Digital Etiquette Mugs

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

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

“Someone is not muted. I'm still hearing ambient noise. Please mute your device.”

The awkwardness of one's first officeplace fist-bump.

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

"...and we hope that, for a cyber-crime, you will consider a cyber-penalty."

"Is there someone have called Frobisher?"

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

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

"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 problem began in the 1950's...

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

I will not peek at my phone during parent-teacher conference....

"Having received your offer of friendship, and after due consideration and given the fact that I don't know you from a bar of soap, I must inform you that I will be declining your request."

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

"Can I help you?"

'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."

"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? #

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

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

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

'Twitter or tweet-free?'

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

Thank you for not using the office internet line as a singles' pick-up service.

Modern methods of reading over someone's shoulder.

Tweet Others As You Would Have Them Tweet You.

Online vs. Offline Behaviour

"Stop hitting 'Reply All.'"

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

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

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

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

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