::Walks into In-N-Out::
Cashier guy: What is that ...thing on your ear?
Me: A phone headset (Aliph Jawbone)
He: Wow, it looks really futuristic.
Me: That's because I'm from the future.
He: …Really? How far in the future?
Me: Ten minutes.
He: Whoa
Me: Double double, extra pickles please
Me: ::Picks up burger, slams it, gets back in line for same cashier::
He: …
Me: Double double, extra pickles please
He: Uh uhhhhh uhh wut
(Unfortunately I broke up laughing at that point)
…
Speaking of that Jawbone: It was so effective at suppressing background noise that I could telecommute from a pub and take client calls with a soft voice and complete clarity. It also suppressed all the road noise while driving. When the headset died years later I was disappointed to learn it was discontinued and nothing like it (with bone conduction mic modulator) was available elsewhere then or since.
2009
By Val Delane
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