You know those lighthearted moments briefing room between  C.J. Cregg and the White House press corps on “The West Wing”?

It looks like they actually happen without Aaron Sorkin.

UPDATE: This San Antonio city bus driver was caught on film texting for six minutes before plowing into the back of an SUV on a busy freeway. The voiceover does little to explain much more about the situation, besides pointing out the obvious, but some digging on the Interwebs reveals the crash occurred in June 2008, and the driver was fired. Duh.

I wonder what they mean by “’special’ operators can assist you.”

From Twitter’s blog:

The folks at Sprint have a new nationwide television ad running and they’ve included Twitter along with other services people use and depend on such as mobile phones, email, texting, and Google which is really cool for us. Even more fun is that they took the little blue bird that my long time collaborator on fun design and illustration projects Phil and I drew and made it into a 3D animation. Love it!

The Zac Morris cell phone was huge. But, believe it or not, kiddies, there was a time when they were even bigger.

From Brand Republic:

LONDON — Saatchi & Saatchi’s TV creative for T-Mobile’s “Life’s for Sharing” campaign was launched at the weekend.

Commuters at Liverpool Street Station were treated to some entertainment on Friday morning, as 350 dancers launched into a spontaneous routine to launch T-Mobile’s new campaign.

The ad, which was turned around within hours, broke on Friday night’s “Celebrity Big Brother.”

Saatchi & Saatchi creative partner Kate Stanners, said: “Across the whole campaign we’ve looked for ways to really engage with people through the notion of Life’s for Sharing.

People on cell phones are so annoying. I happen to have a cell phone myself, but I am very courteous.

I don’t talk on the phone while I’m in line at the store. Or while I’m ordering at Starbucks. Or during a musical at the Fox Theatre (Seriously — I sssssssh‘d a woman, and she shouted an obscenity at me). Or during a live concert.

I’d say this guy got what was coming to him.

Have you ever wondered, when people in movies and on TV find themselves in difficult situations, why don’t they just pick up the phone and call for help?

This video shows what would happen. The result? The movies would be shortened considerably.