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Lost Phone

Lost Phone

Date: Feb 29 2008

Themes: Friend, Tech

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Mobile phones and other portable devices make our lives easier. Remember when you used to have to wait at home if you were expecting a call?

But sometimes we depend too much on our gadgets. For instance, where do you store your phone numbers? Do you have a little book where you write them down? Most people keep phone numbers stored in their mobile phone. It’s handy because you can call someone without looking at a piece of paper or entering all the numbers.

But it’s not so handy if you lose your phone. Then, even when you get a new phone, you don’t have any numbers! So you have to go around and ask all your friends for their phone numbers again. Listen to Jason do just that.

Dialog

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Jason

Jason

Marni

Marni

Jason:  Wait, before I forget, can I get your number…again?

Marni:  Yeah, what…I mean, didn’t I just give it to you?

Jason:  I mean, I’ve had it but I lost my phone and I had to get a new phone…

Marni:  You lost your phone again?

Jason:  Yeah, yeah.

Marni:  Oh my God.

Jason:  Yeah, but the worst part about it is I have phone insurance so I get a new phone for pretty cheap, but I have to get all the phone numbers again from everyone I know and, I don’t know, it’s kind of interesting.

Marni:  We don’t commit telephone numbers to memory anymore. I used to have a file of numbers…

Jason:  Totally. I still have my first girlfriend’s phone number memorized from like 9th grade, but I had get all new phone numbers for everyone I call nowadays. It’s an interesting social experiment to not have any numbers and just see who calls me.

Marni:  There you go. Those are your true friends.

Jason:  It makes me seem like a real loner, like a cowboy who just doesn’t need anyone because I’m not reaching out.

Marni:  OK. Sure. I hear ya. Well, um, yeah, I’ll give you my number and hopefully you won’t lose this one.

Jason:  Yeah, and you should back up your numbers because that’s what I’m doing now.

Marni:  Oh, good idea. Yeah, see, never done that.

 

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Discussion

Marni is a little confused when Jason asks her for her phone number because she thought he already had it. But it turns out Jason lost his phone, and it doesn’t sound like it’s the first time this has happened.

In fact, Jason looses his phone so often that he got insurance on it this time so it wouldn’t cost him very much to get a new phone. The only problem is that his new phone doesn’t have any phone numbers in it! So he has to start from scratch collecting all of his friends’ phone numbers again.

Jason says it’s kind of interesting to see who calls you when you don’t have anyone’s number. He hopes that not calling anyone makes him seem cool and that everyone will assume he’s just too busy to call. But it can get kind of lonely when you can’t call your friends. If you have Jason’s number, give him call so that he’ll have your number again!
Image: The location of Jason’s old phone.

 

Comments

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 bear

bear

China

  I had my first callphone when I entered into the college.I like my phone very much.I save many numbers of my friends in the phone.I can contact with friends who are far away. To my pleasure-my university is far from my home-I can ofenly call my family.I miss them very much.luckily,I don't lose one.But I changed my number for several times.I had to tell my every friend my new number.If I don't do that,I was afraid that they would think I'm missing.

  At last,I want to say please remember your family number,and ofenly call back home when you don't get together with them.

03:09 PM Mar 05 2008 |

byron_jade21

Philippines

I lost my cellphone thrice! sobs manfually And I had to collect all the numbers of my friends. It was such a hassle. Now, I have my friend’s numbers saved in my computer! W00t! ^^

04:31 PM Mar 04 2008 |

Jenny58

Jenny58

Ukraine

i think it is an interesting social experment not to have telephone number  and suddenly become a free man. nowadays we are busy from modern devices, we don't have time to hear voice from our heat deeply…..

it was half year before on the evening ,my daughter was asleep ,my husband and i were busy at own business , suddenly electricity stopped working, we couldn't work as usually, totally my husband and i was free, we lied down side by side and conversed from heart by heart….... it is one of the most happy moments in my life

03:01 PM Mar 04 2008 |

winer129

winer129

Yemen

It is true story , it happened to me three times and I forgit all my friends numbers , so i collected them again

So , If someone has good way to safe numbers without writing them in paper can tell me

07:13 AM Mar 04 2008 |

Samimi

Samimi

Afghanistan

Oh my God,

 

06:44 AM Mar 04 2008 |

Jiya Jain

Jiya Jain

India

its realy nice

05:57 AM Mar 04 2008 |

Jiya Jain

Jiya Jain

India

this is nice

05:56 AM Mar 04 2008 |

nabayo

nabayo

South Korea

I have a similar problem.

Since I started using mobile phones, it's been more than 10 years.

Now, I'm so bad at memorizing phone numbers.

I can't even memorize my mom's.

05:28 AM Mar 04 2008 |

yaya_lucinda

China

I wrote down the phone NO.in my notebook.

Like this compares the insurance!

02:22 AM Mar 04 2008 |

mymyya

Austria

HI EVERY BODY!

NICE TO MEET EVERY BODY!

01:41 AM Mar 04 2008 |

llyj

llyj

China

when you lost your phone number, it is embarrassed to ask you friends for their phone numbers.

01:28 AM Mar 04 2008 |

nan-2nick

nan-2nick

Thailand

God!! It must be very bad if the phone lost. Hi-tech make people lazier and more stupid. When I was young, I remember that I can memory all my close friends’ tel. no. but right now I cannot memo them all. – -”” so bad

06:05 PM Mar 03 2008 |

lym19832001

Canada

Unfortunately, I have always lost my cell phone cards, so my cell phone number is often changed. The worst of it is not to have to buy a new card, but to inform you friends of your new number and the endeavour you have to make to search your friends’ numbers you have lost.

03:53 PM Mar 03 2008 |

songshanshan

Comoros

Hi, you have provided a good way with every one.Thank you! I'm a student now.I was brought up in a small village.Would you like make friends with me?

11:48 AM Mar 03 2008 |

kevin軌迹

kevin軌迹

China

Unlucky  I think everyone must be careful  if you do not  you will lose it again

10:15 AM Mar 03 2008 |

Jamejohnson

United States

should be carefull of being stolen

08:47 AM Mar 03 2008 |

paulkz83

paulkz83

China

It seem to be a little fun to learn this article.

take care your cell phone that means take care of your freinds' cell phone number either.

I don't wanna be a loner … I will keep my cell phone carefully . Actually it was in my mind before …

07:14 AM Mar 03 2008 |

anna zhanghp

China

it's trouble thing to lose the mobilephone

04:04 AM Mar 03 2008 |

ArturoEfren

Mexico

I'm like Jason… I lost  my mobile… in Mexico is not common to have phone insurance… Fortunately it was cheap… but I lost my friend's numbers… I think I'm a loner… nobody call to me… lol.

04:03 AM Mar 03 2008 |

addiama

addiama

Ethiopia

We must be careful with our phones! B/c we can lose many important contacts and information.

07:40 PM Mar 02 2008 |

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