Gothamist: Train of Cellphone-in-Toilet Terror

Hoofin

Sat, 01 Nov 2003 03:21:03 -0500

I do not have a cellphone and it never occurred to me that people could accidentally drop one in there. That must be one interesting moment in the person's mind, thinking about the personal value of the cell versus what has passed through its new neighborhood.

Mase

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:44:04 -0500

"Train in Vain" -- that is hilarious. Almost makes me want to but a cheap cell phone and try that out!

Train in Vain

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:12:44 -0500

Man, if I lost a cell phone in a train toilet I would certainly not go after it. Those things are nasty. However, I think I would be unable to resist the temptation to call it a few times before I got the service shut off. Preferably right after I saw people go into said bathroom.

sophie

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:08:34 -0500

i dropped a phone in a toilet once in a bar in SF...and i left it there.

Jen

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 12:04:23 -0500

Our friend Tom dropped his cellphone in the urinal at a Denver restaurant. Then he proceeded to rinse it.

tien

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:56:29 -0500

"It's a ghost-car!"

nash

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:55:04 -0500

where were you that you dropped a cell phone into a urinal? or should i ask?

Jen

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:50:08 -0500

The MTA might sue him? Interesting! Sue him for stupidity? Sue his parents for not teaching common sense? Couldn't the man sue the MTA or the toilet manufacturer for emotional stress? Why stop there, why not sue the cell phone maker for creating a phone that is too slippery to control? Sue the universe's creator for creating water? It's endless sueing fun! That is a really good Simpsons.

tien

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:33:39 -0500

i think that drying out the phone is the least of his concerns. and that better be a damn expensive cell phone. the guy should have to at least pay for the toilet.

jkottke

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:33:25 -0500

Reminds me (as most things do) of that episode of the Simpsons where Homer gets his hands stuck in two vending machines trying to get freebies and the cops/firemen were about to amputate his arms to get him out when one of them peers into the machine and asks, "are you still holding onto the can?" We then see Homer walking away sheepishly, arms intact, the firemen pointing and laughing at him.

dahl

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:27:45 -0500

Last I heard, the MTA may sue the guy