The Phone Poll (Jenny Jenny 867-5309)

Selenay · 05-26-2010, 02:04 PM

How long do you, on average, spend on the phone with a good friend?

So we're clear: this is not applicable to calls made for work.

I am also looking for the median: someone you call on a regular basis, not that person you haven't heard from in 12 years and spend 87 hours talking to.

Chancie · 05-26-2010, 02:13 PM

Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to?

little man · 05-26-2010, 02:32 PM

i talk until the phone dies. i'm not a real regular caller, so every call is playing catch up, it seems.

Kobi · 05-26-2010, 02:40 PM

Yep, me too. A good friend is good til the phone dies....which I discovered last evening was 2.45 hours.

Jett · 05-26-2010, 02:45 PM

I'm so not at all a "phone talker"... so much they could make a Seinfeld episode about it.

But I guess one exception would be my best friend... and that almost always lasts about 40min. to an hour on a weekly basis.

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The_Lady_Snow · 05-26-2010, 02:48 PM

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Selenay · 05-26-2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chancie

Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to?

For the price of a dime I can always turn to you.

Queerasfck · 05-26-2010, 03:12 PM

I have to say I'm not much of a phone talker. I keep it short and sweet. When I do talk to Mister Bent on the phone it's usually quick, cuz we finish each other sentences. Comes in handy at parties when you are playing charades.

ET: Dude so yesterday---
MB: O yeah, we did that yesterday it was--
ET: I know you are so right, it's crazy cool and then when you--
MB: Turned it over it purred like---
ET: No doubt you'll want to do it again

dark_crystal · 05-26-2010, 03:46 PM

i am not a big phone person (text me about where we can meet to talk in person lol) but i am responding to this thread b/c my "real name" is "Jenny" and i was in 6th grade in 1982 when the song came out...sooo...

how often in my life do you think people have sung that song to me? nope, higher....nope, more than that....nope, still more

lol

JustJo · 05-26-2010, 04:30 PM

I'm not really a phone person...so it's usually a short conversation to decide when and where we're meeting next.

Now...the conversation over breakfast can go on for hours...

adorable · 05-26-2010, 04:34 PM

I love this thread! I loved that song too. It must be the most popular phone number in the world.

I log lots and lots of hours on the phone. I have spent up to 28 hours on the phone. Plenty of time I have to switch between my cordless and my cell..each twice...

I can talk to my best friend forever AFTER we have spent all day together. We have a lot of important things to discuss. lol.

SassyLeo · 05-26-2010, 05:01 PM

I cannot even tell you how many people have sung this song to me over the years...

SuperFemme · 05-26-2010, 05:02 PM

It depends on how sick I am that day.

UofMfan · 05-26-2010, 05:07 PM

Log of phone sex between E and Mr. Bent:

ET: Dude so yesterday---
MB: O yeah, we did that yesterday it was--
ET: I know you are so right, it's crazy cool and then when you--
MB: Turned it over it purred like---
ET: No doubt you'll want to do it again

Bootboi · 05-26-2010, 05:10 PM

I strongly dislike yappin on the phone. After about 5 mins if there isnt something to say I would prefer not to hang on and make things up. If I pick up the phone it is because I have something to say or ask.

As I have gotten older yappin on the phone is almost painful. I suppose that is because of years of IT service calls coupled by past years of long distance relationships.

Now that we have Skype, and webcam capabilities. I prefer to use that method of communication over the phone. Mostly because I can see your facial expressions when I ask if you are naked.

Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

WolfyOne · 05-26-2010, 06:00 PM

I had to choose other because it really depends on the conversation we're having.
In general because of my hearing, unless the person speaks clearly,
I don't stay on a phone...so, I must have something to talk about.
If I'm talkative, stay with me because it's a rarity
and I must have something to get off my mind.

suebee · 05-26-2010, 06:03 PM

Most of my phone calls are long distance: really close friends that I spend about an hour talking to every couple of months. In between we email each other.

My local friends I either see in person or IM. If I talk to them on the phone it's for something really specific, like making plans for one thing or another.

Funny how things change. I used to spend HOURS on the phone!

Blade · 05-26-2010, 06:10 PM

I'm not much for phone conversations. I say what I have to say and hang up. However OMG if my best friend calls, well just so you know I walked the mall for over an hour one time listening to her gab and all I said was an occasional umm yeah, ok, I know. I was shopping with Mom and she said does that woman ever shut up? LOL She could talk the horns off a billy goat. Thing is she has a brain injury and tells me the same thing over and over. Even if I say umm yeah ya told me that she continues on with her story like she never heard me say that. LOL but I gotta love her.....

Gemme · 05-26-2010, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selenay

How long do you, on average, spend on the phone with a good friend?

So we're clear: this is not applicable to calls made for work.

I am also looking for the median: someone you call on a regular basis, not that person you haven't heard from in 12 years and spend 87 hours talking to.

I have a love/hate relationship with my phone. Some days, I hate it and some days I love to hate it.

Honestly, I'm too impatient....unless it's a long time friend and we're catching up or a romantic interest in the beginning, etc....to talk for long on the phone. Texting irritates me too.

I think I've officially entered codgerville.

Strappie · 05-26-2010, 09:38 PM

20 min?? jesus that is a lifetime to me... I say.... Say what ya need to cause I have shit to do.. lol

View Poll Results: How long, on AVERAGE, do you spend on a phone call with a good friend
Under 20 minutes	12	18.75%
Between 21 and 40 minutes	11	17.19%
Between 40 minutes and an hour	19	29.69%
Between an hour and two hours	12	18.75%
Between two hours and three hours	3	4.69%
Between three hours and four hours	0	0%
More than four hours, but less than seven hours	1	1.56%
More than seven hours: after that who can count?	0	0%
I don't have a phone.	0	0%
Other.	6	9.38%
Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll

05-26-2010, 02:04 PM	#1
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05-26-2010, 02:32 PM	#3
little man Member How Do You Identify?: mister Preferred Pronoun?: he Relationship Status: hard to hold Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: where the road goes on forever and the party never ends Posts: 1,003 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 169 Thanked 1,535 Times in 437 Posts Rep Power: 13709164	i talk until the phone dies. i'm not a real regular caller, so every call is playing catch up, it seems. __________________ i gots pitchers here i'm a rambling man i ain't ever gonna change i got a gypsy soul to blame and i was born for leaving --zac brown band (colder weather)

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Jett Member How Do You Identify?: Hardcore bullheaded grown-ass Tomboy Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: she loves my shaggy hair Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The backroom of a night cafe plotting world domination Posts: 1,028 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 3,299 Times in 568 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I'm so not at all a "phone talker"... so much they could make a Seinfeld episode about it. But I guess one exception would be my best friend... and that almost always lasts about 40min. to an hour on a weekly basis. Metro __________________ .......... In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. ~Albert Camus

05-26-2010, 02:13 PM	#2
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05-26-2010, 03:12 PM	#8
Queerasfck Senior Member How Do You Identify?: still ballin' Relationship Status: Triple X Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: west side Posts: 2,544 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,716 Thanked 6,488 Times in 1,638 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I have to say I'm not much of a phone talker. I keep it short and sweet. When I do talk to Mister Bent on the phone it's usually quick, cuz we finish each other sentences. Comes in handy at parties when you are playing charades. ET: Dude so yesterday--- MB: O yeah, we did that yesterday it was-- ET: I know you are so right, it's crazy cool and then when you-- MB: Turned it over it purred like--- ET: No doubt you'll want to do it again __________________ http://www.advertisingarchives.co.uk...28750fb328.jpg

05-26-2010, 03:46 PM	#9
dark_crystal Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: jenny Preferred Pronoun?: babygirl Relationship Status: First Lady of the United SMH Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,445 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,532 Thanked 26,552 Times in 4,688 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	i am not a big phone person (text me about where we can meet to talk in person lol) but i am responding to this thread b/c my "real name" is "Jenny" and i was in 6th grade in 1982 when the song came out...sooo... how often in my life do you think people have sung that song to me? nope, higher....nope, more than that....nope, still more lol

05-26-2010, 04:30 PM	#10
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,404 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I'm not really a phone person...so it's usually a short conversation to decide when and where we're meeting next. Now...the conversation over breakfast can go on for hours... __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

05-26-2010, 04:34 PM	#11
adorable Member How Do You Identify?: Sarcastically Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Home of the Yankee's Posts: 752 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,708 Thanked 2,644 Times in 590 Posts Rep Power: 12725119	I love this thread! I loved that song too. It must be the most popular phone number in the world. I log lots and lots of hours on the phone. I have spent up to 28 hours on the phone. Plenty of time I have to switch between my cordless and my cell..each twice... I can talk to my best friend forever AFTER we have spent all day together. We have a lot of important things to discuss. lol.

05-26-2010, 05:01 PM	#12
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05-26-2010, 05:02 PM	#13
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05-26-2010, 05:07 PM	#14
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05-26-2010, 05:10 PM	#15
Bootboi Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Bear Preferred Pronoun?: Mister Bear.. lol actually whatever not a big deal to me. Relationship Status: Solo sauntering along Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 216 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 127 Thanked 327 Times in 107 Posts Rep Power: 2089260	Yes, my love I strongly dislike yappin on the phone. After about 5 mins if there isnt something to say I would prefer not to hang on and make things up. If I pick up the phone it is because I have something to say or ask. As I have gotten older yappin on the phone is almost painful. I suppose that is because of years of IT service calls coupled by past years of long distance relationships. Now that we have Skype, and webcam capabilities. I prefer to use that method of communication over the phone. Mostly because I can see your facial expressions when I ask if you are naked. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

05-26-2010, 06:00 PM	#16
WolfyOne Magically Delicious How Do You Identify?: Gentle Butch Relationship Status: Single and content Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,052 Thanked 15,391 Times in 4,138 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I had to choose other because it really depends on the conversation we're having. In general because of my hearing, unless the person speaks clearly, I don't stay on a phone...so, I must have something to talk about. If I'm talkative, stay with me because it's a rarity and I must have something to get off my mind. __________________ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage --- Lao Tzo

05-26-2010, 06:03 PM	#17
suebee Member How Do You Identify?: TOWANDA! Preferred Pronoun?: Queen Bee Relationship Status: Good 'n married. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Eastern Canada. But if I make a wrong turn at the lights I get stopped by a border guard. Posts: 1,499 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,355 Thanked 2,756 Times in 820 Posts Rep Power: 16450092	Most of my phone calls are long distance: really close friends that I spend about an hour talking to every couple of months. In between we email each other. My local friends I either see in person or IM. If I talk to them on the phone it's for something really specific, like making plans for one thing or another. Funny how things change. I used to spend HOURS on the phone! __________________ "Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." -Albert Schweitzer

05-26-2010, 06:10 PM	#18
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,412 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I'm not much for phone conversations. I say what I have to say and hang up. However OMG if my best friend calls, well just so you know I walked the mall for over an hour one time listening to her gab and all I said was an occasional umm yeah, ok, I know. I was shopping with Mom and she said does that woman ever shut up? LOL She could talk the horns off a billy goat. Thing is she has a brain injury and tells me the same thing over and over. Even if I say umm yeah ya told me that she continues on with her story like she never heard me say that. LOL but I gotta love her.....

05-26-2010, 09:38 PM	#20
Strappie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: I know who I am... Doesn't matter Relationship Status: It's a new day.... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 3,283 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,813 Thanked 4,945 Times in 1,350 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	20 min?? jesus that is a lifetime to me... I say.... Say what ya need to cause I have shit to do.. lol