The iPhone botnet, coming soon to an over-priced phone near you

Originally Posted by Angel Of Light

I am of the same opinion who believes that text messaging is one of the most over-used pointless applications a phone could have.

Lemme just stop you right there. How is it consistent in your mind that something can be over used and pointless? That is to say, why do you think that some wildly popular functionality serves no function at all?

You're old.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

Exactly what can you do with text messaging that can't be accomplished via 1) email 2) instant messaging or 3) using the damn phone for its intended purpose?

What does that have to do with anything? I was asking why you elderly gentlemen think a widely-used function of phones is useless. Since I pay attention to the world around me I can tell you why I think they're useful, but I want to know by what reasoning you came to the conclusion to ditch all observational evidence to the contrary.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

The word used was "pointless", not "useless".

Functionally your argument is the same whether 'pointless' or 'useless' is used. We're talking about the objectives people achieve by texting; it is ludicrous to say that something is over-used as well as pointless in this regard.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Peter

I don't know about the US, but here seats are high enough so that you can't even see the person in front of you, let alone their phone.

I think the trend is to higher-seated theaters, but there are still plenty of theaters in the US that are situated on a lower incline. So I guess your mileage may vary.

Of course the last time I was in the movies I was texting so...

How ya doing, buddy?

I'll change my cellphone background to boobs, so when I'm texting the next time I'm in the theater the guys behind me won't be TOO upset.

I was speaking idiomatically.