SOMETHING IRONIC IN THIS MODERN WORLD

Dumb people have smart phones. Smart people have dumb phones. Dumb people play with their phones and are oblivious to the world around them. Smart people say there’s more to life than apps and games. They enjoy interacting with people around them and savor the sights and sounds of their environment. Oh yeah, and once and awhile they make necessary but brief phone calls with their dumb phones. My dumb phone works great and it cost $10. I get service for $6.67 per month. A smart phone cost about $500.00 and the service, including a voice plan, a data plan, and a text messaging plan, cost approximately $80.00 per month. So, let’s see, the smart phone and 12 months of service cost $1460. My dumb phone and 12 months of service cost me $90.00. $1460.00 - $90.00 = $1370. With the amount I am saving, I can buy a new Kindle Fire and a new iPad 2 which comes with two cameras, a 1GHz dual core A5 processor, an improved operating system, a better browser, HDMI capability, and a bunch of other stuff. The Kindle and the IPad are light enough and small enough to carry in a briefcase or a very small backpack or a purse. So, I save $80.00 per month in future service fees and have $670.00 left over to buy a year’s worth of beer.  Plus, I have twice the capabilities of a smart phone to use in the comfort of my home or anywhere that has Wi-Fi.  In conclusion, I think smart phones are pretty darn dumb!

Obituary for a smart phone addict: He has gone to meet his final caller up in the microwave sky. Tragically, he stepped into an open manhole while checking his messages. He loved to upload and download and surf the web. But his favorite pastime was constantly talking on his phone to other dumb people about inane, boring subjects like, “Honey, I am in the supermarket. Do you think I should buy crunchy peanut butter or smooth peanut butter?” He will be sadly missed by other dumb people who are avoiding reality by playing games on their smart phones. Talk is cheap unless you have a smart phone!