Loud phone users are often faking calls

[Y_lifter]

Many sad folk who use mobile phones in public, are faking their conversations to make themselves seem important.

According a Rutgers University Center for Mobile Communications Studies report, a surprising number of people make fake phone calls on their cell phones just for the benefit of those around them.

James Katz, a professor of communication at the university, said that in one survey he conducted, more than a quarter of people said they had faked it. Often it is to cover something up. Like if they are late for work they will wander into the office pretending to be talking to an important customer.

It also means that dude who always shouts in his mobile that he is "on the train" really is trying to announce to the rest of the carriage that we are being graced by his presence.

We should expect the number of commuter beatings to go up as this report is circulated to the wider world.

 

[SoKlueles]

dangggggg
i never fake anything

 

[Becoming]

a surprising number of people make fake phone calls on their cell phones just for the benefit of those around them.

what I want to know is, how did they figure this was for my benefit?

 

[hamstershaver]

loud women in bed are usually faking an orgasm too

 

[from zero]

wtf

This makes me want to murder those fuckers even more now.

 

[needtogetaas]

glad you took the time to look this up.I feel so smart now

 

[wnt2bBeast]

god i hate those people especially on the train at 6 am heading to work and they lose the call and all they do is yell "HELLO HELLO HELLO" fucking assholes the call got dropped you fucking tart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Y_lifter]

glad you took the time to look this up.I feel so smart now

thanks needtogetass

 

[needtogetaas]

thanks needtogetass

just being real

 

[curling]

I think cell phones interupt enough of you peaceful life why would people want to fake being interupted. Cell phones suck unless you are broken down.

 

[Scotsman]

As a person who has to carry a cell phone for work reasons this really annoys me. I try to not be disruptive when talking on the phone and will seek a more private area to talk instead of using the phone in the middle of a crowd.

The thought that people are trying to draw attention to it makes me want to beat them mercilously and shove the phone down their wannabe ass' throat.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[ohashi]

I hate cell-phone users, but I use my cell exclusively (can't remember the last time I used a land-line).

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

every day I think, "I have seen it all", and every day I am amazed by what level of sadness and neediness people drop to.

 

[Y_lifter]

This reminds me of the 80's when they sold fake stick on curly cell antennas
for car windows.. It was the 80's version of 21" wheel bling..

 

[PBR]

I think cell phones interupt enough of you peaceful life why would people want to fake being interupted. Cell phones suck unless you are broken down.

theres a GQ guy at my pool that is notoriuos for doing this...one call after the other!... its like dude, STFU!!!!!