American Squirm

PHUBBING

If you’re snubbing your partner in favor of your phone it’s called phubbing.

slow news day

WHAT'S WORSE, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE EXPLODING SAMSUNGS

Black witch priest in India dismembers 4-year-old in sacrifice to find teen’s missing cellphone

The horrific dismembering was allegedly the result of a 14-year-old girl, losing her mobile phone. Wanting it back, her parents turned to black magic, police said.

sorry, wrong number

A PUZZLING STORY: WHERE DOES ONE FIND A PAY PHONE THESE DAYS?

Gay YouTube personality allegedly faked own assault, hitting himself in head with pay phone

the dopey details

BRIAN ENO

I called for a girl in response to one of those ads once. It said 'Unusual black girls.' So I phoned and said, 'Just what do you mean by unusual?' They said, 'Just what did you have in mind?' I said, 'Well, I'd like one that was bald with an astigmatism.' 'Well, we'll see what we can do,' they said. They found the astigmatism but not the baldness.

-BE

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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men.

-AGB

MARUSCHKA DETMERS - ON JEAN LUC GODARD

 

I want to say in the case of Godard of course, you don't have to be told twice to go and see him. I went to see him.

He was sat behind a desk and behind his huge black glasses. He gave the impression that he was bored to see me. It was about the most boring thing that he could imagine. And that's how it went.

-MD

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ROMY SCHNEIDER

 

I've worked with the biggest tyrants: Preminger,  Welles,  Visconti. Despots - they have contempt for most actors. When they meet someone who stands up to them, everything's great.

-RS

AMBROSE BIERCE - ON THE PHONE

Telephone. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

-AB

NATALIE PORTMAN - ON THE PHONE

I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.

-NP

DANIELLE FISHEL

I think the human mind is fascinating. I love figuring out why people are doing what they do.

-DF

BANJAMIN NETANYAHU - ON SMART PHONES

I'm the only person here without these electronic devices, and I'm a free man. You're all slaves, Slaves to your electronic devices.

-BH

MARC BOLAN

I don't like telephones.

-MB

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