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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:51 PM
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In 1878, the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names.
I love Snapple Fun Facts. This was #170.
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Parrcrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:53 PM
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how many people were on the internet?
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:54 PM
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2. That's a good question!
:P
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Mabus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 08:06 PM
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10. Which of the internets?
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Parrcrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 08:08 PM
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11. this one
or maybe that one.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 08:10 PM
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13. I say it was this one
:P
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:53 PM
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1. Any chance someone will get you a life for Xmas ?

:-)
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:54 PM
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4. Shit, I forgot to put that on my list!
:P
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:54 PM
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3. And I'm so damn old
I'm probably in it. ~sigh~
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:55 PM
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6. LOL!
Let me see....S...Yep, there you are!:P


Oh, yeah, btw, I have a copy of that phonebook!
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Gothic Sponge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:54 PM
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5. I was in that book.
I was very young!
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 07:55 PM
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7. So was skygazer!
:P
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Gothic Sponge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 08:01 PM
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8. Yes, I had skygazer's number!
It was Murryhill5-2941
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 08:02 PM
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9. Are you the one who kept calling up
And breathing heavily into the phone? Man, that used to drive me crazy especially since those calls were collect!
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Gothic Sponge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-04 08:10 PM
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12. Yes, it was me
Gothic Sponge: Operator, connect me to skygazer's house.

Operator: Who is skygazer, sir?

Gothic Sponge: That's her DU name, on the internet!

Operator: What is the internet?

Gothic Sponge: Nevermind, it hasn't been invented yet!


Did you also get my Western Union telegrams? :silly:
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