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Sep 24^th, 2012 at 5:43pm

Steve M Offline
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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. Cool

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #1 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 3:36am

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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. Cool

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

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Reply #2 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 4:36am

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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. Cool

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

Better than my wife when we were dating. After we would say 'good bye', she would start another conversation! Grin

It took a while to train her that 'good bye' means 'good bye' not lets talk about something else Grin

‎"At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering early in aviation."- Igor Sikorsky

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Reply #3 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 5:06am

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

Better than my wife when we were dating. After we would say 'good bye', she would start another conversation! Grin

It took a while to train her that 'good bye' means 'good bye' not lets talk about something else Grin

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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.... Grin

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Reply #4 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 7:26am

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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. Cool

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

Better than my wife when we were dating. After we would say 'good bye', she would start another conversation! Grin

It took a while to train her that 'good bye' means 'good bye' not lets talk about something else Grin

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....... Grin

Matt

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Reply #5 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 6:09pm

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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. Cool

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

Better than my wife when we were dating. After we would say 'good bye', she would start another conversation! Grin

It took a while to train her that 'good bye' means 'good bye' not lets talk about something else Grin

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....... Grin

Matt

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

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #6 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 9:24pm

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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. Cool

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

Better than my wife when we were dating. After we would say 'good bye', she would start another conversation! Grin

It took a while to train her that 'good bye' means 'good bye' not lets talk about something else Grin

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....... Grin

Matt

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

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" Grin

‎"At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering early in aviation."- Igor Sikorsky

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Reply #7 - Sep 25^th, 2012 at 9:44pm

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Ahoy-hoy

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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.

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Jim

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