Blackberry or Crackberry

[KF6IRP]

After reading in Monday’s Daily News, The Daily News (http://www.dailynews.com) an article about the possible Blackberry loses of e-mail, I had to open this thread. A Californian Assemblyman was quoted as saying; “I sometimes wonder whether the Earth will continue to spin on its axis if the Blackberry suddenly stops functioning". I wonder how anybody can get so addicted to such an inanimate object as a Blackberry. There was a remark referring to the Blackberry as the Crackberry. Everyone, hang on for a second, there seems to be some commotion in the office. NO, NO, get away from my workstation. Aaaaarrrrrrggggg!!!
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[KA3RFE]

The nice nurse is looking for you. It's time for your meds now. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[KF6IRP]

For any one interested, just click on the link, and search on Blackberry and you will see the full articule.

KF6IRP http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[w4hwd]

Quote[/b] (KF6IRP @ Feb. 01 2006,23:21)]For any one interested, just click on the link, and search on Blackberry and you will see the full articule.

KF6IRP http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Nobody's interested.

[WA2ZDY]

Without trying to find the article (a link directly to the article would have been nice,) the poster has a point. Too many folks have become addicted to gadgets such as the crackberry. Look at me for example. I won't go out without taking a shower. Have you ever seen a grown man walking down the street carrying a shower?

It's worse than when I was addicted to ham radio and carried my Motorola packset around with me!

[w8cbc]

If portable phones were still made like the above, there'd be a lot of one-seater yuppiecars buzzing around, heehee.

I was offered a crackleberry at work. I turned it down. The cellophone is already enough of an intrusion. I wouldn't mind pitching that if I were allowed.

[ke7geu]

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Here we are, a bunch of hams, talking about how other people are addicted to their gadgets!http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
Ahh, life is good, in'it?

I'd rather not get a blackberry either, and I also agree that my cell phone is too much an intrusion, but right now having a two cell lines (one for myself and one for my wife) is cheaper than having one land line, and my cell is also my business number.

[K8ERV]

Blackberries are not good without sugar. I see someone wants to exempt the govt from the problem. Isn't this always the case?

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

[ab8ma]

"I have no memory of my life without BlackBerry,"

Horror.

[W5HTW]

What IS a Blackberry?

[KF6IRP]

Isn't a Blackberry a cousin to the Boysenberry. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

It is as I understand it a combination of a cellphone, Internet access device, E-mail transceiver, and all around doit memo pad.

Any one care to expand?

Kf6irp

[KI4BNC]

Quote[/b] (W5HTW @ Feb. 02 2006,13:17)]What IS a Blackberry?
A blackberry is a little thing 'bout as big as the
end of my favorite finger.Thumb if it is a really fat one.
best used in jams and jellies or even straight off the vine(or whatever they grow on)but be careful of the thorns.


as far as the electronics thing...
I wouldn't knof a blackberry if I was smashing it with a pool cue. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[KD8COO]

I'm one of those people that loves technology just for the sake of technology and I don't understand what all the excitement is about. I DO have a pocket pc pda/cell phone, but if it suddenly quit working I really wouldn't care. Blackberry is even less useful than that device...

[WA2ZDY]

Quote[/b] (W5HTW @ Feb. 02 2006,16:17)]What IS a Blackberry?
It's like an oversize pager that has a screen and a full, though tiny, QWERT keyboard. It's used for email pages and short messages. I wish I had one but then again I like gadgets.

Then again, I dont have a boss. Retirement is great!

[WA2ZDY]

Quote[/b] (KD8COO @ Feb. 02 2006,19:23)]I'm one of those people that loves technology just for the sake of technology and I don't understand what all the excitement is about. #I DO have a pocket pc pda/cell phone, but if it suddenly quit working I really wouldn't care. #Blackberry is even less useful than that device...
I just renewed my cell phone contract yesterday for another two years. I nearly got a Treo, but I decided I wouldn't get $200 (what my final cost would have been) out of it. It sure as heck was cooooool looking though!

[WD8OQX]

In this case it is the same as, "dingleberry", I would guess...