His phone kept ringing but he wouldn’t answer it. His girlfriend was exasperated.
-- Why don’t you answer your phone?
-- Because I don’t want to talk to anyone.
-- But you never answer your phone.
-- It’s probably spam or someone trying to sell me something.
-- That’s jaded. It could be your mom or an emergency.
-- They should just text me.
-- Could you imagine telling Alexander Graham Bell, Nah, I’m not gonna pay attention to your incredible invention right now. Write me a letter.
-- Who’s Alexander Graham Bell?
-- Oh, some telemarketer.
-- That’s what I thought.
-- What if I had to call you? What if it was something important. Would you pick up then?
-- Just text me.
-- Texting is stupid. Why should I have to type out something I could just tell you?
-- Look Lucy, I hate having to be at the beck and call of a ringing phone. Ring ring, answer me! Answer meeeeee! Screw that.
-- But you don’t reply to voicemails either.
-- Just text me.
-- Why don’t you just turn the ringer off?
-- Wait. You can do that?
