Time for an intervention.........

[DuckiesDarling]

Talk LESS?? But me quiet like lil mouse... talk ne less an me gob will heal up!!!!:eek: Txt less? God.. only jus went ova me free quota.. me wud b bereft....:( No talkin an no txtin.. :eek::(

Anyone have any ideas to help our dear Darkeyes talk less and not lose her gob?

[darkeyes]

Anyone have any ideas to help our dear Darkeyes talk less and not lose her gob?

Hahahahahaha.. ty for ya concern..ya cheeky cow!!!!:tong:

[DuckiesDarling]

Snogs Fran :tong:

Seriously though, she is gonna be hit with roaming charges soon and has a cell bill twice that of her life partner and a child combined. So real ideas would be great as well as any comedic relief y'all can come up with :)

[Doggiestyle]

:tongue: Oh No !?!?!? Is loosing your gob anything like when Austin Powers lost his "Mo-Jo" ??? :tongue:
Surely there is some sort of Government Agency, that can at least help, if not fix that problem. Isn't there? :rolleyes:

Just trying to figure things out here!................... Your friend, :doggie:

[darkeyes]

:tongue: Oh No !?!?!? Is loosing your gob anything like when Austin Powers lost his "Mo-Jo" ??? :tongue:
Surely there is some sort of Government Agency, that can at least help, if not fix that problem. Isn't there? :rolleyes:

Just trying to figure things out here!................... Your friend, :doggie:

No hun.. they jus worried bout me in case me gob (bit wiv teeth an tongue wiv lips wich sound cums outa) heals up cosa lacka yappie use... :tong:

Fat chance.. as me dad says.. "she has nev shut up since day she first learned 2say Mamma"... me mum says me used 2 talk babba poop even b4 that!!! Soss!!!!:eek:

[DuckiesDarling]

Honestly, the day Fran's gob stops moving is the day we should call for a mortician :tong:

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

*Naughty grin* Fran, you shure gotta purdy mouf..." lol
And its much too pretty to heal shut, so talk alittle! Just back a waaaayyy from the phone...it'll be fine....:tongue:
Cat
Another cheeky cow, monkey, ect..

[citystyleguy]

...okay, clueless male checking in here; what the hell is up? yeah, i can hear it all now, so what else is new!!!:rolleyes:

[DuckiesDarling]

Well CityStyleGuy it started with this:


*Screams*..

*Puzzles*

*thinks* Now how do I explain to Kate the obscenely large number at the bottom of my mobbie bill for this last month? :rolleyes: Paying it isn't a problem, but am not sure I wish to pay for it in blood..:eek:

..not too sure this next month will be any better since there will be a fortnight's roaming charges from foreign climes.. :( *Puzzles* Since I cant leave me phone at home how do I avoid another huge bill and some right old earache next month? *Puzzles some more* And how is it that added together Kate an Siobhan's mobbie bills are always less than half of mine? This month.. more like a third. :cool:

God I hate numbers... u lot answer those puzzles for me and you are a better man than I, Bungdi Tin..... *sighs*

and it progressed from there so rather than take over a number puzzle thread I started a new one to get poor Fran some help. She does have a real problem and solutions would be great but it's also fun to poke fun at her in a loving way :)

[TulsaTriad1]

So real ideas would be great as well as any comedic relief y'all can come up with :)
I think the answer is Skype. Not that I know anything about it. I have unlimited txting and prefer not to say what I can type.

[Pasadenacpl2]

You should certainly wait till your gob heals. You should never engage in anything with open wounds. ;)

I kid..I kid!

Pasa

[lovescum2]

Ok I have been a fan of british humor for years, so is the Gob your mouth? I never did get it :)

[NotLostJustWandering]

Roaming charges? Why? Every time I go to another country I buy a local SIMM for my phone and then send the new number to whomever I suspect might want to call while I'm away. And yes, Skype is marvelous for calls as long as you are on the Web. I'm on a mission to get the whole world on Skype. Free calls or chat, with video, anywhere in the world, no spyware or other nasty surprises, no advertising... what more could you want?

[DuckiesDarling]

Actually for some places Skype might be free but it's not free to use. I used it to talk with Long Duck Dong in NZ. I found it to be very clear and was just wonderful then he started getting the notices he was over on bandwidth. Something that never happned on MSN so we had to give up the clarity and go back to something that at times can be a bit staticy depending on what else we are doing but it's better than him paying through the nose for extra bandwidth. NZ is not on unlimited net plans unfortunately.

[NotLostJustWandering]

Actually for some places Skype might be free but it's not free to use. I used it to talk with Long Duck Dong in NZ. I found it to be very clear and was just wonderful then he started getting the notices he was over on bandwidth. Something that never happned on MSN so we had to give up the clarity and go back to something that at times can be a bit staticy depending on what else we are doing but it's better than him paying through the nose for extra bandwidth. NZ is not on unlimited net plans unfortunately.

Oh, I forgot about that factor. Weird, oppressive Internet usage allotment. To think there's more freedom to use the Net here in Egypt than in NZ.

I use Skype to talk with ex-bf in Australia all the time. Should make sure he's not going over his ration. Better not; they are the only Skype conversations I have with regular sound dropouts, noise, frozen video, etc. I get crystal-clear conversations with steady video everywhere else in the world. Hopefully that means his plan includes something that limits bandwidth on the fly.

Thanks for the reminder. I think Canada has the same communistic quota system. Don't know about other countries.

[darkeyes]

Thanks for the reminder. I think Canada has the same communistic quota system. Don't know about other countries.

Far b it for me 2 correct ya on a thread wich is aimed at helpin me... but the quota system exists 2 make money for the internet compnies.. they decide on usage limits not govts.. lil point.. kissie:tong:

*Fran canya not keepya gob shut bout politics for 2 mins,,,*

Nope.. tee hee:bigrin:

..but the buyin a local Sim mite b a gud idea.. will do lil investigatin wen we get ther...

[Long Duck Dong]

$49.95 for 5 gig a month...... yeah nz is a lil backwards with the Internet thing
they are working on bringing in faster broadband ( currently 2mg down and 128k up ).....I think they just want us to run out faster so they can charge more fees

I chewed thru 21 gig in one month just using skype voice chat.... had 7 spare gig saved, and had to buy another 3 blocks of 5 gig.......

[darkeyes]

You should certainly wait till your gob heals. You should never engage in anything with open wounds. ;)

I kid..I kid!

Pasa

U ole fibber.. 'notha cheeky sod!!:tong:

[darkeyes]

Ok I have been a fan of british humor for years, so is the Gob your mouth? I never did get it :)

Gob is indeed ya mouth.. an Fran's gob is a mitey weapon indeed.. tee hee..:bigrin:

..well its loud an frequently used at least..;)

[NotLostJustWandering]

Far b it for me 2 correct ya on a thread wich is aimed at helpin me... but the quota system exists 2 make money for the internet compnies.. they decide on usage limits not govts.. lil point.. kissie:tong:


Lil point from tart on the left well-taken. Corporate communism, the worst of both models. Grrrr.....

[NotLostJustWandering]

$49.95 for 5 gig a month...... yeah nz is a lil backwards with the Internet thing
they are working on bringing in faster broadband ( currently 2mg down and 128k up ).....I think they just want us to run out faster so they can charge more fees

I chewed thru 21 gig in one month just using skype voice chat.... had 7 spare gig saved, and had to buy another 3 blocks of 5 gig.......

Outrageous that they put the flow of streaming [term?] in the same category as downloads. I can imagine socialist types failing to see the issue of freedom here, and dismiss the demand for unlimited Net access as mere consumerism, but I see a serious distinction here. I have opted for a plan where I pay 150 Egyptian pounds a month for an 8 GB/month download limit and "unlimited access". Said "unlimited access" means I can view as many Web sites as I have time to, ditto for e-mails, and most importantly, Skype usage. That's why I have no problem with the download limit -- because it is strictly limited to files I download, the way it should be -- so the only effective cap put on my Net usage is on my admittedly consumerist pursuits.

I'm a slow writer and there is a limit to how much I can type in a day. Being able to VOIP freely enables a measure of expression I otherwise would not have. Sound and video also enable a degree of quality of communication otherwise impossible -- very important when so much of my community is in other countries. This ability is part of my freedom. Any limit placed on that freedom -- of mine or anyone else's -- by governments or corporations -- is, in my mind, something to fight.

[NotLostJustWandering]

..but the buyin a local Sim mite b a gud idea.. will do lil investigatin wen we get ther...

As far as I know, the USA is the only country in the world on a separate cell system (it is the kind of thing I mean by "corporate communism") but everywhere else in the world I've been, mobile SIMMS are interchangeable, so getting a local phone number is as simple as buying a new SIMM and credit (by however means credit is sold in that country). That said, though, it seems that even in the civilized world mobile phone shysters have gotten away with making phones with SIMMS that can't be removed. Whether your phone is of such type is something you can check now.

[darkeyes]

I can imagine socialist types failing to see the issue of freedom here, and dismiss the demand for unlimited Net access as mere consumerism..[/QUOTE]

Not wer me cums from... cant imagine it at all.. :)

[darkeyes]

As far as I know, the USA is the only country in the world on a separate cell system (it is the kind of thing I mean by "corporate communism") but everywhere else in the world I've been, mobile SIMMS are interchangeable, so getting a local phone number is as simple as buying a new SIMM and credit (by however means credit is sold in that country). That said, though, it seems that even in the civilized world mobile phone shysters have gotten away with making phones with SIMMS that can't be removed. Whether your phone is of such type is something you can check now.

Vodaphone tried that trick on me me wud b stompin str8 down ther local shop an (metaphorically) rippin ther heads off wiv me (non Cyber) gob...:eek:

[just4mefc]

Honestly, the day Fran's gob stops moving is the day we should call for a mortician :tong:

I doubt even that will stop her, she will be one to speak from the other side for sure. Hell with that mouth they might even send her back!!!
:tongue:

[darkeyes]

I doubt even that will stop her, she will be one to speak from the other side for sure. Hell with that mouth they might even send her back!!!
:tongue:

Just Hun.. they wudn let me inta hell.. me is luffly..me is an innocent..me is angel... gobby for sure.. but its nice gobby.. usually..:tong:

..an sure as hell am not goin 2 the the otha place.. sounds much 2 borin 2 me... :bigrin:

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

lol Heaven wont have me cuz I'm a bad Cat, and Hell is afraid I'd take over and start cleaning, so I guess I'm destined to stay right here and terrorize you guys...snicker:bigrin:
Bad Cat

[Doggie_Wood]

Gob is indeed ya mouth.. an Fran's gob is a mitey weapon indeed.. tee hee..:bigrin:

... that is almost as mighty as her cleave!! :tongue:



..well its loud an frequently used at least..;)

one way to use it more frequently is to . . . . hmmmm . . . . NM! :eek:

Doggie :doggie:

[Bluebiyou]

Nancy Reagan's tough rhetoric is appropriate here.
Just say NO.
That's my solution.
I had a cell phone for two or three years. The thing was a bother. It didn't do a single good thing for me. The myth of 'staying connected' is a myth.
Try visiting someone or writing a letter instead (how long has it been?).
How many times are you (or someone in your presence) committing the near ultimate in rudeness by answering a phone while socializing with someone?
It's one thing to... *RING* "Oh, I'm sorry, I've been expecting an important call, will you excuse me? ...and wait for approval of the person you're with... then walk away at least a few polite steps and either answer or call back.
It's another to be speaking with someone, making direct eye contact, then upon a Pavlovian *RING* break mid sentence swing the phone from holster to mouth/ear and begin-and-end a conversation with someone over the phone, then continue with a whine 'it's just so-and-so who wants such-and-such.' Proving beyond any doubt that not only do you not have respect for the person on the other end of the phone, but demonstrating (by your actions) to the person across from you that you have even less respect for them.
Why don't we just get directly to it, bypass the phone, go to all of our friends and associates in person and declare face to face that they're not worth our full attention.
Or just honestly declare at the beginning of every conversation:
"I've already made the decision that you are not worth my full attention and at any given second I will glibly pick up my cell phone and call/answer it."
I (bluebiyou) been cell phone less for three years and still gettin' high on life instead (a pint comes in right handy, though!).
...Not to mention the drivers who receive/make calls while driving (taking them down the the level of drunk driver proficiency).
Least of all texting while driving whom the average drunk driver can drive much more safely than. Someone who texts while driving declares that their minor social whim is far more important than anyone's life/safety around him/her.
Fran, Just say NO to the cell phone. I'm sure there are 12 step programs that help rid one of this disease.

[citystyleguy]

Well CityStyleGuy it started with this:



and it progressed from there so rather than take over a number puzzle thread I started a new one to get poor Fran some help. She does have a real problem and solutions would be great but it's also fun to poke fun at her in a loving way :)

and from the clueless dude, many thanks! i have some very hooked up co-workers and/or buddies that may be able to help; more later!

[Long Duck Dong]

Nancy Reagan's tough rhetoric is appropriate here.
Just say NO.
That's my solution.
I had a cell phone for two or three years. The thing was a bother. It didn't do a single good thing for me. The myth of 'staying connected' is a myth.
Try visiting someone or writing a letter instead (how long has it been?).
How many times are you (or someone in your presence) committing the near ultimate in rudeness by answering a phone while socializing with someone?
It's one thing to... *RING* "Oh, I'm sorry, I've been expecting an important call, will you excuse me? ...and wait for approval of the person you're with... then walk away at least a few polite steps and either answer or call back.
It's another to be speaking with someone, making direct eye contact, then upon a Pavlovian *RING* break mid sentence swing the phone from holster to mouth/ear and begin-and-end a conversation with someone over the phone, then continue with a whine 'it's just so-and-so who wants such-and-such.' Proving beyond any doubt that not only do you not have respect for the person on the other end of the phone, but demonstrating (by your actions) to the person across from you that you have even less respect for them.
Why don't we just get directly to it, bypass the phone, go to all of our friends and associates in person and declare face to face that they're not worth our full attention.
Or just honestly declare at the beginning of every conversation:
"I've already made the decision that you are not worth my full attention and at any given second I will glibly pick up my cell phone and call/answer it."
I (bluebiyou) been cell phone less for three years and still gettin' high on life instead (a pint comes in right handy, though!).
...Not to mention the drivers who receive/make calls while driving (taking them down the the level of drunk driver proficiency).
Least of all texting while driving whom the average drunk driver can drive much more safely than. Someone who texts while driving declares that their minor social whim is far more important than anyone's life/safety around him/her.

I can see that you do not lead a busy, on the go, lifestyle......

[darkeyes]

Nancy Reagan's tough rhetoric is appropriate here.
Just say NO.
That's my solution.
I had a cell phone for two or three years. The thing was a bother. It didn't do a single good thing for me. The myth of 'staying connected' is a myth.
Try visiting someone or writing a letter instead (how long has it been?).
How many times are you (or someone in your presence) committing the near ultimate in rudeness by answering a phone while socializing with someone?
It's one thing to... *RING* "Oh, I'm sorry, I've been expecting an important call, will you excuse me? ...and wait for approval of the person you're with... then walk away at least a few polite steps and either answer or call back.
It's another to be speaking with someone, making direct eye contact, then upon a Pavlovian *RING* break mid sentence swing the phone from holster to mouth/ear and begin-and-end a conversation with someone over the phone, then continue with a whine 'it's just so-and-so who wants such-and-such.' Proving beyond any doubt that not only do you not have respect for the person on the other end of the phone, but demonstrating (by your actions) to the person across from you that you have even less respect for them.
Why don't we just get directly to it, bypass the phone, go to all of our friends and associates in person and declare face to face that they're not worth our full attention.
Or just honestly declare at the beginning of every conversation:
"I've already made the decision that you are not worth my full attention and at any given second I will glibly pick up my cell phone and call/answer it."
I (bluebiyou) been cell phone less for three years and still gettin' high on life instead (a pint comes in right handy, though!).
...Not to mention the drivers who receive/make calls while driving (taking them down the the level of drunk driver proficiency).
Least of all texting while driving whom the average drunk driver can drive much more safely than. Someone who texts while driving declares that their minor social whim is far more important than anyone's life/safety around him/her.
Fran, Just say NO to the cell phone. I'm sure there are 12 step programs that help rid one of this disease.

Do wivout me mobbie? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Luff me lil mobbie... much 2 useful.. an not jus for calls n txts..

1 thing tho..me NEV txts wile drivin.. hav seen me park up 2 do so... tho it is switched on me has ver posh an expensive hands free kit so me can take (tho rarely make) calls wen drivin.. an hav bolloked peeps moren 1ce at traffic lites n such for doin jus that!!! It is dangerous an unless ya hav the rite equipment no 1 shud eva use ther mobbie wile behind wheel of a car or ne otha vehicle..

..

[darkeyes]

... that is almost as mighty as her cleave!! :tongue:



one way to use it more frequently is to . . . . hmmmm . . . . NM! :eek:

Doggie :doggie:

Indeed...an indeed Doggie.. but in case of 2cd sentence nev on the lesser mortal *shivers*..:tong:

[Bluebiyou]

I can see that you do not lead a busy, on the go, lifestyle......

ROTFLMFAO

(Pointing out the meaning of your 'funny' to those who don't know you)
An astute observation my friend; from a man with self proclaimed anti social personality derivative, lives in some obscurity of AUS/NZ (NZ is so beautiful by everything I've heard - Lord of the Rings was filmed there), wants only to be left alone to live with a few gentle cats...
"on the go, lifestyle"!
... do I detect most excellently humorous sarcasm?
Yeah, we all could do with a little less technology and a little more humanism.
Ahh, I love Fran and thought she could do with a friendly little 'tug'! :)
But it had to be honest also to be effective.
It's hard to exceed Fran in the humanism department, but I think my humor was successful.
Thanks, LDD :)

[Long Duck Dong]

ROTFLMFAO

(Pointing out the meaning of your 'funny' to those who don't know you)
An astute observation my friend; from a man with self proclaimed anti social personality derivative, lives in some obscurity of AUS/NZ (NZ is so beautiful by everything I've heard - Lord of the Rings was filmed there), wants only to be left alone to live with a few gentle cats...
"on the go, lifestyle"!
... do I detect most excellently humorous sarcasm?
Yeah, we all could do with a little less technology and a little more humanism.
Ahh, I love Fran and thought she could do with a friendly little 'tug'! :)
But it had to be honest also to be effective.
It's hard to exceed Fran in the humanism department, but I think my humor was successful.
Thanks, LDD :)

I used to run and manage a multi team vineyard crew, I had 8 team leaders under me, and I worked under two bosses....and I have to coordinate between transporting workers, the vineyards, the team leaders and my bosses......
doing 16-17 hour days, was hard enuf..... so a cellphone was essential as driving 6-700 kms a day between the teams and vineyards was not a option

now if you have a better suggestion, I would love to hear it..... cos telepathy was not a option, nor was emails or posting in a forum....