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pansypoo53219

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7. my grandpa had one. he was a MA BELL man.

Reply to Upthevibe (Original post)

Wed Apr 4, 2018, 05:54 AM

Apr 2018

i have a few rotary phones. i go to estate sales. used to be more time travel. old metal fans better. old heaters. ICE PICKS. PATENT DATES! gee, all the old tech i have seen. deco x ray, treadle dentil drill, a phone switching board! AN EDISON MIMEOGRAPH. hell, i once saw a phone w/ no numbers, just a crank.

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I'm laughing so hard! [View all] Upthevibe Apr 2018 OP

And I'm sure YOU know how to use a button hook to fasten your shoes. Binkie The Clown Apr 2018 #1

My very first car, a '59 Beetle, had a manual choke. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #3

And similarly the younger generation can mock us old people PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #2

I know-right! n/t Upthevibe Apr 2018 #4

How cute is that. applegrove Apr 2018 #5

I didn't know I was in a room with an old school phone one day and about shit my pants when it rang! brewens Apr 2018 #6

my grandpa had one. he was a MA BELL man. pansypoo53219 Apr 2018 #7

One can only imagine what she'd do if she saw THIS phone Siwsan Apr 2018 #8

I Don't Get People Sometimes Leith Apr 2018 #9

This was before your time ....do you see that long cord? lunasun Apr 2018 #10