Cell Phone Bells Not Happy Sound for Many

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WASHINGTON - The complaints are familiar and frequent: People on cell phones talk too loud, they use them at inappropriate times, and they just don't seem to care if they are bothering anyone.

The horror stories are famous too. Cell phones at funerals. Cell phones at weddings. Cell phones in class. And of course, cell phones in restaurants.

President Bush has a well-known low cell phone tolerance. He gives a withering evil eye to those whose cell phones ring during his public appearances.

According to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, nearly two-thirds of Americans use a cell phone, which means getting out of reception range is about the only way to avoid those irritating habits.

The guru of good behavior, Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, has a simple explanation for Americans' fascination with these flashing, buzzing, chiming gadgets.

"It's like children getting new toys," she said. "But the excitement is over. People should be over it."
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