In Which A TV Reporter Pretends To Be A Total Cellphone Jackass
While it is certainly not breaking news that people act like total jackasses when they're on their cellphones, we nevertheless felt compelled to bring to you the following clip of WGN's Pat Tomasulo acting like said jackasses on the streets of Chicago.
Perhaps it was the verisimilitude of his jackass impression that convinced us — or maybe it was the part where he conducted "man on the street" interviews while talking to someone else on his bluetooth headset. Yeah. It was probably that part. Happy Friday, everybody.
(Thanks, Pat!)
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He sounds like the gopher from Winnie the Pooh.
I like this though.
"I will CRUSH YOU!"
Brilliant. Love the look on the other guy's face.
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Loved it.
I am really loving his face during the "Pat Down" introduction video!
At my local post office, there is a sign on the counter that says: "If you are on your cell phone, we'll gladly help the next person in line." It's made of win.
Your bluetooth headset REALLY makes you look like a nutjob if you have it in and are not using it.
Surely, I can't be the only person to thinks Pat sounds a little like Gilbert Gottfried.
@Yoko Broke Up The Beatles: Or if you're blabbing on it while in a bathroom stall or standing at a urinal.
finally someone said it. I always hated when people would walk around with those blue tooth headsets. It's true, you do look like your crazy from the wrong angle. I wish people would just use them in a car like how they're meant to be used.
@Yoko Broke Up The Beatles: I know, right?!? It's not like they're brand new technology or something and you're wearing it just to show off that you do, in fact, have the latest gadget. Plus, I think it silently says to everyone else, "Yeah, you're kind of important, but I'm hoping that a call will come in (or not - I can pretend) and I won't have to talk to YOU anymore." Douchebag extraordinaire!
@nakedscience: I think that is awesome. A local coffee shop near my house has a sign that basically says the same thing, and most locals follow the rule to the T, but it's nice, every now and then, to see some tourist with his/her cellphone glued to his/her ear get completely scolded and ignored by the counter staff. Even better when the person gets all belligerent, too.
@Yoko Broke Up The Beatles: I started calling my husband "Locutus of Borg" when I saw him walking around the house wearing his Bluetooth for the call that he was expecting LATER. That solved that problem.
@dohtem: I noticed that too.
Don't quote me on this, as I obviously have no capacity at all. But most likely it's a bandwidth issue and the RSS generated is cached for 4 hours.
@dragonfire81: I love the guy in the urinals who has the bluetooth facing the wall away from everyone. It REALLY looks like he's talking to the other guys...
@DistortedViewListener_GitEmSteveDave: something tells me a few people weren't invited to the next briefing...
Am I the only one who thinks that the sassy dance version of "I Say a Little Prayer" he was listening to on his iPod should be the new theme song to "The Pat-Down"?
@Eyebrows McGee (popping ~May 29): I'll bet you won't be laughing when they come out with Borg-fashioned headsets.
I know I won't... 'cause I'll be in line to buy one. And not for a cell phone.
My wife and I play "Bluetooth or Crazy" all the time. We also try to judge whether people are "Pregnant or Fat". "Gay or Foreign" is great for going to theme parks.
@Coach Cal Is My Dream Weaver:
Those are great, but "There's Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend" is still the best.
That video was hysterical. Thanks for the laugh, Consumerist!
Yeah. I hate the Bluetools.
They look like nutcases, either talking to themselves or looking like they work at a McDonald's drive thru.
"I talk like everyone else"
umm... I hope not. his voice (and manner of speaking) is painful to listen to.
FWIW, we had a first officer applicant come to his interview with his Bluetooth on his ear the entire time. Look for him on your next Colgan Air flight, because we sure as hell didn't hire him!
@pecan 3.14159265: Nope, as above, I too thought he sounded like him
All he needs now is the squint(c)
It's not like they're brand new technology or something and you're wearing it just to show off that you do, in fact, have the latest gadget.
@RogerTheAlien: If it's no longer "new" then why does everyone insist that they still look weird? Have they still not been around long enough or is this going to be one of those things some people are never going to get used to?
I'm surprised people even notice them now, much less care that people use them.
Please to see also, Trigger Happy TV:
and so on, and so forth.