In the 17th Century, the size of your hat was held by many to be an indication of your social class. This was, of course, in the eyes of the hat wearer himself, whilst onlookers probably thought "Look at that Dickhead with the stupid hat" in a precursor-to-Jamiroquoi sort of way.
The same phenomenum occurs nowadays related to mobile communications.
The same phenomenum occurs nowadays related to mobile communications.
I was tied up outside Tescos yesterday watching ordinary looking bipeds (all male of course) strutting into the store with bluetooth earpieces hanging off the side of their head. They looked like an asymetric Yoda from Star Wars (only less attractive), yet they appeared to be under the opinion that they exuded sharpness and cool.
Their expression said "Look how important I am....I'm even so busy I have to multi-task my arms and ears by pushing a trolley and talking to my ear contraption at the same time!".
This particular class of bipeds has graduated from the "mobile strapped to belt" brigade of the 1990's when the same principle applied on a lower technological plane. "I've got a mobile but I couldn't possibly keep it in my pocket as nobody would see it!".
This is also the tribe who's first action on buying a new mobile is to set the ringtone to volume 11 with the funkiest, grooviest hippest piece of shite-pop they can find. Then, the name of their game is to see how long they can take to answer it whilst smugly looking round with that obnoxious nodding leer perfected by Joey in "Friends". "See, look how hip and fab I am!" they think to themselves - spookily quite the opposite of what everyone in the surrounding area is thinking.
So bluetooth earpieces are naff. My own ears are very sensuous and tactile and not requiring decoration or technical enhancement thank you very much.
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Mobile phones in the supermarket? The usual conversation goes "they've only got strawberry or vanilla - which do you want?"
And your ears are just fine, au naturel.
I'm wondering - in 40 years time will those dudes set a fashion for massive blue tooth hearing aids.
Is that a Catalan flag on your collar?
there is a little bit of the helpless puppy "I can't stroke my own back, can you do it for me", also perfected by Joey, in your photo, Murph. . .
Your ears are gorgeous, Murph. I'd like to rub my hand behind them.
Nice bit of bling round your neck, too.
"Onlookers probably thought "Look at that Dickhead with the stupid hat" in a precursor-to-Jamiroquoi sort of way" ...
Murph, you rock and I'm nominating you for the Dreaded Post Of The Week on Monday.
Just thought I would warn you so you can get your legal team on the case.
Will you stop staring at me with those brown eyes of yours. Makes me want to run out and ask a dog to share my home, which really won't be very conveneient for either of us.
Stitch: "Where's the ice cream?" "Aisle C". "No where's the ice cream" "Aisle C". "No, wherezzzzzz".
Kaz: In forty years time they'll have blue-dentures. It's a Dogalan Flag thank you so much.
ILTV: I have to put on the helpless puppy look to get fed sometimes!
Z: You could smell my paws as well, Z. That's my Snoop Dogg Bling to impress my bitches.
Betty: Hurrah! Thanks - I've already had Jay Kay's barrister on the phone.
Dave: Your sports car is a babe magnet, but with me in the passenger seat it would be a mega-babe-magnet! Trouble is, there'd be no room for the babe!
Don't get me started about mobile phones. Since when did we decide that it was acceptable to continue yapping on your phone whilst trying to conduct business at the supermarket check-out/ petrol station/insert other?
It's blumming rude, and I'm not frightened to tell people!
Small people obviously.
Obviously these people haven't been watching the Cybermen episodes on Doctor Who. I would have thought that would have been enough to be a horrible warning.
I always love the way the conversations start with 'yeah mate I'm in Tescos/bus/kasie'.
ooh! you've linked me
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*disappears before she writes too long a comment*
mmm, i luuuuurve your sensuous ears.
*caresses ears with cheek*
But have you read "The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog" by Jeremy Strong. The dog "Streaker" gets to wear a mobile so her young owner can issue commands from out of earshot. Maybe those biped's dogs had a similar idea and are issuing instructions "NO, NOT THAT BAKERS SH...., YES, THOSE SAUSAGES" as you watch the daft owners strolling around looking stupid.
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