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Tell me what it means (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago (5 children)

You could only program like 9 phone numbers on your phone because it only had 10 buttons for it and one of them was reserved for 911. All other numbers you either memorized, wrote down in a book or on cards, or dialed 411 to talk to a stranger whose job was to provide you with the contact information of people and businesses.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I utilized my skills of tiny writing from cheatsheets to fit every phone number I knew only a folded sticky note that lived in my wallet for probably 20 years before I realized it was long past being useful.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I had that on a particularly study business card. I used one of those fine-tip pens and got about 40 numbers on it. Now I talk to strangers on the internet, and the points don't matter.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Speed dial... Completely forgot about that one.

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I never got to use speed dial, but it sounds like the kind of thing I would have. Or one of those things I would’ve meant to get around to setting up but never bothered to..

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

My grandma's phone is still just 5 in my mind

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

My father literally had a digital rolodex device for keeping his phone numbers in for his early cellphones.

[–] arken@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Also, calling a number to get the exact time when you needed to set your clocks.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Or calling the movie theater and listening through the entire recorded message listing the films playing and all the times they're playing at.

[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Phones with buttons?

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that's weird. This is a telephone: