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I acquired and old bakelite phone today and in the process of stripping it down for cleaning, hidden in the bottom draw, neatly folded and concealed within the card for the telephone area codes was this letter:

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Can anyone remember the number you dialed for the speaking clock back in 1953?
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westoelad wrote: Can anyone remember the number you dialed for the speaking clock back in 1953?
Possibly 846, but that's just a guess. :D
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Possibly 846, but that's just a guess. :D[/quote]

You have one of the five digits correct but not in the right place! :cry:
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T.I.M
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STUPID YOU ARE.................

BREED YOU SHOULD NOT!
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brian c wrote:T.I.M
With a dial phone that equates to 846 which I thought it was, seems I was wrong though. :?
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I must admit I did not know the number and was quite surprised when I saw it:

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Something you either knew or not I guess :P
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westoelad wrote:I must admit I did not know the number and was quite surprised when I saw it:
Something you either knew or not I guess :P
Well we all know now. :D
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