And if they didn't pick up, that was it. You were done. No messages. No way to know if they knew you'd called.
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and knowing the names of the moms and dads of your friends so you could politely ask to talk with your friends
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Dialtones. Only landlines have dialtones.
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Leaving the Nintendo on for days because you couldn't save your game.
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Sitting by your home phone all day -- not even getting up to go to the bathroom -- waiting for your boyfriend to call.
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We used to play outside in the street with the other neighbor kids.
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There was an electoral college that allowed a minority of voters to elect 45, whose name is not spoken even to this day.
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How much time it took cruising around and find those friends you wanted to hang out with.
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Landline phones with extra long cords for privacy in your own room.
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There once was a time when there was no 911 to dial for emergencies. You had to look up the police, fire, or ambulance in the phone book - where the numbers (yes, each one had different numbers) were printed on the first page in big type.
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@khayadlanga Before there were answering machines. And waiting at home for a call.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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And knowing their numbers by heart. And still remembering those numbers today!
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There was a time long ago, the only way to reheat was on the stove top or in the oven.
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Having to get out of your chair to change the channel or adjust the volume.
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What's a home phone?
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what's a home phone?
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Waiting impatiently for Mom/Dad/sister/brother to get off the phone so the line is available should a potential BF be trying to call YOU, because if your BF calls and the line is used, he’d get the dreaded busy signal and he MAY NOT KEEP CALLING YOU & GIVE UP & CALL ANOTHER GIRL!
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Or walking over knocking on a door to see if they are home
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that there WERE home phones...
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Knocking on your friends' doors to see if they want to hang out.
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