Breaking News!

[Caveat Emptor]

Father takes hammer to daughters cell phone after receiving $4,756 phone bill

http://www.9news.com/news/article.as...3345&catid=188

Guess the phone was hammered?

Call it a smashing success?

OK, I'll stop

[Broomjockey]

oh, breaking news! I get it. Took me a second.

I'm tired, gimme a break.

[Sheldonrs]

Story sounds phony to me.

[CaroPhoenix]

I was going to post this, but fortunatley I checked beforehand.

It's an amusing read.

[draggar]

I was going to post this, but fortunatley I checked beforehand.

It's an amusing read.

You might have angered the all mighty Broomjockey if you didn't!

As for the story - it cracked me up. If course, I'm also thinking of Zoolander now (The files are INSIDE the computer!)

[LingualMonkey]

I'd call this a hoax, but it rings of truth.

[tropicsgoddess]

I wondered what the breaking news title was for...but now I get it.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

Stop...Hammer time!

[Nyoibo]

Bad puns aside, if that were my kid they'd also be getting a job and paying the damn bill back themselves.

[Kogarashi]

Bad puns aside, if that were my kid they'd also be getting a job and paying the damn bill back themselves.

Ditto. Heaven help my kids if their grades go down because they're too busy texting in class. ::deathglare::

Stop...Hammer time!

::giggle::

[draggar]

I'd call this a hoax, but it rings of truth.

I don't think its a hoax. I worked in a cell phone retail store for 7 years.

1) Yes, I've seen texting bills that high and with phones like the LG Rumor and Samsung Rant (side-sliding phone w/ a QWERTY keyboard) I'm sure text messaging usage is skyrocketing.
2) Yes, I've seen people destroy their own phones over frustration (performance mainly) - some do it in the store.

The only part of it that screams hoax is that someone is taking action (and responsibility) for their own child's irresponsibility.

1) The parents aren't blaming the provider (which people do), the school, the teachers, or other people. They are blaming their daughter and punishing her accordingly - this shows restraint and RESPONSIBLE parenting on their part.
2) It is mentioned that the provider "got the bill down to a reasonable level" which means when they called they admitted the issue and were respectful to the representatives.

At least some good came out of it - her grades are back up.

[Gawdzillers]

Ditto. Heaven help my kids if their grades go down because they're too busy texting in class.

Yeah, their grades should be going down because of good old-fashioned laziness.

[Kogarashi]

Yeah, their grades should be going down because of good old-fashioned laziness.

That's how we did it back in my day! Is that too good for them?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Daddy brought down the hammer on daughter's phone usage and she got nailed.

That's all I got. Sorry.

[dalesys]

Bad puns aside, if that were my kid they'd also be getting a job and paying the damn bill back themselves.

Kid, there are a million lonely empty beer cans kicked to the side of the road calling your name... go find them.