Digital Etiquette Theorist Mugs

Mourner taking selfie with deceased

"Fact amnesty"

"Remember, I want to hear fifteen solid minutes of small talk before you ask for the Wi-Fi password."

"Hey, it's me. I just sent you a text message responding to your e-mail saying that I should IM you."

"So I sold him six with a 23% profit margin, so what do you think of that!"

'It was embarrassing. While I was taking up their cell phones, my cell phone rang.'

"I'm not repeating the specials again until everyone puts down their phones."

This problem began in the 1950's...

"This tone means the battery is low. This one means you've just driven over a pedestrian. And this one indicates that someone sitting near you in a coffee shop is about to grab your phone and stuff it down your throat!"

"This circle of hell is for those who always hit Reply to All."

First Church: Sunday's Topic - Thou Shalt Not Blog Against Thy Neighbour.'

'I told you never to Facebook, Bebo, Hotmail, Yahoo, MSN or phone me at work...'

"Before you go through the gates of heaven think back to the early days of the internet. Did you ever visit or post anything homophobic, racist or sexist? Tell me now or I will find out."

"Ignoring LinkedIn requests is the new 'get lost'."

"That time you realized your hashtags were longer than your message. #irony #wow #epiphany #wakeupCall #lesson #stopthat #omg #thwarted #notgood #somethingsWrongHere #spiritual-awakening #myword #ohlawdy #wthigh #seriously? #wontSome-bodyThink-of-The-Children?" "ERROR: You have exceeded the number of characters allowed." "That time you. #irony #wow #epiphany #wakeupCall #lesson #stopthat #omg #thwarted #notgood #somethings-WrongHere #spiritualawakening #myword #ohlawdy #wthigh #seriously? #

Would it be rude if I didn't follow them all back?

"And remember, the phone goes to the left of the entree fork."

'That's insubordination! How dare you type in all caps to me!'

"Darling, you're going to have to text our son to ask if he wants some potatoes."

"OK, gotta go...hey, why is everyone at my table singing the Hallelujah chorus?"

'Twitter or tweet-free?'

Modern methods of reading over someone's shoulder.

Online vs. Offline Behaviour

Tweet Others As You Would Have Them Tweet You.

'Will that be the constantly looking down at smart phones section or family that talks to each other section?'

"So what do we do when we can't say anything nice about someone?"

"Stop hitting 'Reply All.'"

"He just called without texting first. How can he be 23 and still not know how a phone works?"

A recent study found frequent use of cell phones can present a serious health risk to the incredibly inconsiderate.

Mobile Bans

Queen at computer screen searching friends re: you knighted site.'

"Well, it was nice to see all of you."

Cat informs owner someone unfollowed her on social media.

"Stop interrupting! I'm trying to have a conversation with someone."

The need to be careful on social media.