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Ten commandments of cell phone etiquette

Some stories always seem to remain relevant no matter what new technologies develop. Case in point: This story originally ran in 2000, but it never seems to lose popularity. In fact, as it gets noticed and re-noticed, commenters have indicated that 10 commandments may not be enough and

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    1. Thou shalt not dial while driving

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    2. Thou shalt not wear thy earpiece when thou art not on thy phone

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    3. Thou shalt not speak louder on thy cell phone than thou would on any other phone

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    4. Thou shalt not grow too attached to thy cell phone

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    5. Thou shalt not slam thy cell phone down on a restaurant table just in case it rings

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    6. Thou shalt not make the cell phone more important than the company thou art keeping

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    7. Thou shalt not leave the cell phone ringing just to show off the "cool" ringtones or refrain from answering for that same reason

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    8. Thou shalt turn off thy cell phone at funerals, weddings, yoga class, and anywhere it would be unacceptable to bring a screaming child

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    9. Thou shalt not have a message intro lasting more than 15 seconds

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    10. Thou shalt never answer your phone while you're in the bathroom

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March 09, 2007
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