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Dying phone lexicon
- Ring; came from when phones had an actual bell inside of them to announce incoming calls, and persisted when it changed to a computerized beep.
- Dial; technically went obsolete when touch tone phones replaced rotary dial phones. Keying in numbers is still called dialing, but even using the keypad these days is rare.
- Hang up; from a time when phones were commonly mounted to a wall.
- Slam; to angrily end a call by forcefully slamming the receiver onto the cradle. That reminds me…
- Receiver and cradle; phones had these two main components, the part you spoke into and its base respectively.
- 411; a service you could call to get phone related info if a telephone directory was not available. Google exists now.
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Thanks, Janet!
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I can’t find the answer online, but what was the name of that 80s pop duo that did that song Don’t Back Up (Severe Heart Damage)?
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I should post this in my work Slack.
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I am the sunshine of your lives.
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The complete Ghetto Gastro Waffle trilogy.
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Look at this imperfect lil cutie. It gonna get eaten.
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Ok, so when I first saw this shirt at a novelty shop in Redondo Beach, I was too young of an Izzy to buy it. And I couldn’t ask my mom to buy such a shirt. But I recently found a recreation of it on TeePublic. After 30-ish years my wardrobe is finally complete.
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Get it while it’s still warm.
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Kukuruku makes tenders. I have some. Be jealous.
