• ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    And with every call you knew someone else could be listening in from another phone in the house. What a nightmare

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 day ago

      My conversations were short though. “Is Austin home?”.

      Parents - He went over to Bryan’s a few hours ago

      “Alright, thank you Sir”

      Parent - Make sure he’s home for dinner and tell him he has to mow the lawn tomorrow or he’s gonna get it

      “Yes Sir”

      -End call

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        11 hours ago

        Wait until you learn about party lines!

        So take the horror of a sibling or parent picking up, and add all the neighbors in your area!

        And yes, people absolutely did used to just sit and listen. So just like today!!

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        24 hours ago

        that’s literally not any different from now, It’s just that different people are listening. and they are guaranteed to be listening nowadays.

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      21 hours ago

      You could usually tell though. There would be a tiny click when the other phone was picked up, or the voice on the other end sounded kinda hollow or distant. Mom’s bedroom phone had a mute button. You could hold that down, pick up like a ninja.