The Joys of the Flip-phone
I have a new cell phone. I’ve decided to name it Kusanagi, after the GITS character. Unlike my previous phone , it’s a clamshell, or flip-style phone. I had a telemarketer (someone doing a a so-called “Chicago Travel Survey”) forwarded to it, and I hung up after politely saying that I wasn’t taking any survey by snapping the phone shut. The person on the other end was, either by personality or managerial edict, not taking a hint, and saying “Sir, sir! Wait…” when I did so. I appreciate that surveys have to taken, but, well, no means no.
It was like slamming a door without the effort of actually moving a large, heavy object. That was fun. 
Also, I figured out how to get it to play “Inner Universe” as the ring tone: “Calling… calling now… in the depths of longing…” This is so cool.