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Johonny

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32. AT$T was satan, when we got rid of it God could give us cell phones

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 07:43 PM

Mar 2012

answering machines, pagers, call waiting and all the other stuff Ma Bell sat on and made incredibly expensive yet we take for granted today. I'm taking this as a pro-breaking up monopoly statement by Santorum because I refuse to think someone this crazy stupid could make it this far running for president.

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Santorum: �People 20 years ago couldn�t conceive of a cell phone� [View all] Justice wanted Mar 2012 OP

cell phones are a God Given Right? um, what? uppityperson Mar 2012 #1

I'm kind of excited! Plucketeer Mar 2012 #23

I'm confused too sakabatou Mar 2012 #24

And the "founding fathers" couldn't conceive of voting minorities, women rights, and automatic nanabugg Mar 2012 #25

Um... TheWraith Mar 2012 #65

AT$T was satan, when we got rid of it God could give us cell phones Johonny Mar 2012 #32

Two weeks ago he might have had the nomination sewn up. pa28 Mar 2012 #57

More to the point, cell phones have existed for a lot more than 20 years. TheWraith Mar 2012 #64

But women's reproductive decisions should be left to celibate men. PeaceNikki Mar 2012 #79

Ricky is not a smart man ... I was working on GPS enabled smart phones in the late 90s. JoePhilly Mar 2012 #2

I had one of those monsters for 2 years. alittlelark Mar 2012 #60

We were building proof of concepts and one of the funniest things we found ... JoePhilly Mar 2012 #81

I kept my 'block' in the car - how would someone put it in a pocket? alittlelark Mar 2012 #83

Yes, it's pretty obvious that Santorum suffers from some psychological disorder... polichick Mar 2012 #3

he's got this conceive thing going through everything he says. Whisp Mar 2012 #4

I didn't know one could conceive a cell phone! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2012 #41

that must hurt even more than round babies Whisp Mar 2012 #44

I wonder do they come with a ringtone Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2012 #48

yeh, it's Wah! waaaaaah!!! wah. wah. .... * gulp Wah!!!! Whisp Mar 2012 #49

What a dunce. KamaAina Mar 2012 #5

That sounds about right csziggy Mar 2012 #34

Oh please MadrasT Mar 2012 #6

20 years ago, my friends were whining that I DIDN'T have a cell phone, and annoyed that I didn't niyad Mar 2012 #12

I still don't have a cell phone and my friends are still whining! Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #55

one of my friends called me a luddite, until I finally had to get one last year. niyad Mar 2012 #70

LOL! cyberswede Mar 2012 #21

Maybe if you're an idiot. Wireless phones were available for decades before that. onehandle Mar 2012 #7

The first commercial cell phones came onto the market in the early 80's. Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #8

I saw one in 1982 LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2012 #42

I recall at least 30 maybe 35 years ago seeing people using those (now) chubby car phones angstlessk Mar 2012 #52

A brick in a brief case. But yeah. they were there. nt alphafemale Mar 2012 #82

bullshit shanti Mar 2012 #9

Santorum said his professors made fun of him in college Enrique Mar 2012 #10

almost positive they are now wendylaroux Mar 2012 #16

The only time he told the truth. FSogol Mar 2012 #17

Friend of mine had one in the late '80s. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #11

Didn't Dick Tracy (1930s), Star Trek (60s) & Maxwell Smart (60s) all have some version of a cell FSogol Mar 2012 #13

LMAO.. talk about great minds.. SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #20

Rick Santorum - "Trapped in a world he never made" FSogol Mar 2012 #29

What a dumbass! El Supremo Mar 2012 #14

I STILL use a brick phone. ErikJ Mar 2012 #46

He's a Moran. trumad Mar 2012 #15

Ummm, Beam me up Scotty? Noodleboy13 Mar 2012 #18

This man really needs to be institutionalized. hifiguy Mar 2012 #19

Wow. Just...wow. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #22

Wait a minute I used a cell phone for work in 1989-23 years ago! eom mrmpa Mar 2012 #26

So that cell phone I had 20 years ago was imaginary? proud2BlibKansan Mar 2012 #27

You mean in 1992, people couldn't conceive of a cell phone? sakabatou Mar 2012 #28

. ProSense Mar 2012 #43

we can quit all that sciency shit and education stuff rurallib Mar 2012 #30

lol SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #80

20 years ago, this lunatic couldn't have gotten this far in the POTUS race PlanetBev Mar 2012 #31

verbal spaghetti spanone Mar 2012 #33

I'm speechless. bayareamike Mar 2012 #35

I had one of these Go Vols Mar 2012 #36

20 Years Ago, People Couldn't Conceive A Dumbass Like Rick Santorum Being Close to the Presidency Yavin4 Mar 2012 #37

What year is this? 2012? RevStPatrick Mar 2012 #38

Wait, he's seriously banking on the idea that nobody can remember ... surrealAmerican Mar 2012 #39

Apparently God wanted to roll out the first cell networks in Japan and Europe, though. JBoy Mar 2012 #40

I need a drink after reading that. name not needed Mar 2012 #45

I helped launch a cell phone company in 1979-80. ErikJ Mar 2012 #47

What a nitwit. He's pretty funny. Quantess Mar 2012 #50

So his next proclamation will be pipi_k Mar 2012 #51

So God gave me my cell phone. Mumble Mar 2012 #53

20 years ago was 1992. white_wolf Mar 2012 #54

I had a cell phone 20 years ago Dip Shit. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #56

An episode of "Columbo" had a car phone in it. krispos42 Mar 2012 #58

From Robert A. Heinlein's "Space Cadet", written in 1948: Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #59

1948 was basically when cell phone technology was actually invented at Bell Labs fishwax Mar 2012 #68

Well, Bobby was ahead of his time... malthaussen Mar 2012 #73

Good assumption! Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #77

They conceived of cell phones in the 1930's Tabasco_Dave Mar 2012 #61

Love it! malthaussen Mar 2012 #74

Um. laundry_queen Mar 2012 #62

I had a cell phone 20 years ago! liberal_mama Mar 2012 #63

Santorum really is a stupid piece of shit crimsonblue Mar 2012 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author crimsonblue Mar 2012 #67

If you believe that the Earth is only 5,000 years old, you have to adjust your timelines accordingly Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #69

I bet he couldn't fit in with the Boy Scouts - because he was waaaaay too much of a twirp Douglas Carpenter Mar 2012 #71

He probably thinks dinosaurs lived twenty years ago. n/t Downtown Hound Mar 2012 #72

Wadda maroon. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #75

It's intelligent design. Thumbs couldn't have evolved by accident. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #76

gawd. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #78