BBC's 'Joy of Text'

So, BBC1 are devoting a Saturday night's programming to the humble text message ? ! ? Should be good ??! The thing that really bugs me is the trailer they keep running, when the mobiles bleep, I keep reaching for my phone thinking I've got a message.

I keep reaching for the axe ready to kill the idiot who allows his/her mobile phone to be on in a public place.
Mobile phone users should be locked up in rooms and treated like prawns.
I hate them.

Well the whole point of the mobile phone is that you can take it anywhere with you, so it's quite likely that it will ring in a public place.

Oh really?
I was always curious as to the attraction of them.
Now I know that these phones are portable I might consider buying one.
Actually no I wont... the fear of making me look stupid (although this would require a great deal of effort as I am perfect in every way possible) puts me off.
Ho hum.

Modesty is a wonderful thing! Glad it was a joke

So mobiles aren't good for emergancies or texting people? The only way I can think people looking stupid using mobile phones is
a) if they are pretending to talk to someone and their phone suddenly rings or
b) annoying / collection of ringtones
c) use in an improper fashion

If you use it to ring and text people normally, I don't see the problem.

Cheers, Asa

AARRRGGGGGG

TEXT IS NOT A VERB
TEXT IS NOT A VERB
TEXT IS NOT A VERB

PLEASE I APPEAL TO EVERYONE TO STOP USING TEXT AS A VERB!!!!!
THIS DRIVES ME UP THE WALL
YOU'VE DONE IT NOW!

Where would we be without mobiles. They're indispensable!

mobiles are a great thing but why people have to have annoying ringtones i dont know. oh and another thing, why do some people have to have their phone ring volume up loud enough so the whole of the uk can hear it. i also cant stand phone covers and people who live their life by using a mobile phone 24/7.

I hate mobile phones!! Mine has the vibrate feature, and the ringer always off. I'm not too sure what Asa means about an 'Improper use' of a mobile, I can only dread to think what he gets up to behind closed doors

Don't look at me guv! Phone and text ing only! (Surely 'to text' will be included in the dictionary soon?)

Cheers, Asa

I doubt there'd be enough rooms.

OK, I'll action that.