ATLANTA, GA – In the market for a new cell phone? Not sure which phone is right for you in the never ending sea of choices? Confused, perhaps even a bit frightened, by the nonstop marketing campaigns aimed at consumers?
Kevin Dugan of The SKOS Institute feels your pain.
“Every month, there is a new ‘must have’ phone released to the public. It’s insane. A new ‘Android’ phone comes out every week, it seems. You can’t throw a rock out your window without hitting someone gushing about their new iPhone. Even Microsoft is coming out with the ‘Windows Phone 7′ later this year. It’s too much. It’s just too, too much.”
“That is why,” Dugan continued, “we have decided to end the madness and design our own phone.”
The iSKOS 47 Series Frankenstein Phone took the SKOS team almost two whole hours to plan, design, create and build.
“We have literally never worked that hard, or long, in our lives,” noted Dugan.
Built with parts made from approximately three dozen cell phones “borrowed” from co-workers who made the mistake of placing their phones where Dugan had easy access to them, the iSKOS47SFP is a sturdy phone constructed to last years, if not decades.
“And you wouldn’t believe how much duct tape we used,” added Dugan.
However, where the phone really shines is its features. The secret? Simplicity.
“Most phones give you way, way more than the average user needs,” explained Dugan. “What’s the point of having hundreds of features and access to thousands of ‘apps’ when you only need the essentials?”
Want premium call quality? The iSKOS47SFP has it. Users have the ability to call Dugan (and only Dugan) with the iSKOS47SFP.
“Why would anyone need to call anyone else,” asked Dugan.
The same is true with text messaging. The iSKOS47SFP offers a touch-screen interface that allows users to type text messages to Dugan at lightning speeds.
Want web browsing? Of course you do. The iSKOS47SFP gives users a web experience unlike any other. With access to — not one, but — two websites, specialkindofstupid.com and Dugan’s Twitter account, iSKOS47SFP’s joy factor is unmatched.
“The iSKOS47SFP lets users interact with me at a level never before thought possible. It truly is a technological miracle,” beamed Dugan.
An added, much-appreciated, bonus is the iSKOS47SFP’s immunity to the antenna-reception issues that have plagued Apple’s iPhone 4. This is provided, of course, the user holds the phone the same way Dugan holds it.
“I hold it with my middle finger and pinky,” explained Dugan.
With a 12 megapixel camera designed to only take photos of Dugan, a music player designed to only play songs performed by Dugan and a calendar designed to only accept date reminders relevant to Dugan, the iSKOS47SFP is your one-stop-shop for all your Dugan needs.
“If you’re like me and you just can’t get enough me, this is the phone for you,” promised Dugan.
“Oh, and you’re welcome, people.”
To pre-order the iSKOS 47 Series Frankenstein Phone, leave a comment below. The iSKOS47SFP bumper case costs $30 and is not included.
I'm a cypher, wrapped in an enigma, smothered in secret sauce. Also, my name is Kev and I own this here website.
















;-) 7.16.10 at 3:16 pm:
@All: My last name isn’t really Dugan, by the way. Keep that under your hat, though. Bob’s your uncle. Savvy?
;-) 7.16.10 at 3:25 pm:
EL OH EL.
;-) 7.16.10 at 3:39 pm:
I wish you’d make a gift of one of these puppies to the IMBECILE who kept calling my cell phone last night even after I’d told them four times they had a wrong number, then set the phone to mute and threw it across the room, where it landed under the couch. When I retrieved it and took a look, they had called TWENTY-TWO more times after that!
They need the model of iSKOS47SPF (LOL) that will burst into flames the first time they attempt to use it.
;-) 7.17.10 at 12:40 pm:
@Angi: Is that how the cool kids say LOL these days? Intriguing. Intriguing.
@Jenny: Wha?? So all totaled, that guy called you 26 times, with the last 25 being after he was told he had the wrong number? Either this guy, like you said, is an imbecile, or he is psychotic. Or, maybe he just thought doing that was “funny.” Yes, it was hilarious, you waste of space.
;-) 7.19.10 at 5:48 pm:
YES! It was a woman … she called again on Saturday morning! I lit into her big time … I said, STOP CALLING ME OR I WILL REPORT YOU FOR TELEPHONE HARASSMENT.
I have no idea how to do that but she hasn’t called back.
What a maroon.
;-) 7.21.10 at 12:21 am:
@Jenny: Glad you lit into her! I’ve never had a maroon call me 20+ times before, but I can’t imagine how I’d react if I did. The one time I had someone who dialed me by mistake, then called me again by mistake, and then turned right around and called me again, I told them something to the effect of:
“Yeah, it’s me again. You still have the wrong number. No, no, it’s okay. But just realize, if you call me again, I’m going to have give you my speech about insanity. Here’s a preview: ‘Know what the definition of insanity is? It’s doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.’ If you call me again, I will only be able to assume you are insane. That, or an incompetent imbecile who doesn’t know how to use a phone. I’m betting it’s the latter, but since I like you I hope it’s the former. Insanity can be cured. Stupid is permanent. And, wow, I can’t believe you haven’t hung up the phone yet.”
;-) 7.23.10 at 10:28 am:
I like your speech better but I can’t think that fast! May I copy it in case it ever happens to me again? Remember, I live in South Carolina so the likelihood is high.
;-) 7.26.10 at 11:16 pm:
@Jenny: Of course you may copy it. Use my words to fight the good fight against idiocy!