The BlackBerry that stole Christmas
When it comes to ludicrous behaviour humankind is as dependable as a Swiss clock (or a swish celebrity hairdresser, if you want your images to be more ‘now’.)
So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to read that, according to some study, ‘two-thirds of UK BlackBerry users are planning to check their e-mails before joining the rest of the family around the Christmas tree.’
Of course, they are, the stupid wankers.
Now, I have to declare a certain interest – or disinterest, perhaps: I hate mobile phones. I never owned one and I never will. The former head of the NRA, Charles heston, once famously said that they could take his gun away only when they’d pry it from his cold, dead fingers.
Me, I’m not actually that fanatical, so, if people would wish to do so, they could, at my funeral, throw as many mobile phones into my coffin as they like. Before that time though, you won’t see me with one of those bloody things.
Anyway, here’s (a link to) the rest of the story I quoted from in the second paragraph. Sometimes, after reading some stories, you don’t know whether to laugh or to throw up. On the whole, I prefer the former: Death by newspaper induced bulimia would be more than a bit silly. So, here, once more, we board the human folly express:
“Last week, another study found that 62 per cent of business travellers have taken their BlackBerry to bed in case an important work e-mail comes through during the night, while a quarter admitted to sleeping with their BlackBerry every night.”
You know, once upon a time, you could identify a certain class of slaves by the chains they wore, the oars they held and the galleys that they served.
These days, you recognize them by their suits and their fucking BlackbBerries.
I’m not sure you can call it progress, though.
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