I'd start a thread about phones...

[gbb]

This thread reminds me of that Tv show where they had enormous 4 foot long phones and the person holding it was shouting into it in the middle of a shopping precinct.

I suspect that was observational based comedy. It was funny but a bit one dimensional. I remember maybe in the eary 1990s, the early days of mobile ownership, a guy In a car park wound down his window and spoke very very loudly down his phone as I passed... Obviously it was look at me behaviour. Funny..no. pathetic...yes.

 

[Piemaster]

I still may have a couple of the old Motorola Flip Phones.

Startac - still one of my favourite oldies.
There are a couple of flip smartphones available too.

 

[Piemaster]

[QUOTE 4041117, member: 259"]Salt would be good, too.[/QUOTE]
No it wouldn't. Salt dissolves with moisture forming a nicely conductive electrolyte, not something I'd want in close proximity to my phone.
Rice is fine though.

 

[Crackle]

A pocketful of rice. Handy if I'm passing a wedding.

 

[swee'pea99]

I suspect that was observational based comedy. It was funny but a bit one dimensional. I remember maybe in the eary 1990s, the early days of mobile ownership, a guy In a car park wound down his window and spoke very very loudly down his phone as I passed... Obviously it was look at me behaviour. Funny..no. pathetic...yes.

When the very first Walkmans came out, they came with very distinctive orange headphones:

The Walkmans were eye-wateringly expensive, so my sis was surprised when a classmate took to sashaying thru' the corridors, obviously getting right into the groove...until she discovered that the cable ended at a paperback book in his pocket. He couldn't afford the actual player...

 

[Piemaster]

[QUOTE 4041137, member: 259"]What about sugar?[/QUOTE]
Sticky solution when wet. I'm fairly sure @Crackle wouldn't want his phone covered in icing. Or maybe he would, even if licking his phone may look a little odd.

 

[Piemaster]

When the very first Walkmans came out, they came with very distinctive orange headphones:

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The Walkmans were eye-wateringly expensive, so my sis was surprised when a classmate took to sashaying thru' the corridors, obviously getting right into the groove...until she discovered that the cable ended at a paperback book in his pocket. He couldn't afford the actual player...

My son bought a cheap pair of those recently for listening to the "Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack.

 

[Crackle]

Sticky solution when wet. I'm fairly sure @Crackle wouldn't want his phone covered in icing. Or maybe he would, even if licking his phone may look a little odd.

A little odd!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

A little odd!

No more than usual.

 

[Piemaster]

[QUOTE 4041160, member: 259"]Damn![/QUOTE]
Go on. Admit it. You're just bored and looking through the kitchen cupboard aren't you? I'm expecting a suggestion of couscous or Pot Noodle next.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Would Baba Ganoush be any good?

 

[Crackle]

Would Baba Ganoush be any good?

If that's a specific phone suggestion, the answer is no. If it's a more generic suggestion, then the answer is, no, not for anything.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Baba Ganoush is good , but not for everything. May not make a very good smoothie.

 

[mybike]

[QUOTE 4041137, member: 259"]What about sugar?[/QUOTE]

Let me put it this way. If you spill black coffee over your keyboard it might survive, unless you take sugar.

 

[mjr]

I've just been told that some phones suffer condensation if the screen is next to you, but not if screen is outwards. Never suffered it myself. Nor has my phone.