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What are three things you've learned that you didn't know before?
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= = =__À Féw Rúlés of Cell Phone Étiqui†te__=

__1) Screening Calls__
When you are busy doing something and you can stop what your doing and talk and you see its this annoying person you dont like and you dont answer its Screening Calls. Some people are disgracefully obvious when it comes to screening. It’s important to screen calls with a fine touch. You’re allowed to do it; you just can’t do it too often. You must answer a call now and then.


 * __2) The Missed Call & Quick Reply Conundrum__**

Have you ever had a phone call and cant answer well you **__//should//__** text message the caller and let them know you cant talk right now and you would call them later when you get the chance to. Doing so is also a great way to ensure being unscreened.

Intentionally dropping a call when a conversation goes south (either poorly, too long, or both) is one of the most useful tricks in the book. It becomes painfully obvious that the conversation simply has to end, immediately.
 * 3) Conveniently Dropped Calls**

You can, in this situation, simply close your phone, and end the call. In fact, the more arbitrarily the call ends, the less obvious it will be that you intentionally ended it. And, most importantly, it’s one of the most difficult tactics to uncover. You’re basically guaranteed success.

You can then recommence the conversation at your leisure, even days later, if you want. And the excuses are numerous: “After I lost you, I saw my boss and we got tied up with something,” or, “I went into a bar and I got no reception.” More on that to follow...

Poor reception is one of the underappreciated gems of the cell phone. You can get zero reception in your house but some people get full bars. You could hit dead spots where others have no problem. The inconsistencies are so consistent that we don’t even question them. It’s the ace in everyone’s sleeve. It is undetectable. No one even doubts a person’s sincerity because it happens all the time anyway, even on calls you don’t intentionally end.
 * 4) Reception.......It Sucks**

It depends who you’re texting for “The (Im)Personal Text” to become a “Booty Text,” but it’s basically the same thing. (Im)Personal Texts are like BCC’s on email. They’re a great way to cover a lot of territory in one shot. Texts are not only perfect for their convenience (and because they prevent a live conversation), but they take a little effort to write, and recipients feel the love like their mom’s PBJs in grade school.
 * 5) The (Im)Personal Text Message**

To jump over to “Booty Text” territory, the (Im)Personal Text is sent to multiple objects of a sexual desire, thus accomplishing the same illusion of effort and interest while increasing your odds for success.

It is crucial you craft a message the recipients of the Booty Text do not decipher as a Booty Text. Don’t be too personal, but don’t be too general, either. Ask a question: “Do you want to come over later?”
 * 6) The (Im)Personal Text Message: Booty Text Remix**

Rudy Giuliani did a great service to New York City when he curbed car horn abuse. The same should go for the cell phone. There are a few particularly bad places to talk on your cell, but none worse than the gate at an airport. You’re sitting there for at least 30 minutes, and there’s really no escape. Most people don’t like flying anyway, and to add someone yapping on their cell while you’re trying to read, It is a horrible addition to an already horrible experience. If you need to use your phone, stand up and walk around. Just as there are smoking rooms in airports, so too do there need to be cell phone rooms.
 * 7) Talking in Public**

If a game of phone tag goes on for 4 calls (that is, both parties make 2 calls that go unanswered), it is within the boundaries of proper etiquette to end the game and stop calling. Communication has occurred.
 * 8) Phone Tag: Part 1**

In placing 2 calls each, you’ve both sufficiently said your hellos, and by the voicemails you’ve left it’s clear the call has no urgent purpose. It’s the same as running into someone on the street and saying, “Hi, great to see you, I’m in a rush, let’s catch up later.” No one minds, even if you’re not actually in a rush and don’t really feel like catching up later, because the other person likely feels the exact same way.

If one of the parties on a game of phone tag leaves a message that says, “Quite a little game of phone tag we have going on here,” or, “Tag, you’re it,” you are free to not return the call.
 * 9) Phone Tag: Part 2**

If I reach your voicemail, don’t you think I already know you can’t take my call right now and want me to leave my name, number, and a brief message? Do you need to waste my time telling me that? The whole process of leaving a message to begin with is too long. The last thing I want when I finally reach your personal greeting is a lengthy description of what you want me to do. We’ve been using cell phones long enough to know the drill. Just as you want my message to be brief, so too do I want you to keep your personal greeting short.
 * 10) Lengthy Voicemail Messages**

A ring tone is humorous the first time it is played and has a window of three subsequent rings before it becomes annoying. At that point you either need to buy a new ring tone, or put your phone on vibrate (and if that’s too much to ask, you need to use a generic tone).
 * 11) Ring Tones**

Link: http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2006/12/14/12-unwritten-rules-of-cell-phone-etiquette

Questions:

What are three things you've learned that you didn't know before?
I Didnt know what Screening calls were.


 * The Point of this project thingy is that People talk on the phone too much.**