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Title: Back in the day..
Post by Steve M on Sep 24^th, 2012 at 5:43pm

When folks were learning how to use new technology there were plenty of manuals to read..

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/09/how-to-use-the-telephone-1917/

Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual. 8-)

Title: Re: Back in the day..
Post by expat on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 3:36am

Steve M wrote on Sep 24^th, 2012 at 5:43pm:

Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual. 8-)

You mean like they do in every single American film, movie, TV series, made for TV movie and mini-series.................... ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Back in the day..
Post by wahubna on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:36am

expat wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 3:36am:

Steve M wrote on Sep 24^th, 2012 at 5:43pm:

Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual. 8-)

You mean like they do in every single American film, movie, TV series, made for TV movie and mini-series.................... ;D ;D ;D ;D

Better than my wife when we were dating. After we would say 'good bye', she would start another conversation! ;D
It took a while to train her that 'good bye' means 'good bye' not lets talk about something else ;D

Title: Re: Back in the day..
Post by Fozzer on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 5:06am

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:36am:

... ;D... ;D...!

I must admit, I do the same thing, after the "Goodbye", when conversing with all my Children on the Telephone....
At the end of each conversation, I suddenly recall something else I was desperate to tell them, and temporally forgotten, (in my long list list of things to tell them)....
...and so the conversation goes on...ad infinitum....;D... ;D...!

Paul...give me a ring sometime!... ;)...!

Title: Re: Back in the day..
Post by expat on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 7:26am

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:36am:

expat wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 3:36am:

Steve M wrote on Sep 24^th, 2012 at 5:43pm:

Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual. 8-)

You mean like they do in every single American film, movie, TV series, made for TV movie and mini-series.................... ;D ;D ;D ;D

Better than the endless;
"You put the phone down first"
"No, you put the phone down first"
"OK, we both put the phone down together"
"OK, after three, one, two, three"
"You cheated, and did not put the phone down"
"You did the same"
"OK, then both together"
"OK, go!"
Long pause................
"You still have not put the phone down"
"Well neither did you"..................and so it goes on and on and on.

20 years of marriage later......
"Be home soon, love you, bye".......click....... ;D ;D

Matt

Title: Re: Back in the day..
Post by Steve M on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:09pm

expat wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 7:26am:

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:36am:

expat wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 3:36am:

Steve M wrote on Sep 24^th, 2012 at 5:43pm:

Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual. 8-)

You mean like they do in every single American film, movie, TV series, made for TV movie and mini-series.................... ;D ;D ;D ;D

My battery is almost dead. What was that sweety? I just went through the tunnel. Can you hear me now? ;D

Title: Re: Back in the day..
Post by wahubna on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 9:24pm

Steve M wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:09pm:

expat wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 7:26am:

wahubna wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:36am:

expat wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 3:36am:

Steve M wrote on Sep 24^th, 2012 at 5:43pm:

Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual. 8-)

You mean like they do in every single American film, movie, TV series, made for TV movie and mini-series.................... ;D ;D ;D ;D

My battery is almost dead. What was that sweety? I just went through the tunnel. Can you hear me now? ;D

The UAV Lab at WMU has horrid cell reception so that is my excuse...and at work, "oh darn sorry a plane is starting up" ;D

Title: Re: Back in the day..
Post by Webb on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 9:44pm

Ahoy-hoy

Quote:

n the 1870s, Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell did much development for the newly-invented telephone. Bell's preferred salutation, ahoy-hoy was derived from the nautical term "Ahoy" which in its turn is derived from Dutch "hoi" meaning "hi". A recent resurgence in the popularity of the term has resulted from its use by The Simpsons character Montgomery Burns, who often answers the telephone with the greeting of "Ahoy-hoy." The use of the now-defunct ahoy-hoy, instead of the standard "hello", is a running joke referring to Mr. Burns' very advanced age.

Ahoy-hoy? No, you have the wrong number. This is 5246.
I suspect you need more practice working your telephone machine.