Gothamist/iPhone Ringtone Brings New York Philharmonic To A Dead Stop

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6. Funny cellphone story, courtesy of my brother

My brother's daughter graduated from college last month, so he and his wife, along with his mother-in-law, attended the commencement ceremony. At the beginning of the ceremony, an announcement was made asking folks to turn off cell phones, pagers, etc., for the duration of the ceremony. My brother had already turned off his phone, but made a quick double check. As he did so, he said to his wife and mother-in-law, "I'll bet you five bucks some idiot won't have done it, and his phone will ring." Sure enough, five minutes into the ceremony, a phone starts ringing, very close by, in fact. Turns out it was his mother-in-law (who promptly panicked and thrust the phone into her daughter's hands).

My brother related this story with what some might say was an unhealthy degree of relish!