My younger brother has been hounding my dad to get him a Blackberry Storm, and since he is still on my dad’s cell phone plan, my dad has full discretion. My dad is also a cheapskate and makes it very obvious that he doesn’t want to get my brother the BBS. So here’s the conversation between my brother and my dad, sitting at the kitchen table while my dad is reading his emails on his own Blackberry:
Evan: Hey dad when you get me the Blackberry Storm are you gonna BBM me?
Dad: [silence, continues to look down at his Blackberry without a blink of the eye]
Evan: Hey dad, there’s a part of communication where you respond. That’s how you communicate with people.
Dad: Oh, yeah? You want communication? Here’s your communication. [throws up a middle finger at my brother]
Evan: I was kinda hoping for some verbal communication, dad.
Dad: Oh, yeah? You want verbal communication? Here it is: fuck you.
