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Old 06-13-2013, 11:02 AM   #121
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My grandma caught me on her party line once. One of the old ladies on the phone kept on saying "who is this" and I'd say "it's me." Of course I was 3-4 yrs old at the time. After that grandma got me a toy telephone so I'd leave hers alone.
It is amazing what you can get away with as a child.
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Old 06-13-2013, 11:06 AM   #122
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^Nice. My three year old won't accept pale toy imitations though. He has to answer the real phone all the time. I can't complain since most of the calls are from telemarketers and the grandparents love him.

Hopefully he won't figure out how to dial outgoing calls.



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Old 06-13-2013, 11:08 AM   #123
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Party lines eventually became adult chat lines advertised during the crappy movies shown on TV in the early AM hours. The ones you'd watch because you couldn't sleep.

The best couldn't sleep watching TV was when my wife and I had an apartment when we first got married. It was hot and humid. We both couldn't sleep so we were watching Batteries Not Included on DVD. I said I was hungry so at about 2am, we ordered a pizza and I walked to the pizza shop and got it. Sitting there together watching the movie and eating pizza. That was fun.
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Party lines eventually became adult chat lines advertised during the crappy movies shown on TV in the early AM hours. The ones you'd watch because you couldn't sleep.

The best couldn't sleep watching TV was when my wife and I had an apartment when we first got married. It was hot and humid. We both couldn't sleep so we were watching Batteries Not Included on DVD. I said I was hungry so at about 2am, we ordered a pizza and I walked to the pizza shop and got it. Sitting there together watching the movie and eating pizza. That was fun.
Great movie. One of the last that Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronin made together I believe.
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Old 06-13-2013, 11:20 AM   #126
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Party lines were the internet of the times........

Gossip spread faster than telegrams.........
Still does, though now it goes world wide via emails, blogs and twitter.
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Old 06-13-2013, 11:20 AM   #127
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Happy happy birthday, grandma! Have a great day and many happy returns of it!

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Old 06-13-2013, 12:15 PM   #128
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Look at you! How does one age in reverse? .

Must be all listening to all that ABBA.

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Old 06-13-2013, 12:42 PM   #129
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65 and still kicking!

I gotta be one of the oldest one here.......but happy to be alive and see all the marvelous advancements that have been made over the years..
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this is what a telephone looked like....calling long distance was so expensive it was prohibitive for most, you had to dial "0" for operator and she had to put the call thu....the thing stayed in a little cubby built into walls especially for it.
There was a public pay phone booth on just about every corner, (in gas stations and stores too!)......and local calls cost 5 cents.
Your phones had dials?
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Now I walk around with a little gadget 3"x5" in my pocket and can talk immediately to anyone I like anywhere in the world simply by pushing a few buttons....and don't even get me started about texting, or sending pictures, or swiping to pay for a coffee.....
And, of course access and read vast libraries!
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Everyone have a wonderful day!!
"Everyone have a wonderful day!!"
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Old 06-13-2013, 04:30 PM   #131
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I"m being taken to Outback......Yum!! Steak and baked potato, salad, cheesy fries and bloomin' onion..

Doesn't get any better than that....except when we come home ad I get to have some of my special birthday cke........Strawberry Passion.
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The dictionary describes ‘Passion’ as having a “strong and barely controllable emotion.” After having eaten this exquisite cake, you’ll say that’s exactly right.

Ingredients:Layers of moist Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry Puree and Strawberry Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Pie Crust wrapped in fluffy Strawberry Frosting
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Old 06-13-2013, 04:30 PM   #132
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Okay so I made it a little large.......just to tease ya'll..............
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Old 06-13-2013, 04:35 PM   #133
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Now if only the strawberry was chocolate then it would be yummy. I happen to not like strawberry. But I do love chocolate.

Now going to Outback...YUMMY! Last time I was at Outback, they made a mistake on my order. I was there for lunch and I ordered an 8oz sirloin and not the 6oz lunch size. They brought me the 6oz lunch size. So instead of taking it back for the 8oz, they brought me another 6oz and only charged for the 6oz. 12oz instead of 8oz. That was very OK with me.

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65 and still kicking!

I gotta be one of the oldest one here.......but happy to be alive and see all the marvelous advancements that have been made over the years..

Do you realize when I was born, WWII had been over for only 3 years?

this is what a telephone looked like....calling long distance was so expensive it was prohibitive for most, you had to dial "0" for operator and she had to put the call thu....the thing stayed in a little cubby built into walls especially for it.
There was a public pay phone booth on just about every corner, (in gas stations and stores too!)......and local calls cost 5 cents.

Now I walk around with a little gadget 3"x5" in my pocket and can talk immediately to anyone I like anywhere in the world simply by pushing a few buttons....and don't even get me started about texting, or sending pictures, or swiping to pay for a coffee.....

Everyone have a wonderful day!!

Happy Happy Birthday from Ralph!!!!
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I"m being taken to Outback......Yum!! Steak and baked potato, salad, cheesy fries and bloomin' onion..

Doesn't get any better than that....except when we come home ad I get to have some of my special birthday cke........Strawberry Passion.
like this!:

The dictionary describes ‘Passion’ as having a “strong and barely controllable emotion.” After having eaten this exquisite cake, you’ll say that’s exactly right.

Ingredients:Layers of moist Red Velvet Cake, Strawberry Puree and Strawberry Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Pie Crust wrapped in fluffy Strawberry Frosting
Sounds delicious. I love strawberries. Yummy.
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