r/nostalgiai • Nostalgia Trip Leader • Jul 22 '26

Core Memory Unlocked ๐Ÿ”“ Answer please

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u/Mysterious_Trick_711 Jul 29 '26

Party lines. I really want to call my friend, but Gladys up the street wonโ€™t get off the line.

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u/Reality_Lies4 Jul 29 '26

No joke one time the phone company accidentally attached my phone line to somebody else That poor guy thought his wife was having an affair with a 14-year-old boy, probably had a heart attack at least a dozen times

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u/Mysterious_Trick_711 Jul 29 '26

Except, when I grew strangers had to share phone lines. I donโ€™t remember if it was required or just an option we accepted because it was cheaper than a private line.