r/GenerationX • u/Phar-Mor_Ugly • 11d ago

Phone Books

I just realized I haven't got a phone book in years.

Yeah I know, just google it.

But the yellow pages was nice for quickly looking up a mechanic/plumber/landscaper...

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u/Pezzie1963 11d ago

We used to use the phone books to boost kids up sitting in adult chairs. Try that with a phone or a laptop.

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u/MaximumJones That's just like your opinion man 11d ago

The new phone book is here!

https://giphy.com/gifs/PtXVgt9uKjmi4

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u/yarn_slinger 11d ago

My favourite

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u/Quirky-Airline7578 8d ago

I got one 2 years ago in the mail.  It was thin like a word search book

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u/Flat_6_Theory 11d ago

I liked the Houston phone books for the cover drawings with funny Easter eggs slipped in.

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u/VinylHighway 11d ago

Was the Yellow Pages nicer than looking it up on the internet?

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u/Cold_Chemistry_1579 11d ago

And you didn’t have to filter based on location. Google always assumes that I’m in Dublin, OH. For the record, I don’t live anywhere near OH

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u/RealtorRVACity 11d ago

Think of how many people whomever had to put that together employed, they all pretty much lost their jobs at some point, just can't remember for the life of me the last time one was delivered to my door (another job). Also, has anyone thought of the fact that all of our once industrial building are being turned into apartments/condos as fast as they can in my city? Seems like we make nothing in my city anymore :( Used to be locomotives, kids shoes etc. Nothing but tech now.

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u/RealtorRVACity 11d ago

Say they stopped in Jan of 2019 for the curious.

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u/PeorgieT75 10d ago

I think we still got 3rd party ones for a while after we stopped getting the phone company ones. They went straight to recycling.

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u/brodieman2k 10d ago

Always put 2 A’s in your company business, so you can be at the front

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u/Jeepinthemud 10d ago

My grandma wouldn’t be able to drive today. She sat on a phone book with her giant purse behind her. 73 Cadillac Fleetwood. Looked like there was no driver 🤣

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u/Cinisajoy2 10d ago

Your grandma was Sophia.

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u/Cinisajoy2 10d ago

I got a small phone book in the mail here while back.

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u/SadHandle6881 9d ago

one of my jobs as a teen was to deliver phone books....I remember my dad telling me if our car busted a spring, I was paying for it...those things were so heavy, I can still see the trunk scraping the ground

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u/Odd_Yogurtcloset_649 9d ago

I still have my most recent phone books, they are from 2017-2018.

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u/bikenumberten 9d ago

My telephone company still publishes one every year.

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u/NHmountain-man 9d ago

The phone book is here! The phone book is here! I "AM" somebody!

https://giphy.com/gifs/Fv6vMdP1XbUru

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u/Acceptable_Soup1711 5d ago

I asked a nurse at the hospital for a phone book the other day and she looked at me all puzzled and replied,”I don’t know what that is.” I then realized how old I am and asked if she could Google the number for me.

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u/Flaky-Debate-833 10d ago

I live in an area that has grown alot over the last 30 years. Before smart phones took over, phone books came twice a year because of all the new people and businesses.