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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:06 PM Original message |
Is this the new thing for teenage boys? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why not a land line? Seems cheaper, FWIW. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Oh, don't worry...I made absolutely sure his friend was on Verizon too |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Would you mind very much |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Hi hippywife!!! |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 06:38 AM Response to Reply #18 |
32. LOL! |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. My 37 yo hubby does it too. LOL (Only it's guildwars, not Fortress, and skype not a cell) |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:18 PM Original message |
PErhaps you could spark his interest in that thing, I forget what it's called. |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Geocaching? n/t |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Yes, I think that's it, my friend. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Yeah, I've heard of that before, too. |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wouldn't say that its really normal. Its typical, though! |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Oh, I agree. The texting thing is out of control. |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. oh. yeah! there are contests held by radio stations to see who can text the fastest. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Oh, that's so sad and a double whammy for me cuz I'm a cyclist |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Oh man, my little brother is an INSANE texter. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Oh gawd...you mean that's what I have to look forward to?? |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Well..."conversation" might be a bit of an exaggeration. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Wow, I feel like I was there |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. You're lucky you weren't |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
39. a guy came to fix a flat tire for me - he was in his early 20s |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
30. You can text while doing other things. |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Apparently, they've actually had to change what is an acceptable hand-cast |
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Steven_S (810 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. Good thing he's not racking up the phone bill... |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Hey thanks for the links!! |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. Voice chat during team-based games has become common. |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Wow, I had no idea about the headset things. Amazing. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. Tell him I was doing that when he was still dragging on |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. They should skype instead of using up cell minutes (nm) |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yeah, I gotta figure out how that shit works. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. skype is a very easy setup |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. no |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Technically, he's playing "Team Fortress 2", FWIW |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-14-08 11:47 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I used to play all sorts of games online, mostly Quake2, Quake3 |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
29. Normal among certain social groups, yes. |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
33. It's not that new, and it's not just for boys |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
34. My daughter will spend three hours on the phone playing |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. yup, my 11 yr old daughter is obsessed with webkins, too |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Yeah. She did the Club Penguin thing last year. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
35. BoyMidlo does the same thing. Half the time I think he's |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
36. similar setup to the World of Warcraft gaming, sounds like. when my daughter's |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
37. Download Skype for him. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
38. have you ever seen that Zits cartoon where the kids at the movies |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. no, i haven't seen that cartoon, but it sounds about right |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-15-08 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
43. it seems like nobody can enjoy something unless they are doing something else |
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