• ettyblatant
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    307 months ago

    1-800-CALLCOLLECT “imatthemallatboscospickmeup” and then get your dime back

    • @Garbanzo
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      347 months ago

      Weadababyitzaboy

      • @LemmyKnowsBest
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        187 months ago

        okay I’m starting to feel like there’s no one else but us old people on Lemmy

        • runeko
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          97 months ago

          Used to be to get to California, ya had to hitch up yer covered wagon and cross the wild western plains fer months. Now ya gotcha ya Tes-las and yer Aer-o-planes.

          • @LemmyKnowsBest
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            27 months ago

            If you’re 200 years old, ya might wanna consult the Guinness book of world records.

        • @AA5B
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          37 months ago

          No kidding. What is this, Facebook? AOL? I’m going over to Altavista to search for what the younger generation might be doing.

          • @LemmyKnowsBest
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            17 months ago

            I’m not wise. I’m just old.

            Congrats for using your time wisely. Not everyone does.

    • BrerChicken
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      77 months ago

      I did a similar thing, but I would tell them the phone number of the public phone I was calling from, so they could call me and we could have a normal conversation. If they didn’t call right away, I’d do it again, knowing they’d be waiting for the number this time.

      • @jaybone
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        57 months ago

        Damn, why did I never think of this.

      • @[email protected]
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        47 months ago

        Haha yes, even after that when mobile phones first became widespread over here they cost way more than calling on the landline. If I was out and needed to have an actual conversation, I’d find a payphone and send an SMS with the number.

        Payphone rates were just extortion.

        • BrerChicken
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          17 months ago

          Yeah, remember when you used to have to buy minutes??! With some plans you could roll over unused minutes, but with others you couldn’t! Like 20 bucks for 100 minutes and you couldn’t even save them from month to month! I’m glad those days are gone, but I’m not sure we’re paying any less…