When someone tries to bypass an awkward situation when they're around people they have nothing to say to by pretending to be busy doing something with their cell phone. In fact, they know they're just looking at old text messages and lightly tapping the buttons or something.
Generally for people who don't know how to make idle conversation.
Generally for people who don't know how to make idle conversation.
(One person is on the elevator when another person they KINDA know steps on)
Jim: Hi Sue, nice weather we're having.
Sue: Yeah it sure is!
....(awkward silence)
(both pull out their cell phones and stare at them blankly until the elevator reaches a stop)
(Bob who knows them both enters)
Bob: The old hiding in your cellphone trick eh? Doesn't anyone know how to make small talk anymore?
Jim: Hi Sue, nice weather we're having.
Sue: Yeah it sure is!
....(awkward silence)
(both pull out their cell phones and stare at them blankly until the elevator reaches a stop)
(Bob who knows them both enters)
Bob: The old hiding in your cellphone trick eh? Doesn't anyone know how to make small talk anymore?
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An audio hallucination commonly caused by noises in the environment or in music that sound like your cell phone ringing and make you reach for your phone only to be receiving no calls.
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Bill: Ya, he threw for 350yds and 2 TD's on Sunday.
Ted: Well yes, but he also got caught Cellphone donging some female reporter.
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vice-versa as well: you don't feel anything vibrating, but then you check your phone after a while and find out that you got 548398 texts.
vice-versa as well: you don't feel anything vibrating, but then you check your phone after a while and find out that you got 548398 texts.
Me: yay! a text! i wonder who it's from!
*check cellphone* Ah shit! nothing? that's weird. I guess it's the vibrating cellphone syndrome.
*check cellphone* Ah shit! nothing? that's weird. I guess it's the vibrating cellphone syndrome.
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