The many changes in the world of communications have shaped the way that society appreciates and uses technology. The use of mobile phones spiked quickly after they first became available to the public, due largely to the way they revolutionized how people got and kept in touch. Mobile calls were quickly joined by mobile text messaging, which made even more people pick up mobile phones for their use. Of course, with this great increase in mobile usage, people began to gravitate toward certain ways to set themselves apart from the legions of other mobile users – and as such mobile content and media rose to popularity.
Now, ringtones have generally been musical. Many will even tell you that the original intent was to spice up the heralding of calls and text messages by making the audio indicator represent a familiar song instead of the generic, banal ringing. As such, ringtones developed along musical melodic lines – monotones started the game by bringing single-tone sequences with varying pitches intended to approximate a melody, while the next step brought polytones that overlaid monotones on each other to flesh out the rest of the melody. True and real tones, then, brought things much closer to the actual song sound by ripping clips right from the song itself, complete with singing and vocals.
Vocals have been the foundation for a significant segment of this new ringtone division, as various clips and signature catchphrases from television and movies have become top-level draws for ringtones [“Bring the rain!”, “Bazinga!” and “Suit up!” have become fairly sought-after] . Stand-up comedians and radio personalities – eminently and infinitely quotable in their own right – have provided countless users with plenty of material with which to announce their incoming calls and messages in a humorous and otherwise catchy way. One interesting new development, though, is that amid all the offerings from radio personalities and notable comedians, a former US governor’s words may be making humorous waves on mobile phones courtesy of an Illinois newspaper offering.
Springfield, Illinois newspaper the State Journal-Register is offering ringtones taken from former governor Rod Blagojevich’s memorable profanity-loaded rants. Captured by the FBI in 2008 weeks before Blagojevich’s arrest for allegedly attempting to auction off the Senate seat vacated by President Obama, Illinois’ “least favorite son” had a good handful of conversations at the time – which were recorded and now provide the impetus for bleeping mobile entertainment, even as Blagojevich faces trial for charges of corruption.
Some classics include “I (expletive) busted my (expletive) and (expletive) people off and gave your grandmother a (expletive) ride on a bus. Okay? I gave your (expletive) baby a chance to have health care,” from a conversation with then-Deputy Governor Robert Greenlee; the scathing retort “Only thirteen percent of you all out there think I’m doing a good job. So (expletive) all of you”; and the golden oldie from a conversation with former top aide Doug Scofield, “I’ve got this thing and it’s (expletive) golden. And I’m just not giving it up for (expletive) nothing.”
Somewhat ironically, another item included is “I mean, something’s really (expletive) up in my head Doug. I mean, I could be and I could end up still maybe delivering pizzas somewhere. Maybe that’s where my destiny is, right?”
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