This is what a REAL operator looks like ...
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My mother was the head "operator" in a major hospital in Chicago in the 1930s--and trust me, she was one tough cookie...
I have a picture of her shooting a .45 when I was a kid. No ear protection for that hardball ammo, either.
I have a picture of her shooting a .45 when I was a kid. No ear protection for that hardball ammo, either.
gdnagle
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Now here's a real operator.
LVSteve
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One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingies....
Number plee-azz......
kozmic
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Is this the party to whom I am speaking?
finesse_r
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Other than Joan Rivers, Lillie Tomlin is the least attractive woman to every walk the face of this planet. She was funny at times however.
labworm
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DeathGrip
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and the operator says "forty cents more for the next ... three ... minutes Pleee-ease Mrs. ??? ??? ??? ........"
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I've worked on several of the old manual switch boards. The cord pairs give up after a lot of use.
Our first phone number was 53.
Then they added more numbers.....
Remember when the first two numbers were listed as a word?
As in RIverside 9 55.. Or TUlip 2 68..
Gee, I miss bakelite......
Then they added more numbers.....
Remember when the first two numbers were listed as a word?
As in RIverside 9 55.. Or TUlip 2 68..
Gee, I miss bakelite......
DeathGrip
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Our first phone number was 53.
Then they added more numbers.....
Remember when the first two numbers were listed as a word?
As in RIverside 9 55.. Or TUlip 2 68..
Gee, I miss bakelite......
Bakelite went missing just before the party line. I don't miss the party line.
Did I just say "Party Line"? Ooops That sounds political.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
My late wife and I saw Tomlin's one-woman show live years ago. It was impressive and hilarious. She became all kinds of wild characters, including a male Vegas singer named Johnny Velour and a bag lady. Not a beauty, but a hell of a talent.
Now I want to see Tracy Ullman live.
Now I want to see Tracy Ullman live.
labworm
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Bakelite went missing just before the party line. I don't miss the party line.
Did I just say "Party Line"? Ooops That sounds political.
I happen to have a tan rotary phone sitting right in front of me on my computer desk.
Also have a few modern phones.When I get a annoying call, all they hear is click click click hello hello and they are gone.
Malpasowildlifer
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I like it!
Double-O-Dave
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Really? You never considered Hilary Clinton or Rosie O'Donnell? They are some fine American beauties...n'est pas?
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Dave
I LOVE.....
I LOVE 'telephone songs'.
"Won't you let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? I'll just sit tight, and watch the shadows of the night, and let it ring forever more."
And this one:
"Operator, won't you help me place this call?"
And this one:
"I just called, to say, I love you. I just called, to say how much I care."
And this one:
"Hello Baby, this is the Big Bopper speakin'"
And this one:
"Call me on the line. Call me any, any time, Call me!"
And this dubious one:
"Hey there lady, I'm your telephone man."
I LOVE 'telephone songs'.
"Won't you let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? I'll just sit tight, and watch the shadows of the night, and let it ring forever more."
And this one:
"Operator, won't you help me place this call?"
And this one:
"I just called, to say, I love you. I just called, to say how much I care."
And this one:
"Hello Baby, this is the Big Bopper speakin'"
And this one:
"Call me on the line. Call me any, any time, Call me!"
And this dubious one:
"Hey there lady, I'm your telephone man."
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