Wed 18 Nov 2009
An Open Letter To:
Posted by TJ under Apps, Bike to Work, Don Draper, Hawthorne, Open Letter
The guy holding up the line on the stairs at Hawthorne station because he was playing Connect Four on his smartphone.
Sir.
It was the end of the long workday, and we all just wanted to get down the stairs at Hawthorne station, climb into our cars (or, in the case of three people in the whole of Hawthorne, climb onto our bikes), and head home for dinner and a Don Draper digestif.
You, Sir, were in no such rush. No, you took your own sweet time heading down the stairs. You were, in fact, engrossed in a game of Connect Four on your Blackberry.
Yes, when I finally had the slim opening to pass you, I saw the bright glow of your PDA screen, with the Connect Four board shining in the dark mid-Westchester November night.
Connect Four! That mid-’70s Milton Bradley creation, a barely entertaining mash-up of checkers and tic tac toe (frankly, neither of its forefathers was all that entertaining either, so it’s no surprise the offspring ended up dull).
In fact, the most lasting legacy of Connect Four would have to be the commercial: a bowl-cutted lad outfoxed by his sister, if memory serves, offering up a defeated “Pretty sneaky, Sis!” with equal parts dejection and respect.
That’s what occupied your mind, fellow traveler, and that’s what held up the masses behind you.
What’s next for you, Sir, a Hungry Hippos app?
Frustratedly,
Trainjotting