Last call for the phone booth?
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Last call for the phone booth?
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#2“I walked past this phone booth every day with my kid when he was three years old,” Ackerman said. “And at a certain point, he said to me, ‘Why is that phone in a box?’ And I realized that he didn’t know what a phone booth was, which is so bizarre!”
I am constantly amazed at peoples lack of awareness of time. Of course a 3 year old in 2017 wouldn't know what the hell a phone booth was. How could that possibly surprise you. I bet this person also sees a celebrity they haven't seen for twenty years and then says something insightful like "wow, he looks so old!".
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#3How am I going to Hack The Planet now?
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#4“I walked past this phone booth every day with my kid when he was three years old,” Ackerman said. “And at a certain point, he said to me, ‘Why is that phone in a box?’ And I realized that he didn’t know what a phone booth was, which is so bizarre!” I am constantly amazed at peoples lack of awareness of time. Of course a 3 year old in 2017 wouldn't know what the hell a phone booth was. How could that possibly surpris…
It's easy to be dismissive until it happens to you. A friend was playing with her sister's kid and went "brrring! brrring!" to imitate a telephone call. The kid put her hand up to her ear, completely flat, and said "Hello?"
(The old way to play telephone is to answer it by putting your pinkie to your mouth and your thumb to your ear. But of course, phones haven't been shaped like that in a long time.)
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#5“I walked past this phone booth every day with my kid when he was three years old,” Ackerman said. “And at a certain point, he said to me, ‘Why is that phone in a box?’ And I realized that he didn’t know what a phone booth was, which is so bizarre!” I am constantly amazed at peoples lack of awareness of time. Of course a 3 year old in 2017 wouldn't know what the hell a phone booth was. How could that possibly surpris…
It's easy to be dismissive until it happens to you. A friend was playing with her sister's kid and went "brrring! brrring!" to imitate a telephone call. The kid put her hand up to her ear, completely flat, and said "Hello?" (The old way to play telephone is to answer it by putting your pinkie to your mouth and your thumb to your ear. But of course, phones haven't been shaped like that in a long time.)
Anecdotally, in addition, kids don't really understand the meaning of "hanging up" a phone anymore, they just hit the red button.
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#6“I walked past this phone booth every day with my kid when he was three years old,” Ackerman said. “And at a certain point, he said to me, ‘Why is that phone in a box?’ And I realized that he didn’t know what a phone booth was, which is so bizarre!” I am constantly amazed at peoples lack of awareness of time. Of course a 3 year old in 2017 wouldn't know what the hell a phone booth was. How could that possibly surpris…
People gloss over details all the time. As a case in point: it wasn't the author of the linked article written in 2017 that walked past the phone booth with his 3 year old, it was author Peter Ackerman who used it as inspiration for his childrens book. The book was published in 2010, but it's not clear when he wrote it or when he received the inspiration to do so.
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#7Can't help but be reminded of The Adventures of Pete & Pete - The Call. All revolves around a payphone out in the middle of nowhere.
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#8One ongoing use of payphones: people with cheap, pay-by-the-minute cell phone plans calling toll-free numbers for utilities, banks, etc. so they don't have to use up their airtime while they're on hold.
About two years ago I was in Chicago and noticed a well-maintained payphone. The company that operated it had even attached a decal with the toll free numbers for Comcast, Bank of America, the local electric company, etc.
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#9How am I going to Hack The Planet now?
Your choice: a refrigerator or a bathroom weigh scale.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's easy to be dismissive until it happens to you. A friend was playing with her sister's kid and went "brrring! brrring!" to imitate a telephone call. The kid put her hand up to her ear, completely flat, and said "Hello?" (The old way to play telephone is to answer it by putting your pinkie to your mouth and your thumb to your ear. But of course, phones haven't been shaped like that in a long time.)
Anecdotally, in addition, kids don't really understand the meaning of "hanging up" a phone anymore, they just hit the red button.
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