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One thousand bloggers have blogged about cell phone etiquette and the lack thereof. I'm not going to bark about any of those tired subjects, but I will bring up a cell-related behavior I've noticed about many people: Some people answer the phone with an inquisitive "hello?" even though their phone's caller ID reveals the caller's identity. Why? Why do people do this?

Is it a holdover from simpler times when the rotary phone and its real ringer rang and it was anyone's guess whether it was Aunt Jenny or that fucker selling time-shares? I can't imagine it being anything but that. My smarty-pants phone even displays a picture of the caller, so even if I'm bleary-eyed, I know it's Linkey-Loo Robot calling me with Tonight's Venue (I'll get to that in a minute). My phone rings, it's Linkey-Loo Robot, I answer and say, "Hey, Linkey-Loo." Not, "Hello? Who is calling, please?" No.

Look ... even when the phone rings with someone not in its address book, I don't answer it with an interrogative ... I know it's that fucker selling refinanced mortgages, so I say, "State your business, and make it good," or "If you're calling about a mortgage, I'm a renter," or "This better be good." More often, though, I decline from answering.

So ... if you're one of the few who's not in my address book ... you can always find me here if ya need me.

Tonight - Lucky 13.

You lucky devils!

bye-ee!

whrr ... clik!