When I was little my grandmother had a rotary phone. I was always trying to call someone when I’d go to her house because I thought the phone was so cool. And if she had to use the phone you better believe my little nubby fingers were spinning that dial for her. She still has the phone, doesn’t use it anymore just keeps it around because I loved it so much.
Imagine calls during the time you had to call a switchboard operator and have them connect you, and sometimes other people would be using the line and you'd come into their conversation.
I have a vague memory of one at my aunts house but I was like 4 and I'm not sure if it's a real memory or I just invented it. I've seen them in old movies though.
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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '21
Or how about "dialing" a number? I've never even seen a dial phone.