I got a new cell phone..

I broke my cell this weekend. Not intentionally this time but a real accident. It fell out of my jacket pocket. if I mention I was riding a motorcycle at the time?

Anyway I go the to cell phone kiosk to get a new one. I can see the sales boi's eye light up as he started pitching phones that have a 3.0 bazillon pixel camera, 3G Internet access, that play music when ever you fart.. that will stand up to sing and dance as they get you coffee! The poor boi was getting positivly excited as he talked about all these "must have" features!. I was afraid someone was going to have to get a towel and help clean up his... mess.

So just before he climaxed (he was rubbing a pretty touch screen frantically and panting) I interrupted him...

"Stop.. here is what I need in a phone...

1. I need it to ring we someone calls me... ring, not play music, simply ring

2. I need to be able to CLEARLY hear the person that has called me.

3. I need to have the person that called me hear my voice CLEARLY

4. I need to do 2 and 3 while my hands and fingers are pounding a keyboard

5. I need to do 2 and 3 while driving a car, keeping my hands on the wheel and shifter at all times.

that is it. end of requirements... "

At this point he studdered "but.. but.. but... " then this sad crestfallen look comes across his face. It was prolly the look he has when his GF stops the hummer to send a text message to her other BF. Needless to say I smiled sweetly and then laughed at him.

End of the story is I have a snazzy new cell phone with more features then I will every use but it was the only one that met all five of my, what I thought were, simple requirement. All this left me asking the question.. When did something as annoying as a phone become a toy?"