Cell Service
Left to our own devices.33 total reviews
Comment from susand3022
Hi Chip! I've done that... more than once... to my sister who still doesn't have a cell and I still occasionally try to send her a text... yes, to her landline! It comes back of course... says something like, "Hey! Dummy! You just tried to send a text message to a landline!!!" Then I can feel like an idiot. LOL
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Hi Chip! I've done that... more than once... to my sister who still doesn't have a cell and I still occasionally try to send her a text... yes, to her landline! It comes back of course... says something like, "Hey! Dummy! You just tried to send a text message to a landline!!!" Then I can feel like an idiot. LOL
Comment Written 20-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Ha ha, thanks, Susan!
Comment from Irish Rain
I acknowledge the advances of technology, and truly appreciate the internet, and medical advances.
I can certainly see where cell phones are most useful, and save lives.
But your poem is spot on.
People are attached to them,
and I truly think there'd be a universal meltdown if the grid went down.
I have one, and never use it.
I prefer the landline.
Loved your poem!
Blessings...
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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I acknowledge the advances of technology, and truly appreciate the internet, and medical advances.
I can certainly see where cell phones are most useful, and save lives.
But your poem is spot on.
People are attached to them,
and I truly think there'd be a universal meltdown if the grid went down.
I have one, and never use it.
I prefer the landline.
Loved your poem!
Blessings...
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Many thanks!
Comment from LisaMay
You have mocked modern society's social addiction very engagingly but pointedly. I can't stand the impact these items have had on every aspect of society.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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You have mocked modern society's social addiction very engagingly but pointedly. I can't stand the impact these items have had on every aspect of society.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Thanks again, Lisa!
Comment from Boogienights
Those poor cell phones! What they have to put up with is shocking. What's really bad is when we send them for a swim in the toilet. I really long for the good old days when people didn't stare at their phones, ignoring the people they are with. Love this, best of luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Those poor cell phones! What they have to put up with is shocking. What's really bad is when we send them for a swim in the toilet. I really long for the good old days when people didn't stare at their phones, ignoring the people they are with. Love this, best of luck in the contest.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Many thanks, Boogie!
Comment from James W. Reynolds
I like the light-hearted tone, though the theme is not insignificant. I also like the concept of what our cell phones think about us and the information we unwittingly give them. Of course, they would never use such information against us. Great job. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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I like the light-hearted tone, though the theme is not insignificant. I also like the concept of what our cell phones think about us and the information we unwittingly give them. Of course, they would never use such information against us. Great job. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Thank you, James!
Comment from Janice Canerdy
This well-written, lively poem uses excellent examples to get the point across. We humans have shown time and again that we are capable of
taking an invention that can be used for good and misusing it to the
point of insanity!
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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This well-written, lively poem uses excellent examples to get the point across. We humans have shown time and again that we are capable of
taking an invention that can be used for good and misusing it to the
point of insanity!
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Many thanks, Janice!
Comment from Miss Sherry
Those wretched little pieces of plastic and circuitry are trying to take over the world. Some alien sneezed and out they came. Wouldn't have one if it came gold plated with a date with Johnny Depp. Rot your brain and most of you are half gone already. Whatever happened to smoke signals? You never have to get out of the bathtub to answer those!
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Those wretched little pieces of plastic and circuitry are trying to take over the world. Some alien sneezed and out they came. Wouldn't have one if it came gold plated with a date with Johnny Depp. Rot your brain and most of you are half gone already. Whatever happened to smoke signals? You never have to get out of the bathtub to answer those!
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2019
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Thank you, Sherry!
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You are welcome!!
Comment from moongirlwriter
Pretty accurate, for sure and landlines. . .I'm thinking will all but disappear within my lifetime. Oh no, now I'm beginning to rhyme. This is a fun read and the graphic goes perfectly with the poem. Good luck.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2019
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Pretty accurate, for sure and landlines. . .I'm thinking will all but disappear within my lifetime. Oh no, now I'm beginning to rhyme. This is a fun read and the graphic goes perfectly with the poem. Good luck.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2019
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Thanks, Moongirl! I'm not relinquishing my landline until it literally becomes obsolete. I loathe actually talking on my cell phone.
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Comment from Ogden
Well, you certainly fulfilled the requirements of the prompt. I'm not sure I understood all of your poem, but I am sure you're a funny guy, Chip.
(I love those rhymes.)
Good luck in the contest!
Ogden (Don)
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2019
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Well, you certainly fulfilled the requirements of the prompt. I'm not sure I understood all of your poem, but I am sure you're a funny guy, Chip.
(I love those rhymes.)
Good luck in the contest!
Ogden (Don)
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2019
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Don, I truly appreciate the review and generous rating!
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You're most welcome, Chip.
Don
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written poem about the pros and cons of cellphones. It is good to have a cellphone handy in a crisis or an emergency when you can call someone for help, the flip side is it take over our lives completely and we sit with our noses in the cellphone most of the time.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2019
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A very well-written poem about the pros and cons of cellphones. It is good to have a cellphone handy in a crisis or an emergency when you can call someone for help, the flip side is it take over our lives completely and we sit with our noses in the cellphone most of the time.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2019
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Thank you, Sandra!
