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I don't have tinnitus and the library's always been a great place for quiet and concentration for myself or my kids' research projects. They know the rules and I've never noticed them posted.
There's this great Guy & Rodd comic strip I put up on the fridge in my workplace lunchroom. The panel shows some tables full of people and a woman on her phone at her own table. The caption reads "Excuse me, could everyone be quiet, I'm trying to talk on my cell phone."
To me, that says it all. The world doesn't revolve around your cellphone (or mine, for that matter). Please keep that in mind when you're waiting for someone to service you in person, when you're in a place where others are around. Keep in mind, also, your conversation and volume. Not everyone wants to hear the details of your sordid evening.
Is there anyone that has never been offended by anyone else's cell phone call? C'mon now.
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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain
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