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Boatme98 · April 30, 2011, 12:46 PM

Was the phone making noise or the guy mumbling/talking out loud?
I agree completely that it's rude. I think texting is helping bring about the fall of language and civilization. I don't send or accept them, but if the guy is silent, where's the problem? By this standard, someone next to me eating popcorn is a distraction and should be removed?
I'm not arguing with you, just wondering why someone silently (if he was quiet) pushing buttons would be any more distracting than anything else going on around you in a theater.

April 30, 2011, 12:46 PM	#11
Boatme98 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: Mid Tennessee Posts: 357	Was the phone making noise or the guy mumbling/talking out loud? I agree completely that it's rude. I think texting is helping bring about the fall of language and civilization. I don't send or accept them, but if the guy is silent, where's the problem? By this standard, someone next to me eating popcorn is a distraction and should be removed? I'm not arguing with you, just wondering why someone silently (if he was quiet) pushing buttons would be any more distracting than anything else going on around you in a theater. __________________ It's good to be the king.