Shoptalkers

This one's like shooting fish in a barrel, as who isn't annoyed by the innane and incessant cell phone chattering of those in public places (or cars)? It's bad enough seeing every third person (I've counted on our campus) attempting to feel important or secure (efficient multi-taskers? ... right) talking too loudly, ususally just chronicling every mundate movement in their day, to the dismay of the involuntary witnesses (or driving inattentively to the dismay of the potential targets). The utter boarishness and self-centeredness of those holding private phone conversations in every conceivable public place is common fodder for those contemplating the decline of modern civilization. What makes these supermarket shoptalkers unique is the depth of their absolutely vacuous conversations (wait, maybe that's not unique), as people converse about the merits of various brands of peanut butter and other pressing issues of the day. For God's sake, just be quiet, buy the Skippy and move along!