All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances…–Shakespeare, As You Like It
Cingular Wireless now offers a new wrinkle on this strange social effect called “Escape-A-Date.” If you’re going out on a date, you can arrange to have your cellphone ring at a specified time. The call guides you through a script that makes it sound, to the gullible party across the table, as if you’ve got to rush off. Think of it as a wake-up call with benefits. If the date’s going well, just don’t answer.
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this is a very sad commentary on the state of modern mindset, such a huge inconvenience
to spend one evening with another living breathing, feeling ,soul. None of our precious time to waste on anyone else we have decided is not worthy of it. Does anyone on Earth still think that honesty is a virtue or even care for that matter.