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/Locoj]

Just join in on the conversation. It's a public place and she started a conversation loud enough for you to hear it.

[u/ganbramor → u/Locoj]

Yes, and make your injected topics extremely embarrassing for her.

[u/I_Automate → u/ganbramor]

"Wow, that rash really is getting bad, isn't it?"

[u/AffectionateCode426 → u/I_Automate]

You’re saying it went through both pairs of underwear AND YOUR PANTS!