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43F Podcast: A Phone Made of Human Ass
Merlin Mann | Oct 26 2005
A Phone Made of Human Ass (mp3)
Rated…mmm…let’s say “PG-13.” Listen over at Odeo, and see a photo of the assy phone for yourself. 15 Comments
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![]() Hey, that looks just like...Submitted by shari (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 12:11pm.
Hey, that looks just like my POS phone! »
![]() A phone made of… The question...Submitted by New Now Know How (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 12:51pm.
A phone made of… The question before us today is: why are mobile phones chock full of functional goodness when cordless phones can’t or don’t do a lot of the things that a mobile phone does? My really old mobile phone has an easy to use addressbook, a multi… »
![]() Get yourself a new phone...Submitted by Mary (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 1:25pm.
Get yourself a new phone already! The really horrible stuff never dies! It’s like the algae eaters a fish tank that outlast four or five tanks worth of the pretty fish you like to watch. Two years is long enough, that phone owes you nothing at this point. One thing that I’ve done is to put aside a dollar a day to save up for absolutely guilt free out of budget spending. I don’t put physical dollars in an envelope, but keep track of it on the calendar. Those cool shoes I can’t justify buying - I’ll have them in three months if I don’t buy anything else. Keeps your wants in line, and keeps you from feeling deprived. »
![]() "Hey, that looks just like...Submitted by Gary King (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 2:42pm.
“Hey, that looks just like my POS phone!”? Where do you see the phone? »
![]() Nevermind, I found it. The photo...Submitted by Gary King (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 2:43pm.
Nevermind, I found it. The photo can be found here: http://odeo.com/show/325541/view »
![]() what? who's david cross? ...Submitted by clapis affilio (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 3:22pm.
what? who’s david cross? »
![]() clapis: http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&amSubmitted by Gary King (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 3:26pm.
clapis: http://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&q=Who+is+David+Cross%3F&btnG=Search »
![]() Compiling a list of needs...Submitted by Danno (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 4:19pm.
Compiling a list of needs and preferences isn’t a bad idea, but it takes a special kind of insanity to live with something you hate just WAITING for it to leave your life. Go get a new phone Merlin, go get a new phone. »
![]() Could be worse. I...Submitted by Jason (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 5:32pm.
Could be worse. I once had a phone made out of dog ass. »
![]() You tagged this "buddhism" for...Submitted by tamouse__ (not verified) on October 26, 2005 - 6:39pm.
You tagged this “buddhism” for a toss off line of “temporarily pre-shattered” ? Great one, Merlin. :) »
About Merlin MannBio Merlin Mann is an independent writer, speaker, and broadcaster. He’s best known for being the guy who started the website you’re reading right now. He lives in San Francisco, does lots of public speaking, and helps make cool things like You Look Nice Today. Also? He looks like this, answers questions, and has something like a life. Merlin’s favorite thing he’s written recently is a short essay called, “Better.” |
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