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Bob Rybarczyk at the Post-Dispatch says what most everyone feels about people who wank their ear canals with those annoying, showy Bluetooth thingies.
When we see you wearing an earpiece, we are not fooled into thinking you’re important. Important people do not wear earpieces at the grocery store on a Saturday afternoon. No, they don’t. Important people don’t feel a need to put their importance on display. People who try to look important never are, just as people who describe themselves in personal ads as “classy and intelligent” never are. Trust me. I’m yer daddy. I’m right.
Yep. He’s right.
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The first time I ever saw someone using one of these was in an airport. He was initially turned away from me, so I couldn’t see his Communication Device; all I could see was some fool talking quite animatedly with himself.
…all I could see was some fool talking quite animatedly with himself.
That one line is the equivalent of all of Rybarczyk’s column. I bet you talk about economy of language in class.
I bet you talk about economy of language in class.
Oh, no. Most of my students are nowhere near ready to edit down — we’re working in the other direction. I’m still trying to get meaningful content out of them. Many of them are big on making statements and then walking away from them, unproven. I think they’re already practicing an economy of language. It’s called poverty.