Onkia - disconnecting fish

Since I started working at Nokia a few years back I have become convinced of one thing; the inventor of the ringtone should be stuffed into a padded room with 500 phones each programmed with a uniquely annoying and loud ringtone whereupon I would wardial them all with giddy pleasure of watching him writhe in the pain of ringtonitis. mmm...I get goosebumps just thinking about it. I thought of this today when I was in a meeting and one of the taller, darker and more imposing quiet Finns suddenly had his hip break out into a ringsong, Stayin' Alive by the BeeGees. While distracting and annoying I must admit it was hilarious. I've seen teenage girls in Helsinki who look perfectly normal walking down the street with a furry cat stuck to their ear while they talk to it, though seeing a stoic man suddenly start playing a 70s disco tune is high on the list of TMI. :) Maybe SMS with txt2msg and smileys could replace the ringtone fad with a nice quiet message. :)

In spite of the fact that Nokia sold much of us IT folk to HP in a fit of fiscal vision I still love the company and may have to read The Nokia Revolution about the history of the company. Perhaps it will supply me with some ideas on how to go about my ringtone to IM subversion. :)