. The staff of the restaurant indignantly started to try to stop him from speaking on the phone since the restaurant had a "no phones" policy. I started indignantly explaining to the waiter that human lives were more important than their annoyance. Not all cell phone calls are trivial, but it appears that people have lost their ability to distinguish what is and is not important enough to merit a law. Perry ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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