I don't like the sound of my phone ringing so I put my phone inside my fish tank. I can't hear it, but every time I get a call I see the fish go like this <<<>>><<>><<<<. I go down to the pet store -- 'Gimme another ten guppies, I got a lotta calls yesterday.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker hides phone ringing from a fish tank and interprets fish movement as calls.
- In plain terms
- I put my phone in a fish tank and thought fish were calling.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid hiding phones in water.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle phone anxiety?
Another view
Fish cannot communicate calls.
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