Comments on: Excuse Me Sir, There Is Something Stuck In Your Ear

By: John T

John T — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:31:37 +0000

As a mental health professional, I am very familiar… accustomed in fact, to people walking around talking out loud to themselves.

I was with a client at St. Arbucks one day and the guy at the next table is having an animated conversation with himself. It went on for a while and a number of people were glancing over at him. He was making hand gestures and the whole thing.

My client has a similar diagnosis and controls it well with medication and control techniques. He says to me, “John, are you working with him too”?

When the guy got up and left, he had a big glowing blue ‘bug’ sticking out of his ear. My client says, “Do you think he was talking to Starfleet”?

I love my job.

By: bnpositive

bnpositive — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:43:54 +0000

I’ve got one. I forget it’s in my ear sometimes because I’ve gotten used to it and it’s so light. I am trying to take it out though when I’m not driving. Although it also comes in handy when I’m working on the computer and need to be a phone call as well.

By: loswhit

loswhit — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:17:24 +0000

But this perspective is…While out and about, please remove it. We ain’t clownin what you do behind closed doors.

By: Not from Californai

Not from Californai — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:45:11 +0000

Imagine you work from home and have a job that requires you to sit in on conference calls for several hours a day, most of which you listen to and only very rarely speak. And imagine you occasionally leave the house during those calls. You’d probably want a bluetooth instead of holding the phone to your head for 60-90 minutes at a time, too.

Never had bluetooth, just used a wired headset, but I had a job like that. it’s not as uncommon as you may think. Lighten up, folks. There are lots of different perspectives and needs out there. Just because you haven’t thought of them doesn’t mean they aren’t legitimate.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:08:35 +0000

Anything bluetooth just flat-out sucks when it comes to ear-pieces for your mobile phone. Thank the Lord I never found one that sounds good or I would be even more uncool than I already am! But that is what makes me Hip, is that I am uncool… which then makes me fresh, because I am hip, yet so uncool. Ya dig?

By: chris g

chris g — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:08:48 +0000

omg! i cant believe there are like 40-something comments – for this post!
i will never wear one of those things. they just are not cool.

By: lorijo

lorijo — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:16:47 +0000

i can’t stand em. ESPECIALLy when you meet up with someone and they don’t take it off. it’s like, what are you going to be on the phone while we hang out? really! I mean really!!! only for driving….take it off. unless you like looking like you are talking to the voices in your head….
Oh…and phones in the bathroom are my current biggest pet peeve….hello?? it’s the bathroom! Paul’s story was amazing. that’s all i have to say =)
oh and HI!!

By: Crystal Renaud

Crystal Renaud — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:01:13 +0000

i’ve seen bigger.

“that’s what she said”

sorry. couldn’t resist. but no, seriously, our IT guy has the biggest bluetooth in the entire world. it come around to the side of his face. i mean… seriously. and he wears it all day. every day. these should only be worn during driving and even then… they can be smaller.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:37:37 +0000

I’ve gotta admit I wear mine in the car all the time. It seems like the only time I have to make calls is when I’m driving and the speakerphone is horrible on my phone.

By: Jake S.

Jake S. — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:29:39 +0000

Love the post, Los.
Couldn’t agree more.

People wear these in church?
Why?