things that nobody says anymore

[burrocrat]

"Pull over when you see a phone booth, I need to make a call"

ha, so true. there is still an actual pay phone in front of a store in my town but it is disconnected. nobody will admit to owning it, even it means money for them.

i offered the store owners $500 for it, but they say they can't sell it because it belongs to the phone company. the phone company won't sell it to me either because they have no record of any pay phones in their infrastructure inventory, apparently they wrote them all off in an accounting shuffle years go. so there it sits, all lonely and disconnected.

i want to put it in my man cave next to the mechanical reel nickle slot machine, the coke vending machine that dispenses coor's light, and my missle command console (with the cool roller ball control). i think the only way to make the phone work again would be to plug it into a wireless router so it could piggyback on the cell phone signal.

 

[userque]

"What's your beeper number?"

 

[Warrenlm]

"You're welcome." Now it is "No problem."

And by the way, can we mention reversals here? It used to be that cashiers and checkers (when they could add numbers) said "Thank you" and the customer said "You're welcome." Now the checker says "No problem" when the customer says "Thank you," first.

 

[userque]

"You're welcome." Now it is "No problem."

And by the way, can we mention reversals here? It used to be that cashiers and checkers (when they could add numbers) said "Thank you" and the customer said "You're welcome." Now the checker says "No problem" when the customer says "Thank you," first.

Good point.

They also used to orally count the change out as they handed it to you, one bill at a time--to verify that you are receiving the correct change.

 

[FogSailing]

Great man cave project...sounds like the only things missing are the Cheetoh's dispenser and the widescreen..

FS

 

[jonfresno]

"Hey, we can save money by sharing needles"
"Hey, put the pot away, the cops are coming"
"Hey, we don't need a pre-nup"
"Bush is the worst president ever"

 

[userque]

HEY SON! Couldya come here and change the (tv) channel for me?

 

[Skorcher]

"God Bless You" when you sneezed.

 

[tsptalk]

"... and can you check the oil?"

 

[sniper]

Best thing since sliced bread... Well, I guess that's it, huh folks?

 

[Frixxxx]

"Do you have a quarter (or dime) so I can make a phone call?"

 

[tsptalk]

"Hey, isn't that Bruce Jenner?"

 

[Lindoug]

Fill it up!

 

[nasa1974]

ha, so true. there is still an actual pay phone in front of a store in my town but it is disconnected. nobody will admit to owning it, even it means money for them.

i offered the store owners $500 for it, but they say they can't sell it because it belongs to the phone company. the phone company won't sell it to me either because they have no record of any pay phones in their infrastructure inventory, apparently they wrote them all off in an accounting shuffle years go. so there it sits, all lonely and disconnected.

i want to put it in my man cave next to the mechanical reel nickle slot machine, the coke vending machine that dispenses coor's light, and my missle command console (with the cool roller ball control). i think the only way to make the phone work again would be to plug it into a wireless router so it could piggyback on the cell phone signal.

Sounds like a midnight acquisition. Just check for camera surveillance.

 

[WorkFE]

Ah the good old days. wassup

budweiser wassup - YouTube


Thanks for all the memories folks.

 

[jkenjohnson]

This is a little off topic, but I was in a meeting not too long ago and a private contractor said "the only good thing the Federal Government did was switch to self adhesive postage stamps". There were about 4 feds, 3 state people and 4 or five private contractors in the meeting.

 

[WorkFE]

You have to admit, self adhesive postage stamps, was a great Idea. :laugh:

 

[jkenjohnson]

You have to admit, self adhesive postage stamps, was a great Idea. :laugh:

True. But he was a real jackass.

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

"Here, let me get that door for you Miss/Ma'am"

Thank you

Please

Sir

Ma'am

 

[k0nkuzh0n]

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