In a Cell Phone Minute

By Judy Reiser

Intriguing stories revealed by cell phone yakkers and eavesdroppers across the globe. You will be charmed by touching romantic connections; lose yourself in wild lost-and-found escapades; cheer at poignant, lifesaving 911 calls—and then howl with laughter at pranksters' antics, absurd customer service calls, and wacky insurance claims.

A few subjects covered in the book:
LOL
overheard
love is in the air
where ru?
auto misdial
saved by the cell
ru tlkn 2 me?
911
lost & found
jest kidding ;)
does my insurance cover this?
those #%@*! cell phones
customer service

In a Cell Phone Minute roams from the strange to the interesting to the hilarious faster than you can say "Hello?" Go ahead…eavesdrop guiltlessly.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Judy Reiser
• Release date: Jul 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9780970761934

Judy Reiser

Judy Reiser began collecting quirks when she divulged something crazy she does (she doesn't remember which one it was—there are so many) and her friend shared something he does. After having a good laugh about it, she soon discovered that everyone has quirks. She has been observing, gathering, marveling at and laughing about quirks ever since and is recognized for helping to bring the subject to the forefront. Her husband insists that had she written the quirk books as an autobiography, they would have been much longer! Judy personally interviewed thousands of people for her three acclaimed books: Admit It, You're Crazy! And I Thought I Was Crazy! In a Cell Phone Minute The books have received much media attention with reviews and excepts in prestigious publications such as The New York Times Book Review, AARP Bulletin, Reader's Digest, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan and many others as well as speaking engagements and appearances on hundreds of national and international radio and television shows. Judy is also the designer of her books.

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ACCLAIM

If you’ve got a cell phone, you’ve got a story. That’s how author Judy Reiser calls it after interviewing hundreds of people for her book, a collection of wacky, romantic and weird cell phone stories.

—Peter Kennelly, Wireless Flash

Author dials into human nature. If cell phones could talk, what tales they’d tell! Author Judy Reiser is giving them a voice with her book.

—Karen Brown, Wireless Week

Cell phone-shaped paperback rings up tales of the cell phone age.

—Gary Brown, The Repository

You’ll laugh when you get this stocking-stuffer-sized book about yakking, eavesdropping, and other silly things that have happened to cell phone fanatics around the world.

—Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez

If you’ve ever been amused or irritated by a cell phone, you may LOL at this cell phone-shaped book.

—Polly Summar, Albuquerque Journal

In a Cell Phone Minute chronicles stories—happy, sad and hilarious—proving that cell phones now touch our lives every day.

—Infodad.com

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IN A CELL PHONE MINUTE

Copyright © 2005 by Judy Reiser. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner and publisher.

Judy Reiser,

Katalin Media

236 East 47 Street, #33F

New York, NY 10017-2146

www.judyreiser.com

Smashwords Edition, License Notes

This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author’s work and rights by purchasing only authorized electronic editions.

First eBook Edition: 2011

ISBN-13: 978-0-9707619-3-4

ISBN-10: 0-9707619-3-7

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CONTENTS

•    user guide

•    LOL

•    overheard

•    love is in the air

•    where ru?

•    auto misdial

•    saved by the cell

•    ru tlkn 2 me?

•    911

•    lost & found

•    jest kidding ; )

•    does my insurance cover this?

•    those #%@*! cell phones

•    customer service

•    anytime minutes

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USER GUIDE

CONGRATULATIONS on the purchase of your new In a Cell Phone Minute Model ISBN 0-9707619-3-7 mobile flip-book.

Gathered in this fascinating compilation are intriguing slice-of-life stories revealed by cell phone yakkers and eavesdroppers across the globe.

You will be charmed by touching romantic connections; you’ll lose yourself in wild lost-and-found escapades; you’ll cheer at poignant, lifesaving 911 calls. Be prepared to howl with laughter at pranksters’ antics, absurd customer service calls, and wacky insurance claims.

In a Cell Phone Minute delivers hours of amusing entertainment.

Go ahead... eavesdrop guiltlessly.

FEATURES

• Wireless technology. Easy operation and configuration.

• Compact and lightweight. The book fits comfortably in your pocket.

• Portability. Take your mobile book anywhere. No roaming charges.

• Ergonomic curved contours.

• Large, easy-to-read type with backlit digital folios.

• Pages of shared memories.

GETTING STARTED

Flip open > Select chapter > Read > Enjoy

Use thumb and index finger > Turn pages

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INFORMATION

This book meets government requirements for exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy (EME).

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AFTER WORK I pick up my three-year-old from preschool and we drive home together. For forty minutes of the forty-five-minute drive, I’m on my cell phone discussing work issues with colleagues. The connection is usually very bad and often the lines get broken up, so I’m constantly saying, You’re breaking up. You’re breaking up, followed by my hanging up the phone. My three-year-old, sitting in the backseat, listens to this five days a week.

Recently, he was watching one of his favorite videos at home when my mother phoned and asked to speak to her grandson. I knew he wouldn’t want his video-watching to be interrupted. Paulie, Nana’s on the phone. Do you want to take the call? I asked him. He made a face, took the landline receiver, and said, Nana, you’re breaking up, and with that, he slammed the phone down, thinking that’s the way to get rid of people when you don’t want to talk to them on the phone.

MY AUNT and I made plans to see a Broadway show. We agreed that I would call her on her cell phone when I got close to the theater so we could decide where to meet. She had both of our tickets, so I couldn’t enter the theater without her. When I got close to the theater, I called her, but there was no answer. I

Reviews for In a Cell Phone Minute

[piemouth · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Some amusing stories, but not as interesting as Reiser's other books that catalog weird human behavior. Maybe I'm biased because I hate cell phones so much!