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Lobotulism Epidemic
For those of you who thought that wearing one of those Bluetooth cellphone earpieces was only good for making you look like a self-important prick, I have some very good news: it also makes you look like Lobot!
Yes, in addition to making people think you're a loon who's loudly talking to himself, you can also brighten the days of your contemporaries by reminding them of one of the most fondly overlooked characters in the Star Wars mythology.
To corroborate my theory, I'm including here a picture of a guy I saw at the airport and Mr.Lobot himself. I hope this gives Bluetooth headset users some much-needed perspective:
And, it probably doesn't even need to be said, but this warning goes double if you're a bald guy.
UPDATE: I just realized I should have used the word lobotomy more.
Posted by Jason Torchinsky on 09/18/2006 | Permalink
Comments
I just can't bring myself to wear one of those Bluetoof ear humpers. ;-) They sometimes look like a giant sideways cockroach in the ear. I even see people wearing them at my favorite bar on Saturday nights. I mean put down the phone for a minute and pay attention to the drag show when you're out on the weekends. I use an earpiece with a cord and plug when I'm driving, otherwise the phone can wait. There's something to be said for being present where you actually are.
Posted by: chak | Sep 19, 2006 1:01:21 AM
Love your blog. Thank you for remembering Lobot! Where would Lando be without him? ... I had a co-worker that we called Lobot because he wore his Walkman everywhere around the office. (This was the early '90s.) Spent all day at data entry and all night spinning discs at raves -- we never did find out when (or if) he slept. So this one time we were teasing him, and another fellow interrupts us with, "Darth Vader is dead, Bespin was years ago -- let it go! let it go!" =-)
Oh, umm, about the cell phones. I never bought a hands-free phone because the handset is really the least distracting part of trying to talk while driving. Anyone who thinks they can have an intelligent discussion of sales figures while driving around lost in an unfamiliar city must be lobotomized.
Posted by: Eric True | Nov 22, 2006 9:55:07 AM
