The 21st century has given birth to a new kind of flatulence. Burps and bleeps slip out of our personal electronic devices like farts from a too-loose sphincter. Call it e-flatulence.
Some people are embarrassed when their e-flatulence slips out, blushing and apologizing for the disturbance, but other people e-fart loudly and proudly, letting their obnoxious ring tones perfume the air around them.
Some people are embarrassed when their e-flatulence slips out, blushing and apologizing for the disturbance, but other people e-fart loudly and proudly, letting their obnoxious ring tones perfume the air around them.
Once during a literally life-and-death conversation in the ICU with a grieving family, a woman let loose a Shania Twain ring tone e-fart as loud as could be, and it felt like a juicy rip-roaring fart in the middle of Christmas mass. And she had no sense of shame about it.
I've heard people emit continuous streams of smelly e-farts. Last week at the public library, I tried to block out the sound of a man blaring YouTube videos at full volume from his phone, unaware that he was polluting the quiet.
Our phones are a part of us, and we're responsible for the sounds they produce, so be mindful of the ways you cloud the atmosphere around you. Give a hoot. Don't pollute.
Our phones are a part of us, and we're responsible for the sounds they produce, so be mindful of the ways you cloud the atmosphere around you. Give a hoot. Don't pollute.