Show Dangers of drunk dialing Gerald Narciso Globe Weekly News Its It's am a.m. on a Saturday Night and you are asleep in your bed when all of a sudden you are woken up by the chime of your cell phone ring After finally grabbing your phone after your hand struggles to locate it in the dark you glance at the caller id to see the name Cole appear You softly mutter Cole pause what the oh god what does an idiot then proceed to press ignore and go back to sleep slightly slight slight- ly annoyed When you wake up the next morning you are greeted by a voice message that goes along the line like this Um Urn this is uh Cole up sexy Were We're just drinking at Kyles Kyle's um urn you should come over and um urn well we'll party I also wanted to tell you that Ive I've been thinking about you and uh just call me back Congratulations you have just been the victim of a drunk dialer But you are not alone I dont don't have statistics but if you hang out put with a group of people that enjoy getting drunk during the weekends weekends weekends week week- ends getting a drunk phone call or text message is inevitable Why people do it One word three syllables alco alco- hol With the help of liquid courage people throw pride and integrity right out the door And the reasons for placing the call can vary Maybe the person likes you and doesn't have the huevos to tell you sober Or maybe its it's your dumb drunk friends who felt the need to wake you up and tell you how much fun they are having atthe at atthe atthe the party or concert or whatever Sometimes a person can get so drunk that they finally confess all the feelings they have been keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing to themselves and just let you have it on your answering machine at 3 am a.m. in the morning But lets let's F D 1 rz 5 L C p 0 J CI cr C X I 8 L 0 g E Photo Illustration After a night of hopping bar-hopping drinkers sometimes call friends and family in what is known as drunk dialing face it N Nine ne times out of ten the The consequences you left a message that was out of main reason you get an inappropriate I know self control is not exactly character for you professing your ate drunken phone call is because the easiest thing to do while inebriated ine me- melove love or sending a hate message the other person is looking for a but you have to remember you have to deal with the awkwardness awk- awk awk awk- little late night booty call Sure that drunk dialing can have its of seeing or talking to it almost never works in my case consequences Aside from feeling anyway but hey you only live like a moron after you realize what Drunk run once right you did the next day you also have to deal with person you dialed If Continued on Page 10 Drunk Cont Cant from Page 8 that person in the future You also have to keep in mind that if you drunk dial someone and say something dumb enough either live over the phone or on their answering machine you better better better bet bet- ter believe they are telling all their friends Especially if you left a message that message will be potentially heard by a lot of people resulting in your reputation being tainted the degree of which depends on the message message message mes mes- sage My two cents So as you can see the dynamics of drunk dialing can be complex I guess the lesson is b be cautious before you allow your fingers to touch the phone If you are prone to making drunk calls and have problems owning up to your actions delete the numbers of people you dont don't want to embarrass yourself to just Gust leave a hardcopy of their numbers at your home I have actually heard that some countries have features where you can block certain numbers from being dialed from your cell phone in case you are tempted to dial them of course a person will just use someone else's phone Also tell your friends to watch over you and make sure you dont don't make any drunk calls But then again they will be drunk and will probably encourage you rather than putting some sense into you If that's the case I guess youre you're just screwed If there is one positive positive positive pos pos- in drunk dialing is that you will always have an excuse for your actions Just say I was drunk and I dont don't even remember doing that Works every time Or at least that's what I choose to believe anyway y |