• andrewta@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    How do people not realize this?

    Take your phone off speaker phone. It isn’t a difficult concept. Entitled assholes. Keep your voice down so you don’t irritate the hell out of others. I don’t want to hear about your intestines. (BTW not aiming this at the op just at those that can’t figure this out.)

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        Have fun with that…

        I have called out rude people both politely and bluntly. Always is a conflict. So, just prepared to get into it.

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        In theory a great idea. But more and more people are walking around with guns and more and more people believe violence is the answer to everything and more and more people are just completely unhinged because they have main character syndrome. I’m not risking getting shot.

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      Say, your telephone is sounding."

      “Oh!” Matt fumbled in his pouch and got out his phone. “Hello?”

      “That you, son?” came his father’s voice.

      “Yes, Dad.”

      “Did you get there all right?”

      “Sure, I’m about to report in.”

      “How’s your leg?”

      “Leg’s all right, Dad.” His answer was not frank; his right leg, fresh from a corrective operation for a short Achilles’ tendon, was aching as he spoke.

      “That’s good. Now see here, Matt-if it should work out that you aren’t selected, don’t let it get you down. You call me at once and-”

      “Sure, sure, Dad,” Matt broke in. “I’ll have to sign off-I’m in a crowd. Good-by. Thanks for calling.”

      Space Cadet, Robert A. Heinlein, written in nineteen fucking forty eight!

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      I had a flight back home from Vegas not too long ago and there was a loud woman who could not shut up near me. Even with my earbuds in I could still hear her going on about nonsense. And when we were trying to deplane there was a couple near me as well who were very vocal about how frustrated they were that it was taking so long for people to get off, because they just had to go smoke a cigarette 🙄

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        Pro tip: if you want to get off faster, fly first class. Not many in front of you.

        For those that say it’s too expensive. That’s what credit cards and checks are for. (Yes I’m being a smart ass for the past part).