I would call and tell the number for them to call back, hang up, wait

Feb 21, 2020
1:25:15pm

Duke Silver All-American

10 seconds, then pick up the phone when they called.

Those were the good old days before technology complete took over everyone’s lives.

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Duke Silver

Previous username: Marshmallow Matey
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Messages

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Time

Yes this was our real life in the day.

Soupie Grandma Sycamore

2/21/20 1:20pm

I'd go back to that world if I could.

mokelembembe

2/21/20 1:22pm

One thing that really sucked though was being like 14 in high school....

mokelembembe

2/21/20 2:09pm

ItsBob Wehadababyitsaboy

4th and Niner

2/21/20 1:23pm

The best was that my dad had a collect business number

4th and Niner

2/21/20 1:26pm

And we used to memorize many of the numbers we called.

Crowgar

2/21/20 1:23pm

People would call me the human rolladex. Now no one knows what that is.

Soupie

2/21/20 1:24pm

I would call and tell the number for them to call back, hang up, wait

Duke Silver

2/21/20 1:25pm

I honestly don't know my kids numbers. I use the phone contacts and history

mudpupper

2/21/20 1:32pm

667 6746 the girlfriend i met at youth conference that dumped me 42 years ago.

zephyr

2/21/20 1:48pm

Hard one to forget!

Crowgar

2/21/20 4:36pm

3504-my girlfriend's # in Star Valley Wyo-I called it enough now she's my wife

osbooks

2/21/20 5:31pm

1-800-366-2255: the phone # for the Sprint phone card I used to carry. Still...

BleedCougarBlue2

2/21/20 7:49pm

And the evolution of missionary sacrifices! In the mid 1800’s, men were asked to leave their families to preach in..

Crowgar

2/21/20 1:28pm

Truth. This was part of my daily commute.

frontrowcougar

2/21/20 1:34pm

This. Also, that heart-racing moment when you had the phone number

Philosoraptor

2/21/20 1:47pm

That heart-racing feeling hasn't changed at all. Maybe not everyone calls on

InterglutealCleft

2/21/20 1:54pm

Except today you might meet them online and send her a doctored-up photograph

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