Over the weekend, I accidentally put my BlackBerry through the wash.  Yes, the entire 40-minute normal cycle for dark clothes.  I checked all of the pokcets like I normally do, but at the last minute I decided to throw in one past pair of pants without checking, and the BlackBerry just happened to be in it.  I didn't even realize it was gone until I was emptying the washer and putting clothes into the dryer... and there it was, sitting all alone at the bottom, nice and clean, still in the leather case.

Needless to say, it doesn't work anymore.  I was hopeful that it would after I dried it out in the sun for a few days (and especially after Dave Cheng's phone-in-toilet success story!).  I blow-dried it and even followed Andrew Lee's recommendation of putting it in a rice bin for a few days!  But alas... nothing seems to work.

I told my manager what happened (it's a company phone), and fortunately, this was his response:

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Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 12:59 PM
To: Lam, Beverly W
Subject: Re: Blackberry

Hi Bev. Lol. :). Yes order a new one. And expect some teasing :). Ted

AME Program Manager
Sent via BlackBerry

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Whew!  Guess this means I get an upgrade!  BlackBerry BOLD, here I come!  Woohoo!  Now if only our company supported the iPhone...:P  I'd have to "wash" my phone more often then.