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What Ever Happened to 'Toothing'?

Posted by timothy on from the any-grooming-hints-for-your-fans-rollie? dept.

Jim Hanas excertps from his very funny article on the quiet disappearance of last-year's promised digital bacchanal. "Remember 'toothing'? It was a craze that was sweeping England last year as bored commuters arranged sexual encounters using Bluetooth-enabled cellphones. You probably read about it over at Wired or Reuters or the BBC. There's a decent chance you even blogged about it. Well. What happened?" Update: 04/05 00:10 GMT by T : Hanas writes with a followup: "The original source on the whole toothing thing has just admitted it was a hoax -- in response to my email and your picking up of my post."

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  1. a/s/l by fembots · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, like teething, it'll stop sooner or later.

    I was Feeling-Google-Lucky with "toothing" (thanks FireFox!) and this Toothing Blog was last updated on April 28 2004.

    And finding partners for sex using bluetooth mobile is as productive as asking a/s/l on IRC channels, or Mrs Gump's box of chocolate.

    Seriously, no matter how horny you are, you wouldn't simply jump on bed with anybody, would you?

    --
    Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
  2. Re:High school bluetoothing by calibanDNS · · Score: 1, Informative

    This is called BlueJacking. See here. I've tried this in the US (airports, malls, etc) and it just doesn't work as well on this side of the pond. BlueTooth phones aren't widespread enough in the US, but over the next few years I'd expect to see them become more popular.

  3. here's the deal by XO · · Score: 2, Informative

    Bluetooth is just plain not ubiquitous (i love that word) in the U.S.. Bluetooth that doesn't have a bunch of transmission modes disabled is even less so.

    So, therefore, since it never took off in the U.S.. it never took off.

    Every now and then I look for the "TOOTHING!" forum that sort of started the whole thing.. guy keeps getting shut down, everywhere he hosts...

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    "Champagne for my real friends - and real pain for my sham friends!" http://ericblade.postalboard.com/
  4. The answer by WilyCoder · · Score: 2, Informative

    What happened to toothing? It worked. I got laid. Next question?

  5. All your answers are belong to us by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.thetriforce.com/newblog/?p=53

    The skeptical among us emerge victorious.