#957 The telephone

Neil Pasricha

The magic machine

What’s this? I can talk into a clump of plastic and wires over here and you can hear me from the other side of the planet a millisecond later?

AWESOME!

13 thoughts to “#957 The telephone”

  1. “You can ring my be-e-ell, ring my bell, my bell, ring-a-ling!”
    I LOVE my telephone connection… another Awesome life-line, INDEED:)

    1. Awe, yes, there are others, such as,

      Ring-Ring
      Hello…
      Long distance call
      This is London calling
      Hanging on the telephone
      Talk
      Communication breakdown
      More than words
      Call me
      Hello, I love you won’t you tell me your name
      You know my name, look up the number
      Give me one reason
      I just called to say I love you……

      Good night and God bless~ tugs ear;)

  3. I just don’t understand how people made it without a phone years and years ago. You couldn’t just think of someone and then be talking to them. No, you had to write a letter and wait for the horse to come around to deliver it. Then, you had to wait forever for them to write you back. And what if they moved?

    1. LOL, good one, Bekah! I do think having to write and reflect may have saved me saying some stupid cr*p on the phone at times. Plus, it is sooo lovely to receive real honest-to-goodness letters on real stationary! I did that a lot back in college ’cause I just couldn’t afford the phone bill.

      1. I SO LOVE your comment Bekah!!!
        And like what if the horse took sick or a wrong turn, eh?!
        Holy crap!!!

  4. The magical telephone. What would we do without it? I wish I had one of those ye olde telephones like in the picture. They’re so cool! It takes a long time to dial anything though. Anyway, the telephone is, indeed, quite awesome. A simple wee thing that can do a lot. Well, mostly just calling people, but that should count as a lot, because there are a lot of people to call.

  5. I Loved the good old days, when you knew exactly where the phone was – either on the wall or table! No need for adapters, chargers and batteries. Retro telephones have great clarity and still work during power failures. Shame though – like many “old school” gadgets and appliances they are now redundant and are being tossed into land fills. But not my ding-a-lings – I’m turning them into functional pieces of art. http://www.PhoneAlicious.ca

      1. They are wonderful! And although the rotary takes long time, they do work during power outages!
        What were they thinking anyway, the day 9- was paired with 11! Hello!

  6. Love the phone. I have my grandfather’s ‘old’ rotary phone in our kindergarten classroom and the kids are just amazed at such a relic. Man, I got old fast.

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