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Insomniacs' Late Night Vent Hole - Smart phone, my a$$! [1]

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Date: 2024-06-04  

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Woke up feeling poorly this morning, could hardly down my bowl of Life cereal so I could take the AM meds. Went back to bed to sleep at 9:30, gave it up at 2:15, too many phone calls, 2 from doctor’s offices, one from my daughter and a new record of 6 spam calls in a 4-hour period and the days not over yet. If my “smart” phone is smart enough to tell me it’s a possible Spam call, then why doesn’t it block the caller from making the phone ring in the first place? If my smart phone is so smart, why can it not tell the difference between my ear and my finger? If that smart phone was really smart, it would know that I hate telephones and don’t want to be bothered to answer it. If it was really, really smart, it would just shut off and stay that way! Stupid phones! If it was smart, it would know that a telephone has NO Constitutional Right to be answered in the first place! I hate telephones, to think that my job in the U.S. Army was stringing wire, servicing switchboards and installing phones! Did I mention that I hate telephones?

It seems that today's cell phones permit scam calls more than the old hard-wired phones did. Back before cell phones there was caller ID and before that, it was just common sense to flat hang up when someone called and tried to sell you something. The world’s gone mad, mad I say, MAD! It must be those illegal aliens from Uranus, causing all the fuss, send them back to Uranus!

Tonight, I’m going to Azeroth with a friend, I probably won’t be here when this diary posts. He and I have played World of Warcraft together since we met in-game in early 2012. He drives a truck in the southern part of the country and in the last 2 weeks, he got called to work twice on his days off, so we spend time together when we can.

This is an open thread, vent away, rant away, put up some music, whatever! See you soon.

Who is talking to who. SPOILER WARNING: A late night gathering for non-serious palaver that does not speak of that night's show. Posting a spoiler will get your brolly whacked. You don't want that to happen to you.

Tuesday, June 4

Jimmy Kimmel: Vice President Kamala Harris, Abby Elliott

Jimmy Fallon: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Matt Smith, Megan Moroney

Stephen Colbert: Viggo Mortensen, Olivia Cooke, a performance from Broadway's "Illinoise"

Seth Meyers: Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer, Sydnee Washington, Roni Kaspi

After Midnight: Timothy Simons, Franchesca Ramsey, John Ross Bowie

Watch What Happens Live: Pre-empted

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