Ring Tones. Apparently to the stupid, they’ve become a multimillion dollar industry. To the non-stupid, they’ve become an annoyance at work, at restaurants, and even at diplomatic events, as exemplified here.
Before Mashhadani ordered television cameras switched off, he clashed angrily with Gufran al-Saidi, a woman legislator from the Alliance, who said Mashhadani’s security men had beaten her aide on Monday when her phone went off in the parliamentary lobby - playing a Shia religious chant.And let’s not forget the ones right here in Texas.
Saidi and three other members of parliament from the dominant Shia Islamist bloc insisted Mashhadani had told them the bodyguard was dead.
A ringtone about deportation that Cingular Wireless LLC pulled for being “blatantly offensive” was satire and shouldn’t be taken seriously, said the company that developed the lyrics.Maybe I’m old fashioned, but what the hell’s wrong with your phone ringing like a phone? Do we have to maintain our individuality and oppress a minority with each and every phone call?
Barrio Mobile apologized Thursday but said “La Migra” ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ a slang term for Border Patrol agent ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ written by Mexican-American comic Paul Saucido was not meant to be racist.
OK, so I’m just squatting for Jack while he’s gone, and hopefully, it’ll turn out better than it did last time. We’ll see. I don’t have near enough bourbon or bottled water at this point.
