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  "title": "The Bluetooth Ghost",
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  "html": "<p>There's a guy here in our office building who wanders around endlessly talking on a Bluetooth headset.  He does this all day long and in a variety of locales—including while standing at the urinal in our floor's shared restroom.  But, I've never actually seen him interact with people in real proximity to him:  He just sort of paces and drifts around like some sort of between-worlds spirit.  Sometimes I wonder if he might not just be more comfortable doing this sort of thing at home, or while feeding the birds in a nice park somewhere...</p>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\"><h3>Archived Comments</h3>\n<ul class=\"comments\">\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084337\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.revinity.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=b6292d5084c21760f6984f2df869f4e6&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.revinity.com\">Andrew</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221084337\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-21T18:59:25\">2005-10-21T18:59:25</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>That creepy little guy still haunts my dreams.</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084339\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://tmp.i.am\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a5e2cf749e4720ef80589121b59f802f&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://tmp.i.am\">Doug L.</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221084339\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T00:49:46\">2005-10-22T00:49:46</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>Maybe he's combining the [#1](/tag/1) and [#3](/tag/3) of the <a href=\"http://okdork.com/?p=48\" rel=\"nofollow\">Top 10 ways to look busy at work</a>?</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084341\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.whump.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=152a649080e99c313ecae9a34c60d11d&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.whump.com/\">Bill Humphries</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221084341\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T09:49:17\">2005-10-22T09:49:17</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>I forwarded this to the friend who I co-referee a BtVS game with. I love the idea of a ghost stuck wandering this world because of a cursed bluetooth headset or some such.</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084343\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2377f34a68801b861c3e54e1301f0dce&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\">l.m.orchard</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221084343\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T16:09:42\">2005-10-22T16:09:42</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>Bill:  Hah!  That seems like it'd fit perfect in a BtVS story :)</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084344\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2377f34a68801b861c3e54e1301f0dce&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\">l.m.orchard</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221084344\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T16:12:54\">2005-10-22T16:12:54</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>Andrew: You've found my top secret nerd lair!  How you doing?</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084345\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.jm3.net/\"><img src=\"http://disqus.com/api/users/avatars/jm3.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.jm3.net/\">John Manoogian III (jm3)</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221084345\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-23T13:09:02\">2005-10-23T13:09:02</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>that guys <em>is</em> truly strange. he's probably a high-ranking dungeonmaster...</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084347\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://boston.conman.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=bbb1c69b64019a3df907c3545186f907&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://boston.conman.org/\">Sean Conner</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221084347\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2006-02-19T05:31:58\">2006-02-19T05:31:58</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\"><p>Or schizophrenic and found a way to hide the fact.</p></div>\n\n\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n",
  "body": "There's a guy here in our office building who wanders around endlessly talking on a Bluetooth headset.  He does this all day long and in a variety of locales—including while standing at the urinal in our floor's shared restroom.  But, I've never actually seen him interact with people in real proximity to him:  He just sort of paces and drifts around like some sort of between-worlds spirit.  Sometimes I wonder if he might not just be more comfortable doing this sort of thing at home, or while feeding the birds in a nice park somewhere...\r\n\r\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\">\r\n            <h3>Archived Comments</h3>\r\n            \r\n        <ul class=\"comments\">\r\n            \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084337\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.revinity.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=b6292d5084c21760f6984f2df869f4e6&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.revinity.com\">Andrew</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221084337\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-21T18:59:25\">2005-10-21T18:59:25</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>That creepy little guy still haunts my dreams.</p></div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084339\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://tmp.i.am\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a5e2cf749e4720ef80589121b59f802f&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://tmp.i.am\">Doug L.</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221084339\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T00:49:46\">2005-10-22T00:49:46</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>Maybe he's combining the #1 and #3 of the <a href=\"http://okdork.com/?p=48\" rel=\"nofollow\">Top 10 ways to look busy at work</a>?</p></div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084341\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.whump.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=152a649080e99c313ecae9a34c60d11d&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.whump.com/\">Bill Humphries</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221084341\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T09:49:17\">2005-10-22T09:49:17</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>I forwarded this to the friend who I co-referee a BtVS game with. I love the idea of a ghost stuck wandering this world because of a cursed bluetooth headset or some such.</p></div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084343\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2377f34a68801b861c3e54e1301f0dce&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\">l.m.orchard</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221084343\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T16:09:42\">2005-10-22T16:09:42</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>Bill:  Hah!  That seems like it'd fit perfect in a BtVS story :)</p></div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084344\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2377f34a68801b861c3e54e1301f0dce&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.decafbad.com\">l.m.orchard</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221084344\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-22T16:12:54\">2005-10-22T16:12:54</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>Andrew: You've found my top secret nerd lair!  How you doing?</p></div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084345\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.jm3.net/\"><img src=\"http://disqus.com/api/users/avatars/jm3.jpg\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.jm3.net/\">John Manoogian III (jm3)</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221084345\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-10-23T13:09:02\">2005-10-23T13:09:02</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>that guys <em>is</em> truly strange. he's probably a high-ranking dungeonmaster...</p></div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221084347\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://boston.conman.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=bbb1c69b64019a3df907c3545186f907&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://boston.conman.org/\">Sean Conner</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221084347\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2006-02-19T05:31:58\">2006-02-19T05:31:58</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\"><p>Or schizophrenic and found a way to hide the fact.</p></div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        </ul>\r\n    \r\n        </div>\r\n    ",
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