r/mildlyinfuriating • u/NeighborhoodJust1197 • 8h ago

Missing Peace The speakerphone paradox

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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.

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u/DempsyPrice 8h ago

Looks like she made the post above yours.

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u/Worldly_Philosophy76 8h ago

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

I was just enjoying my popcorn lol

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u/danstermeister 7h ago

You were actually there???

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u/Worldly_Philosophy76 7h ago

Yes! They are regulars lol

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u/bc_gamez 7h ago

You should make a post about both of their posts.

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u/Worldly_Philosophy76 7h ago

You win the Reddit lmao

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u/Snoo-73243 7h ago

this is getting peak right here

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u/Worldly_Philosophy76 7h ago

I should do an AMA lmao

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u/Castun 7h ago

Really gotta milk that karma train while it's hot

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u/I_heart_CELLO 7h ago

Please, that would be amazing

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u/Nik_Guy 7h ago

Reddit finds a way.

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u/hey_im_cool d 6h ago

Do they know each other? And you know them?

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u/Worldly_Philosophy76 6h ago

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.

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u/hey_im_cool d 6h ago

Now I just have more questions 😭

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u/AussieAboleth 6h ago

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

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u/hey_im_cool d 6h ago

That part I knew

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u/AussieAboleth 6h ago

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

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u/Worldly_Philosophy76 6h ago

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

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u/TophThaToker 5h ago

Looking at your dog's eye(s), it looks like a human wearing a very good dog mask.

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u/joebesser 1h ago

He's got rockstar hair

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u/ragun2 3h ago

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.

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u/thefuckevengoingonan 51m ago

walks around the neighborhood with his doodle

you leave yours at home?

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u/Hereibe 5h ago

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

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u/Worldly_Philosophy76 5h ago

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.

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u/Mediocre_Airport_576 4h ago

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

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u/OkSmoke9195 4h ago

Gotta love the power of Reddit

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u/ahhhbiscuits 5h ago

I'd like to have a beer with op

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u/Dingaling015 3h ago

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

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u/padiwik 3h ago

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

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u/CarolineMySweet 2h ago

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