The speakerphone paradox

[u/NeighborhoodJust1197]

I was at the pool today when a woman started having a conversation on her phone using the speaker.

I politely asked her if she could not use the speaker and pointed to my headphones.
She said, “I don’t have headphones.”
So I said, “You can just hold the phone next to your ear.”

She looked at me with a completely blank expression and said, “I’m on speakerphone.”
I said, “Well… that’s the problem.”

Apparently, we had reached the limits of modern technology.

[u/DempsyPrice]

Looks like she made the post above yours.

[u/Worldly_Philosophy76 → u/DempsyPrice]

These two were going at it for a long time at Lafayette Park in Jersey City.

I was just enjoying my popcorn lol

[u/danstermeister → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

You were actually there???

[u/Worldly_Philosophy76 → u/danstermeister]

Yes! They are regulars lol

[u/bc_gamez → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

You should make a post about both of their posts.

[u/Worldly_Philosophy76 → u/bc_gamez]

You win the Reddit lmao

[u/Snoo-73243 → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

this is getting peak right here

[u/Worldly_Philosophy76 → u/Snoo-73243]

I should do an AMA lmao

[u/Castun → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Really gotta milk that karma train while it's hot

[u/Username524 → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pUeXcg80cO8I8

[u/I_heart_CELLO → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Please, that would be amazing

[u/Nik_Guy → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Reddit finds a way.

[u/hey_im_cool → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Do they know each other? And you know them?

[u/Worldly_Philosophy76 → u/hey_im_cool]

No, I just see them at the pool. OP is a guy in his 50s, walks around the neighborhood with his doodle but that's all I know.

[u/hey_im_cool → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Now I just have more questions 😭

[u/AussieAboleth → u/hey_im_cool]

It's a dog crossed with a poodle. Doodle. 

[u/hey_im_cool → u/AussieAboleth]

That part I knew

[u/AussieAboleth → u/hey_im_cool]

I was kinda being facetious. Like, what other animal would you cross it with? 

[u/Worldly_Philosophy76 → u/AussieAboleth]

My doodle is crossed with an asshole, but I still love him!

[u/ragun2 → u/hey_im_cool]

We measure the earth completing a full orbit, or revolution, around the sun as a "year."

The man has lived through around 50 of these orbits.

[u/thefuckevengoingonan → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

walks around the neighborhood with his doodle

you leave yours at home?

[u/Hereibe → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

What was the vibe of people around them as this was going down? Did she ever get off speaker phone?

[u/Worldly_Philosophy76 → u/Hereibe]

This was a mix of people. Kids and adults. She got off speakerphone and looked confused eventually. She just kept talking to the person next to her. OP came off a little entitled. I think she was just startled and caught off guard lol. OP was talking down to her.

[u/Mediocre_Airport_576 → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

It's wild that you can provide this exact context. Thanks for your service.

[u/OkSmoke9195 → u/Mediocre_Airport_576]

Gotta love the power of Reddit

[u/ahhhbiscuits → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

I'd like to have a beer with op

[u/Dingaling015 → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Honestly sounds like OP is pretty based. Entitled is crazy to say when the whole point of a resort is peace and quiet.

[u/padiwik → u/Dingaling015]

Eh it's a public pool. More meant for cooling off and having fun than relaxation

[u/CarolineMySweet → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Thank you! That's the tone I got from his context. Was the volume super loud? What's the difference if she had a friend next to her and they are obnoxiously loud, would you prefer the speakerphone then? If she was facetiming the whole time, would that make it okay?

Maybe it's just him taking a photo?idk why, but I was mildy infurated by his post as a whole for an odd reason.. and to find out she ended up listening and got off of speakerphone, i felt a little vindicated for feeling that OP came off a like an

[u/TophThaToker → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

Not surprised in the fucking slightest that it's someone from Jersey. She's too stupid to know how to take it off the speaker while it's still connected and too arrogant to ask how even though her kid has probably shown her several times. Then when in this situation, instead of acknowledging the obvious social wrongdoing, they try to spin it. Never change NJ, never change.

[u/Smallloudcat → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

…and this has come full circle. OP, (possibly) the offending party, and a witness. Glorious!

[u/Dingobabies → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

You gotta spill some more details!

[u/Competitive-Loss6787 → u/Worldly_Philosophy76]

So it’s ok to be loud if you’re angry 🤣