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A Noisy Noise Annoys An Oyster

2e. Re: A Noisy Noise Annoys An Oyster
Date: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:34 am ((PDT))

My wife's a read-aholic. When some rude, thoughtlless, inconsiderate idiot
talks on a cell phone (quickies are allowed, of course- everybody does
those) she'll take a book out of her purse and start reading it out loud.

I kind of like that -- and it made me think of another idea. If you don't have a book, just start taking the other end of the idiot's phone conversation, as though he/she were talking to YOU. eg, when he/she says "hello", you immediately answer "hello" -- when he/she says "I can't talk right now, I'm in a casino" (not likely), you reply "I understand, I can't talk either, I'm in a casino too -- don't you hate when people do that..." and start going on and on.

When he/she finally says "hey, I'm on the phone here", you reply "well, that's kind of rude to do while you're talking to me!"

Reminds me of another trick, when I'm quick enough -- when someone is talking loudly on their cell in a public place and gives the other party their phone number, I take it down! And then call it to let them know that I appreciate their broadcasting their number to the entire (insert "restaurant, bus, whatever"), since you really sound like someone I'll be wanting to call from time to time!

--BG

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Earlier this year in March, when I was at Harbey's in Tahoe, I was playing at the VP $1.00
progressives, when a cell phone rang very loudly and a woman at a machine behind me
began to yell into it -HELLO?HELLO? Oh HIIIIIi! Yea I'm in TAHOE..and proceeded to share
her conversation with the rest of the casino floor. Suddenly two machines away from me, a
young and very flamboyant young man who was also playing,glared at her and in his best
Ethel Merman delivery began singing at the top of his voice CURTAIN UP! LIGHT THE
LIGHTS! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIT BUT THE HEIGHTS!...etc

The look on the woman's face was indescribable (notwithstanding everyone else's around-
including mine) as she fled the area clutching her phone.

As soon as she was gone he stopped singing and to no one in particular exclaimed, "Got
her" and resumed playing quietly.

MO

> 2e. Re: A Noisy Noise Annoys An Oyster
> Date: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:34 am ((PDT))
>
>
>
> My wife's a read-aholic. When some rude, thoughtlless, inconsiderate idiot
> talks on a cell phone (quickies are allowed, of course- everybody does
> those) she'll take a book out of her purse and start reading it out loud.
>
>

I kind of like that -- and it made me think of another idea. If you don't have a book,

just start taking the other end of the idiot's phone conversation, as though he/she were
talking to YOU. eg, when he/she says "hello", you immediately answer "hello" -- when he/
she says "I can't talk right now, I'm in a casino" (not likely), you reply "I understand, I can't
talk either, I'm in a casino too -- don't you hate when people do that..." and start going on
and on.

When he/she finally says "hey, I'm on the phone here", you reply "well, that's kind of

rude to do while you're talking to me!"

Reminds me of another trick, when I'm quick enough -- when someone is talking loudly

on their cell in a public place and gives the other party their phone number, I take it down!
And then call it to let them know that I appreciate their broadcasting their number to the
entire (insert "restaurant, bus, whatever"), since you really sound like someone I'll be
wanting to call from time to time!

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, b.glazer@... wrote:

--BG

===============

"....a young and very flamboyant young man who was also playing,glared at
her and
in his best Ethel Merman delivery began singing at the top of his voice
CURTAIN UP!
LIGHT THE LIGHTS! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIT BUT THE HEIGHTS!...etc."

Was that, you Drew? Souds like something you would do!

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: mofromto2 <mike69tigg@sympatico.ca>
Date: Jul 11, 2007 6:14 AM
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: A Noisy Noise Annoys An Oyster
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com

Earlier this year in March, when I was at Harbey's in Tahoe, I was playing
at the VP $1.00
progressives, when a cell phone rang very loudly and a woman at a machine
behind me
began to yell into it -HELLO?HELLO? Oh HIIIIIi! Yea I'm in TAHOE..and
proceeded to share
her conversation with the rest of the casino floor. Suddenly two machines
away from me, a
young and very flamboyant young man who was also playing,glared at her and
in his best
Ethel Merman delivery began singing at the top of his voice CURTAIN UP!
LIGHT THE
LIGHTS! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIT BUT THE HEIGHTS!...etc

The look on the woman's face was indescribable (notwithstanding everyone
else's around-
including mine) as she fled the area clutching her phone.

As soon as she was gone he stopped singing and to no one in particular
exclaimed, "Got
her" and resumed playing quietly.

MO

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

"....a young and very flamboyant young man who was also

playing,glared at

her and
in his best Ethel Merman delivery began singing at the top of his

voice

CURTAIN UP!
LIGHT THE LIGHTS! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIT BUT THE

HEIGHTS!...etc."

Was that, you Drew? Souds like something you would do!

Gee, thanks for asking, Luke.

You know, it DOES sound like me! Except I doubt I would be described
as "young," especially twice in one sentence.

Drew

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Luke Fuller" <kungalooosh@...> wrote:

Well, it is still America, so one can mostly say whatever they want.
Some idiot talking on a cellphone like a teenage girl on Saturday
night was annoying me today at the Rampart. I told him; take that
cellphone b.s. away from me. He tried to get tough; I told him to
just hit me with witnesses and cameras so I could sue his little ass
and get another paycheck for life.

He declined. Shoot, I could have enjoyed signing another chcek on
the back every month.
  

Earlier this year in March, when I was at Harbey's in Tahoe, I was

playing at the VP $1.00

progressives, when a cell phone rang very loudly and a woman at a

machine behind me

began to yell into it -HELLO?HELLO? Oh HIIIIIi! Yea I'm in

TAHOE..and proceeded to share

her conversation with the rest of the casino floor. Suddenly two

machines away from me, a

young and very flamboyant young man who was also playing,glared at

her and in his best

Ethel Merman delivery began singing at the top of his voice

CURTAIN UP! LIGHT THE

LIGHTS! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIT BUT THE HEIGHTS!...etc

The look on the woman's face was indescribable (notwithstanding

everyone else's around-

including mine) as she fled the area clutching her phone.

As soon as she was gone he stopped singing and to no one in

particular exclaimed, "Got

her" and resumed playing quietly.

MO

>
> > 2e. Re: A Noisy Noise Annoys An Oyster
> > Date: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:34 am ((PDT))
> >
> >
> >
> > My wife's a read-aholic. When some rude, thoughtlless,

inconsiderate idiot

> > talks on a cell phone (quickies are allowed, of course-

everybody does

> > those) she'll take a book out of her purse and start reading

it out loud.

> >
> >
>
> I kind of like that -- and it made me think of another idea. If

you don't have a book,

just start taking the other end of the idiot's phone conversation,

as though he/she were

talking to YOU. eg, when he/she says "hello", you immediately

answer "hello" -- when he/

she says "I can't talk right now, I'm in a casino" (not likely),

you reply "I understand, I can't

talk either, I'm in a casino too -- don't you hate when people do

that..." and start going on

and on.
>
> When he/she finally says "hey, I'm on the phone here", you

reply "well, that's kind of

rude to do while you're talking to me!"
>
> Reminds me of another trick, when I'm quick enough -- when

someone is talking loudly

on their cell in a public place and gives the other party their

phone number, I take it down!

And then call it to let them know that I appreciate their

broadcasting their number to the

entire (insert "restaurant, bus, whatever"), since you really

sound like someone I'll be

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "mofromto2" <mike69tigg@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, b.glazer@ wrote:
wanting to call from time to time!
>
> --BG
>
> ===============
>

Hey Charles, let me get this straight....

Someone was annoying you and you told him to take that "cellphone b.s." away
from you. They had a problem with that and you thretened to sue if they
striked you.

You amaze me and should be proud of yourself.

Curtis

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On 7/11/07, Charles <fromthevault@yahoo.com> wrote:

Well, it is still America, so one can mostly say whatever they want.
Some idiot talking on a cellphone like a teenage girl on Saturday
night was annoying me today at the Rampart. I told him; take that
cellphone b.s. away from me. He tried to get tough; I told him to
just hit me with witnesses and cameras so I could sue his little ass
and get another paycheck for life.

He declined. Shoot, I could have enjoyed signing another chcek on
the back every month.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Earlier this year in March, when I was at Harbey's in Tahoe, I was

playing at the VP $1.00

progressives, when a cell phone rang very loudly and a woman at a

machine behind me

began to yell into it -HELLO?HELLO? Oh HIIIIIi! Yea I'm in

TAHOE..and proceeded to share

her conversation with the rest of the casino floor. Suddenly two

machines away from me, a

young and very flamboyant young man who was also playing,glared at

her and in his best

Ethel Merman delivery began singing at the top of his voice CURTAIN

UP! LIGHT THE

LIGHTS! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIT BUT THE HEIGHTS!...etc

The look on the woman's face was indescribable (notwithstanding

everyone else's around-

including mine) as she fled the area clutching her phone.

As soon as she was gone he stopped singing and to no one in

particular exclaimed, "Got

her" and resumed playing quietly.

MO

He was lucky to find someone itelligent enough to be embarrased

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "mofromto2" <mike69tigg@...> wrote:

She's most likely a member of Mensa:)

>
> Earlier this year in March, when I was at Harbey's in Tahoe, I was
playing at the VP $1.00
> progressives, when a cell phone rang very loudly and a woman at a
machine behind me
> began to yell into it -HELLO?HELLO? Oh HIIIIIi! Yea I'm in
TAHOE..and proceeded to share
> her conversation with the rest of the casino floor. Suddenly two
machines away from me, a
> young and very flamboyant young man who was also playing,glared at
her and in his best
> Ethel Merman delivery began singing at the top of his voice CURTAIN
UP! LIGHT THE
> LIGHTS! YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO HIT BUT THE HEIGHTS!...etc
>
> The look on the woman's face was indescribable (notwithstanding
everyone else's around-
> including mine) as she fled the area clutching her phone.
>
> As soon as she was gone he stopped singing and to no one in
particular exclaimed, "Got
> her" and resumed playing quietly.
>
> MO

He was lucky to find someone itelligent enough to be embarrased

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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I feel you are being sarcastic, but what is a player supposed to do?
Listen to someone two seats away that isn't even playing and is
basically yelling into a cellphone the endless minutiae of their
life? A couple of minutes is one thing; over ten minutes IS
annoying. All the guy really had to do was walk twenty feet into the
corridor to the hotel tower (where it is likely much quieter). But
as usual with idiot nation these days, that would have been too easy.

Hey Charles, let me get this straight....

Someone was annoying you and you told him to take that "cellphone

b.s." away

from you. They had a problem with that and you thretened to sue

if they

striked you.

You amaze me and should be proud of yourself.

Curtis

>
> Well, it is still America, so one can mostly say whatever they

want.

> Some idiot talking on a cellphone like a teenage girl on Saturday
> night was annoying me today at the Rampart. I told him; take that
> cellphone b.s. away from me. He tried to get tough; I told him to
> just hit me with witnesses and cameras so I could sue his little

ass

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Curtis Rich" <LGTVegas@...> wrote:

On 7/11/07, Charles <fromthevault@...> wrote:
> and get another paycheck for life.
>
> He declined. Shoot, I could have enjoyed signing another chcek on
> the back every month.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Charles,

Yep. I was being sarcastic. But, only about the 'proud of yourself'
part. I was not being sarcastic when I said that you amaze me.

You do.

Please don't misunderstand me. I have no simpathy for that a-hole
that was talking loudly on the phone next to you. Clearly, he was
impolite at the least and downright rude at the most. And, I do not
disagree that it was annoying. It would piss me off, too.

It is your 'holier-than-thou' attitude that amazes me.

Maybe, he had a problem with how you ordered him to remove himself
from your presence, rather than asking him to talk more quietly or step
a few feet away? Obviously, I don't know for sure. I wasn't there to
hear the tone in your voice. But, if your tone was anything like the tone
in your original post, I would have reacted the same as the guy with the
phone.

Go back and re-read your original post. You might see what I mean.

Hey, I don't even know you. Maybe, your this really nice, easy-going
guy. But, that's not the impression I get from reading your original post.

Curtis

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On 7/12/07, Charles <fromthevault@yahoo.com> wrote:

I feel you are being sarcastic, but what is a player supposed to do?
Listen to someone two seats away that isn't even playing and is
basically yelling into a cellphone the endless minutiae of their
life? A couple of minutes is one thing; over ten minutes IS
annoying. All the guy really had to do was walk twenty feet into the
corridor to the hotel tower (where it is likely much quieter). But
as usual with idiot nation these days, that would have been too easy.

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Curtis Rich" <LGTVegas@...> wrote:
> Hey Charles, let me get this straight....
>
> Someone was annoying you and you told him to take that "cellphone
b.s." away
> from you. They had a problem with that and you thretened to sue if they
> striked you.
>
> You amaze me and should be proud of yourself.
>
> Curtis
>
>
> On 7/11/07, Charles <fromthevault@...> wrote:
>
> > Well, it is still America, so one can mostly say whatever they want.
> > Some idiot talking on a cellphone like a teenage girl on Saturday
> > night was annoying me today at the Rampart. I told him; take that
> > cellphone b.s. away from me. He tried to get tough; I told him to
> > just hit me with witnesses and cameras so I could sue his little ass
> > and get another paycheck for life.
> >
> > He declined. Shoot, I could have enjoyed signing another chcek on
> > the back every month.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

He was lucky to find someone itelligent enough to be embarrased

Who said anything about being embarassed? She fled the area to a quieter one because she
couldn't hear herself talk in the cell-phone over the singing!

MO

>
> He was lucky to find someone itelligent enough to be embarrased
>

Who said anything about being embarassed? She fled the area to a

quieter one because she

couldn't hear herself talk in the cell-phone over the singing!

MO

I re-read your post. I guess it could be taken either way. I took it
as her being embarrassed, based on your description of her facial
expression. Either way it was a good story.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "mofromto2" <mike69tigg@...> wrote: