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Old 08-11-2009, 02:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Dink = Headphones in Public?

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Probably 'cuz you're one of those dinks that wears headphones in public.
I swear it's only Crompsin that makes me look at the internet and yell, "I'm not a dink damn it".

Question: What is your opinion of wearing headphones in public? Dink or not?

I wear mine in public all the time. I eat lunch by myself nine times out of ten and I always wear headphones. I just would rather eat in peace with quiet and Reel Big Fish. When I'm on service calls, I have my head phones on. Basically when I'm by myself, I have my headphones on. I don't think a thing about it.

So, is Chimpsin right? Dink or not?
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The problem here is not that you're wearing headphones in public, but that you're listening to Reel Big Fish.

Why would you wear headphones in private? If you're in private you can listen to the music through normal speakers without disturbing anyone.
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
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As long as you're not wearing Earmuff headphones, I think you're good to go.. Reel big fish though? Serially?
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:40 PM   #4 (permalink)
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A big fuck you to whoever thinks I can't listen to my headphones in public.
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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The day I start worrying about people wearing headphones in public is the day I better quit fucking going out in public.

I want to kick the people who wear their fucking bluetooth headsets everywhere in the crotch though.
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I want to kick the people who wear their fucking bluetooth headsets everywhere in the crotch though.
To me, it's the same thing.

*crotchpunt*
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Old 08-11-2009, 02:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
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As long as you're not wearing Earmuff headphones, I think you're good to go.. Reel big fish though? Serially?
I think I have been reading too many comics or I'm too into retro-congruency, but I really like earmuff headphones, especially to be seen in public with 'em. Either those, or earphones that have that built-in mechanism where they wrap themselves up neatly, no tangled-wires, no mess, just streamlined for easy use and pocketing away when not in use.

I think my fascination with big headphones is as so, the fact of which is that I hate hearing you people talk in public when I'm trying to listen to tunes, the radio show, or archived podcasts, and those "rinky-dink" white earbuds are not gonna drown your incessant babble out sufficiently enough to even warrant use or good mentions.

Also, for some reason, my head's shape really does not form fit well to conventional baseball caps or other hats, and I look beyond odd if I were to step into the public eye with one on; I guess big, pacifying headphones is my way of coping of never, ever being able to wear a hat outside again.


Last stop: this reminds me of a comment Sharon made I don't know how long ago, and it fits well within the means of this topic: Do only "dinks", "losers" and "oddballs" wear a backpack in public if they are not in school?
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:03 PM   #8 (permalink)
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It isn't as bad as the domino effect of Blackberry users completely obvious to their surrounding while trying to look cool and important at the same time. Now those people to me are huge dinks
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I want to kick the people who wear their fucking bluetooth headsets everywhere in the crotch though.
I thought about that and I do agree, but that's a total different thread.

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Reel big fish is great, don't be knockin' the SKA music.

They have a song just for chomp.

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Old 08-11-2009, 03:13 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I don't like dealing with people in my store who refuse to take off their headphones when we're talking. If I need to interact with someone, I always take off my headphones. It shows that I'm willing to listen and communicate.

Otherwise, I wear my headphones whenever I'm out and about alone.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:21 PM   #11 (permalink)
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When I see the word "dink" I actually think "DINK" = double income, no kids.

So when I first looked at this, I was like, WTF does one have to do with the other?

And no, you don't look like a dink in public with earbuds in. If that's bad, I've been that kind of dink for years; I've been toting some kind of portable music device and headphones (and yes, even those earmuff kind at one point) for about 22 years now, since I received a Walkman Sport for my 5th birthday.

However, if you do have one of those Bluetooth headsets on and you look like you're talking to yourself, THEN you have problems.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:21 PM   #12 (permalink)
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When did dink stop meaning double income no kids?
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:24 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I think it has more to do with how oblivious to your surroundings you are... If I have trouble getting your attention at a reasonable level of voice then yah dink.

and take them out if we are trying to communicate verbally...
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:25 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I second the question... why would you have headphones if not for public use? Isn't that the whole point?
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:26 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Headphones are vital in discouraging chatty Cathys from striking up an inane conversation with you while riding public transporation. I used to wear mine even if the batteries were dead (back when I had a Walkman and rode the bus everyday).
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:26 PM   #16 (permalink)
 
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I like big earmuff headphones. Like Princess Leia's.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:27 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Bluetooth headsets are convenient and hip. Get with the times, old timers.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:29 PM   #18 (permalink)
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They can be useful when used appropriately. That means not wearing them when not in use.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:30 PM   #19 (permalink)
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What's wrong with wearing them when not in use?
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:31 PM   #20 (permalink)
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i only dont like it when people arent aware of their surroundings. then youre a dunk
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:32 PM   #21 (permalink)
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What's wrong with wearing them when not in use?
Bluetooth headsets I mean, not headphones. It's OK with headphones because no one knows if you're really using them or not. If you're wearing a bluetooth headset and not actually using it, everyone knows that you're just a douche that's trying to look cool but really comes across looking like a corporate tool.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:36 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I always have my headset on when I'm in the car whether I use it or not. When on a rare occasion I actually walk, it stays home.

Besides, I consider it as much of an accessory as my watch, chain with the Star of David.



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Old 08-11-2009, 03:36 PM   #23 (permalink)
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^^ Mee too.

a) Don't bump into me because your wearing headphones and walking backwards stupid ass!!
b) I don't want to hear your music ... wear headphones or I'll ask you to turn it off.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:40 PM   #24 (permalink)
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In the car is totally different and acceptable. You're using it in a sense because it allows you to answer the phone hands free.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:41 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Headphones are vital in discouraging chatty Cathys from striking up an inane conversation with you while riding public transporation. I used to wear mine even if the batteries were dead (back when I had a Walkman and rode the bus everyday).
+1

Nothing says you're not interested in conversation like a pair of earmuff headphones. I love mine so much that during the summer, I typically have a noticeable tanline around where mine rest over my ears.

Not to mention that you'll have to pay out the ass for a earbuds that do a decent job with bass.
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Old 08-11-2009, 03:52 PM   #26 (permalink)
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In the car is totally different and acceptable. You're using it in a sense because it allows you to answer the phone hands free.
That's the only place I ever used mine. I gave that up though in favor of just listening to the radio.

The people I had in mind are the ones that walk through Wal-Mart because I guess they feel like they need to keep both hands on the cart to keep it under control or be free to slap their dirty, snot faced youngsters. Or the people who wear them at a restaurant not realizing that even though they see themselves as being alone, they are still talking with their mouths full of food. I've never even had the need for one in an airport but it seems there are people who can't fly without one and two bags that won't fit in the overhead compartment.
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Old 08-11-2009, 04:48 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I almost always wear my earbuds. It makes commuting bearable if I can listen to music.
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Old 08-11-2009, 05:29 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I always were earbud style headphones if i am on the bus, or downtown. I think it is funny when you see the people with those big can style headphones. designed more for a home stereo.

to the people who think headphones are bad, we can always go back to the alternative.....
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Old 08-11-2009, 05:46 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Seeing as how I'm the Dink Cromp was referring to...


I wear my headphones while I commute. Which is by bicycle, scooter or walking. Do you listen to the radio in your car while you commute?
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Old 08-11-2009, 05:49 PM   #30 (permalink)
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In general, it's best to just ignore Crompsin
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Old 08-11-2009, 05:51 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Seeing as how I'm the Dink Cromp was referring to...


I wear my headphones while I commute. Which is by bicycle, scooter or walking. Do you listen to the radio in your car while you commute?
Where I work, people play their car radios for others to listen to. How they haven't yet gotten anurisms, I don't know.

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Old 08-11-2009, 05:59 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Headphones are vital in discouraging chatty Cathys from striking up an inane conversation with you while riding public transporation. I used to wear mine even if the batteries were dead (back when I had a Walkman and rode the bus everyday).
See, I find that ignoring people entirely has very comparable results.
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Old 08-11-2009, 06:03 PM   #33 (permalink)
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In general, it's best to just ignore Crompsin
This is something I actually thought about outside of this thread. I wear my earphones at my favorite greasy burger joint and one guy asked me if I did that all the time. Granted he didn't have all of teeth, but the question was still viable. I wondered if anyone else felt weird for wearing them everywhere.
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Old 08-11-2009, 06:57 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Maybe it was a typo and what he rally meant to say was "Probably 'cuz you're one of those dinks that wears headphones in pubic." Now that would be pretty dinkish, double income or not.
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Old 08-11-2009, 07:01 PM   #35 (permalink)
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I sometimes wear headphones when not in use. I find that it reduces the interactions with homeless people, newspaper touts, bar touts, restaurant touts, lost tourists, NYers looking to find if they are on the right train, and people in general.

I can just sit back and ignore their speaking and hand motions and just not answer them.

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i wear mine all the time in public because i don't like being approached by needy men. its my buffer lol.

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Old 08-11-2009, 08:55 PM   #37 (permalink)
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do ipod earbuds count? cuz those things are perpetually jammed in to my ears. Gaming, check, workout, check, passenger travel? check.

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I have a not-so-close neighbor that wears bright yellow earmuff headphones while listening to rap.
You can hear him out his car window trying to sing along, all the while his car keeps pulling to the left.

He's not bright to begin with, but being perpetually high and/ or drunk while wearing the 'phones doesn't help his image around the neighborhood.

He's a card.

We've talked about chipping in and getting him an Ipod or something.
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I have a not-so-close neighbor that wears bright yellow earmuff headphones while listening to rap.
You can hear him out his car window trying to sing along, all the while his car keeps pulling to the left.

He's not bright to begin with, but being perpetually high and/ or drunk while wearing the 'phones doesn't help his image around the neighborhood.

He's a card.

We've talked about chipping in and getting him an Ipod or something.
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Old 08-11-2009, 11:05 PM   #40 (permalink)
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"Dink" makes me think of Dink Smallwood. /geek.


Bluetooths annoy the SHIT outta me. headphones, though... meh. They don't bother me. Until I'm trying to talk to someone, and they aren't paying attention... but then, I just tap them on the shoulder. No big deal.



Oh, unless they're singing along. IF YOU'RE WEARING HEADPHONES, DON'T SING ALONG!


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