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05 Dec 2013, 3:37 pm

I have a bit of a phone phobia-- I always end up pacing and shaking-- so I thought that this GIF was HILARIOUS :) I wanted to pass it on incase anyone else gets anxious and needed a laugh too.

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05 Dec 2013, 4:01 pm

^This is exactly my opinion about phone calls; I don't have a problem with phones when I'm using them to access the internet or listen to music, but I am not terribly fond of that whole "acoustically distorted vocal communication" thing that people like to do with them.


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05 Dec 2013, 4:21 pm

I completely understand anxiety issues with phones and phone calls.

I do not get how the caption is appropriate to the GIF or what's supposed to be funny about it. Neither character seems to be the least bit anxious about the phone, or anything else, for that matter. If no one appears to be experiencing torture of any kind, why ask the question? That phone appears non-threatening and nobody is actively using it to communicate. The caption is therefore non-sequitur, thus unfunny, so not technically a joke.

It would be funny if the phone were giving someone an electric shock, or affixed to someone's head as a device of torture, ala A Clockwork Orange; then the caption would make sense, vis a vis the GIF.



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05 Dec 2013, 4:48 pm

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I always end up pacing and shaking--

^^^ me too.



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05 Dec 2013, 5:09 pm

Glad to know that I'm not the only one :lol: My family thinks I'm overexaggerating or overdramatic, but I just get so darn worked up and anxious. I just do my best to keep it on my end so that the person over the phone can't tell.

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I completely understand anxiety issues with phones and phone calls.

I do not get how the caption is appropriate to the GIF or what's supposed to be funny about it. Neither character seems to be the least bit anxious about the phone, or anything else, for that matter. If no one appears to be experiencing torture of any kind, why ask the question? That phone appears non-threatening and nobody is actively using it to communicate. The caption is therefore non-sequitur, thus unfunny, so not technically a joke.

It would be funny if the phone were giving someone an electric shock, or affixed to someone's head as a device of torture, ala A Clockwork Orange; then the caption would make sense, vis a vis the GIF.


Oh, I took it as the woman was either: 1) trying to figure out how to use the phone, but it was too complex of a device (judging by her antiquated dress and the rotary phone, it may have been back at the innovation of the telephone, so she may not have had previous experience using it) or 2) trying to talk to someone and the conversation wasn't going well because she couldn't understand them or some similar over-the-phone issue. One is more likely, though two is what I relate more to :) It's not necessarily the GIF as much as it is the potential funny story behind the gif.



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05 Dec 2013, 11:48 pm

Thats from PBS. Some "Miss Marple" episode by Agatha Christie set in the 1920's.



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06 Dec 2013, 12:59 am

I love Downton Abbey! Granny is my favourite :D I agree with the phone gif though, phones are torturous! Curse you Alexander Graham Bell!


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06 Dec 2013, 1:03 am

Willard wrote:
I do not get how the caption is appropriate to the GIF or what's supposed to be funny about it. Neither character seems to be the least bit anxious about the phone, or anything else, for that matter. If no one appears to be experiencing torture of any kind, why ask the question? That phone appears non-threatening and nobody is actively using it to communicate. The caption is therefore non-sequitur, thus unfunny, so not technically a joke.
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It's funny within the context of the show, so you have to be familiar with the program to understand it. In this instance, the caption is a quote from Violet, the old woman holding the phone. She's frustrated because she can't get the information she's after; the connection is poor and she was previously shouting down the line. It's mostly funny because this is set in the 1910's and '20's, and it's highly unusual to hear women being so candid, forceful and "unladylike" the way Violet is as a matter of course.


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06 Dec 2013, 1:25 am

I feel like I am being held captive when I am on the phone.



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06 Dec 2013, 7:59 am

I rarely answer phone calls. My ringer is off and my cell phone is set to silent. I think my whole extended family have learned not to call me. I will call them when I feel like it. Most people are just fine with that arrangement, except my mom. Who always lament about missing out in life and not having a daughter who's close to her heart and chat all the time. Whenever I call her she tries to jabber as much as possible and cram all her thoughts (some very stupid ones) into the time slot. So it turned out I don't get to say much, a lot of her talking is a waste of time because she's just trying to talk, not have a conversation, she always turn to the old standard complaints in the last few minutes because she didn't want to let me go. It's almost like binge eating. All you try to do is eat as much as possible, and you hardly know what you're eating and don't really enjoy it. Except she does binge talking. :)


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