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It is to laugh - Funny Headlines - Misc Stuff (Original Post) 3825-87867 Sep 2025 OP
Thank you! KT2000 Sep 2025 #1
Wonderful collection. Delmette2.0 Sep 2025 #2
About Graham Bell and "Hello" Wednesdays Sep 2025 #3
The Graham Bell and "Hello" one is a hoax KS Toronado Sep 2025 #5
I suspected as much. Wednesdays Sep 2025 #6
Excellent 👍👍 thank you ❤️ TommieMommy Sep 2025 #4
I love this stuff. zanana1 Sep 2025 #7

Wednesdays

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3. About Graham Bell and "Hello"
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 11:41 PM
Sep 2025

IIRC, Bell originally favored "Ahoy" as the telephone greeting (as that was how ships hailed each other). It was Thomas Edison who made "Hello" popular.

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