Twitterpated
Corbett | April 27, 2008 1:39 PM
I ran into Kaiser and Paul at their personal Starbucks over at Wanda in Beijing, and they were telling me the virtues of Twitter. I said, "I've got enough distractions already. Girls wear white gogo boots in Shanghai. That's distraction enough." Silence.
Obviously neither Paul or Kaiser notice girls in white gogo boots, so we went on to talk about Social Distraction Software, and when I got home I actually installed a Twitter client on my Nokia so I can never have to talk to anybody at a cocktail party again if I don't want to, but can still stand there drinking and looking busy.
Do I need more distraction? No. But I certainly am curious. It feels a bit like those clandestine teenage telephone chat lines where used to dial into a broken number and talk between the busy signal beeps. That was annoying, but when you're 14, you are annoying, so it balances out.
If you feel the need to be distracted as well, my Twitter name is 3q2u.
@3q2u me if you feel like it.
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Artie
April 23, 2009 10:07 PM
"Talking between the busy signals!" LOL. This little bit of 60s folklore is fading from many people's memories.
I live in NYC, and when we'd call in to WMCA or WABC to request a song or try to win some contest, you could hear some voices between the signal. There seemed to be many voices (dozens) but very faint. There were, however, a voice or two that was more distinct.
If you had good rhythm, on the off-beats you could chatter. BEEP . . . My . . . BEEP . . . name . . . BEEP . . . is . . . BEEP . . . Artie . . .
Then, after quick exchange of chit chat, right toe the point.
BEEP . . . 4 . . . BEEP . . . 8 . . . BEEP . . . 8 . . . BEEP . . . etc.
And yes, I did get a phone number from a nice girl out in Queens, and I went to visit her (three trains and a bus) in Kew Gardens. I was 15.
Amazing memory. Thanks for noting it.
Artie