iPhones don't pick up paper clips

if wondering how found out little tidbit of tech trivia read on...
support analyst hospital , job cater vip's, know ceo, cio, coo, , other letters go after name high profile m.d.'s phd's, surgeons , other persons many, many, many years of higher education... following email chain doctor support , hopes share laugh fellow peeps can't believe of support questions get. can tell had field day 1 in cube farm.

these actual emails.... altered protect errrr ummm... innocent. comments in italics.

----- original message -----
from: support.center
to: me
sent: wed jul 09 07:54:05 2008
subject: support center notification

incident number : 236742
open date: 7/9/2008 7:53:47 am
initial category:
incident description: dr. ______’s phone magnetic. supposed be?


-----original message-----
from: me
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 8:01 am
to: doctor’s secretary <--i know quite
subject: fw: support center notification

wtf u guys make of $ make me pull hair out?

----- original message -----
from: doctor’s secretary
to: me
sent: wed jul 09 08:03:12 2008
subject: re: support center notification

idk! i'm relaying message! saw pick paperclip own 2 eyes , swears isn't suppose , doesn't want hold magnet head.


-----original message-----
from: me
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 8:06 am
to: doctor’s secretary
subject: re: support center notification

tell him going have better iphone

we rolled out blackberry's enterprise wide , dr. wants iphone instead.


the chain stops secretary here , switches dr. himself.

from: me
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 8:34 am
to: doctor
subject: new blackberry picks paper clips to.



tested brand new out of box blackberry , picks paperclips…. speaker behind screen , speaker magnet.

-----original message----

from: doctor
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 8:37 am
to: me
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

supposed that?

that?

________________________________

from: me
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 8:42 am
to: doctor
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

yes… mine too… , have tested 3 others… ____’s, new at&t 8820 , new verizon 8830… of them pick paper clips…



engaged in paper clip picking battle see can pick most… i’m in lead 6

from: doctor
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 8:45 am
to: me
cc: doctor’s friend (another doctor)
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

can please check verizon.....since concerned potential health risk.


from: me
to: doctor
sent: wed jul 09 08:55:43 2008
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

every cell phone can find down here picks paper clips…. speaker…

every phone have ever used… including days of rotary phone has speaker , magnet.



if want call verizon tech support number _______


for record on phone verizon different issue , did ask them if blackberry supposed pick paper clips… think guy fell out of chair (as heard big thud) laughing explained doctor’s concerns…


-----original message-----

the plot thickens!!!!

from: doctor
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 9:20 am
to: me
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

iphones don't pick paper clips....i checked ________, m.d. <-- the m.d. bomb gets dropped…to escalate ego further , prove superior intellect on mine

----- original message -----
from: me
to: doctor
sent: wed jul 09 10:03:22 2008
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

we'll know, tried , doesn't pick paperclips.... guess that's 1 more reason switch apple... have superior shielding magnetic forces making cell phone safer!

-----original message-----

from: doctor
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 10:05 am
to: me
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

yes indeed!!
________, m.d.


-----original message-----
from: me
sent: wednesday, july 09, 2008 10:34 am
to: cio
subject: fw: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

um thought might want know dr. _____ leveraging iphone...
start @ bottom... kind of funny ended valid point ~evil grin~ guess....


----- original message -----
from: cio
to: me
cc: director
sent: wed jul 09 10:38:14 2008
subject: re: new blackberry picks paper clips to.

darn... hilarious. it's worth discussion ______to develop future strategy, cost estimates , "party line" iphone.


there have it.... iphones don't pick paper clips!
i'm anxiously awaiting read comments... oh , record dr. dr. , consider him friend, may change if ever reads thread...

 

here go test paperclip theory!!

bunch of dinks....but reason apple products


great post , fun read!!

 

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