The most ridiculous law of 2013

28 Jan 2013 17:56 #11 by FredHayek
:biggrin: Anybody old enough to remember when you didn't buy your phone but rented it from Ma Bell?

Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.

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28 Jan 2013 18:08 #12 by Blazer Bob
Yep.


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28 Jan 2013 18:11 #13 by LOL
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I remember "long distance" calls being considered a luxury. And calling "collect" LOL

WTF happened to phone booths?

If you want to be, press one. If you want not to be, press 2

Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.

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28 Jan 2013 18:21 #14 by Blazer Bob

LOL wrote: I remember "long distance" calls being considered a luxury. And calling "collect" LOL

WTF happened to phone booths?



Do u remember calling yourself person to person to signal you have arrived? Do you remember Phone Freaks?

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28 Jan 2013 18:23 #15 by LOL
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Yep, remember calling home long distance, one ring signaled you arrived safely. Scammed Ma Bell on that one. LOL Take that you monopolists!

If you want to be, press one. If you want not to be, press 2

Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.

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28 Jan 2013 18:39 - 28 Jan 2013 18:51 #16 by Blazer Bob
lol ,lol.

Click lines?

conference lines?

blue box? (I had the schematic but never built it)

Blind Johnny?

LOL wrote: Yep, remember calling home long distance, one ring signaled you arrived safely. Scammed Ma Bell on that one. LOL Take that you monopolists!

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28 Jan 2013 18:46 #17 by archer
Bring back the party line,. You never knew who might be listening.

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28 Jan 2013 18:51 #18 by FredHayek
We would call home when we were ready to get picked up after school sports. One ring and a hangup and you got your quarter back.

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28 Jan 2013 18:54 #19 by Blazer Bob

archer wrote: Bring back the party line,. You never knew who might be listening.



LOL. We have a crank phone on the wall. I remember when are granddaughters came over for the first time and wondered what it was.

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28 Jan 2013 18:54 #20 by Blazer Bob

FredHayek wrote: We would call home when we were ready to get picked up after school sports. One ring and a hangup and you got your quarter back.



Are you sure it was a quarter?

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