I've been tickled for days over The Fresnan's brilliant technique for dealing with obnoxious people who trumpet inane cell-phone conversations in enclosed public spaces: He tapes them and posts them online. That's what he did at a recent "Dark Knight" screening at Broadway Faire when some guy jawed on for 20 minutes before the previews started. The audio quality isn't great, but it's more the genius of the idea than the actual content of the conversation that makes it a kick.

Just think: Militias of cell-phone-recording activists could record annoying conversations and then go home and post them. Web sites could be built; millions could be made. If someone wants to blab in your face, fine, but maybe folks would think twice if they knew that their very public conversations were being recorded for posterity.