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Dear Poll: Do You Eavesdrop?
Whenever the opportunity presents itself, I'll eavesdrop. On the bus, the airplane, in line — I just love overhearing what other people are talking about! Since I'm so fascinated by people, it's a perfect way to get a glimpse inside the lives of others without being creepy or stalkerish.
Handle This: Their Marriage Falls Apart in Front of You
At dinner with a friend, your own conversation quickly turns to that of the older couple seated at the table next to yours when you overhear them in the midst of a serious argument. Though you try to mind your own business, it’s impossible not to get caught up in the throws of their fight.
Before you know it, the husband is proceeding to berate his wife, and divorce and previous infidelities are mentioned.
Dear Quiz: Are You Too Nosy?
We all have our imperfections and for some people it's not knowing when to back off. I love good gossip as much as the next person, but I do know that when it comes to other people's personal lives, being too nosy only leads to trouble. So are you too nosy?
Is Eavesdropping Impolite?
I love to people watch. I think it's a fun past time as long as you do it in a way that isn't obvious or rude, but what are your thoughts on eavesdropping? It's like people watching but with your ears, and I'll admit that if the opportunity presents itself, I've definitely been one to listen in on other people's conversations.
Paranoid At Heart?
It starts out fairly normal: she wants to read, he wants to watch television, and they're bickering over the TV volume. But this infomercial takes a turn for the creepy when she uses the advertised hearing aid device to listen in on conversations had across the street and some other dude uses it to hear what the girls are saying about him at the gym. You know what they say: sex insecurity sells.
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Say What? NSA Workers Detail Eavesdropping on Americans
The Bush Administration says it taps conversations of Americans only if they involved al Qaeda. But two ex-NSA interceptors say Bush's assertions are a lie, and they have come forward after feelings that their conduct was immoral and illegal. ABC News shared a look into the details of intercepted phone conversations between overseas Americans and their friends, colleagues, or family back home.
Do Tell: What's the Last Thing You Read in Print?
The New York City subway roars beneath the city's streets, which means one thing to its riders. No cell phone or Internet reception. (Two things if you don't like climbing stairs!) I consider both to be pluses.
Do You Know a Loud Cell Phone Talker?
Do you talk on your cell phone in public places? Do you also assume no one's listening? Well, watch out, because there's a group that's eavesdropping and then re-enacting particularly loud cell phone offenders to hilarious effect (check out the video below from Loud People).
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Beatrice Arthur (1922-2009)
I remember being on the subway one day eavesdropping on a conversation. A man in his early 20s was telling a woman he was with that when he was younger, no show could annoy his father more than the pioneering '70s show Maude, starring Bea Arthur, who passed away April 25 at the age of 87.
Bea Arthur's character, Maude, was the polar opposite of her television cousin, subservient Edith Bunker of All in the Family.
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