Party lines

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (CBRetriever) — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:07:22 GMT

I'm thinking most residential phones were party lines until after WWII

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Mister Yuck) — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:01:49 GMT

So apparently the 1959 comedy "Pillow Talk" featured a party line in a Manhattan apartment building. Is that possible, or were party lines only in rural areas?

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Althea Xegony) — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:30:24 GMT

Granny's never rang unless it was her phone ringing. But those damn people down at the Y? OMG! Those kids NEVER got off the phone. I still laugh at the things she would do/say to get them off the phone lol. God she was awesome.

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Tres Gay) — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:02:30 GMT

The phone company here just made the last couple dozen homes with party lines go solo. There was an uproar in the over 85 crowd until the phone company said they would give them free phones. Most of the party line folks had been renting their equipment for more than 40 years. Heh

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feeds@yuku.com (BlackCatTux) — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:21:28 GMT

They had them in rural areas when I was a kid. When my grandfather was alive, he had the only private line in the rural community where he was the local physician. The community wanted their calls to the doctor to be private. After he died, the line to his house was converted to a party line just like everybody else in that area.

Each home on a single line had a distinctive ring pattern. Maybe one short and then 2 long rings. You would only answer if it was "your" ring...

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (thesego2eleven) — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:23:54 GMT

My dad said he had one growing up, but I've never called anyone who has one.

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feeds@yuku.com (The Balloon Artist) — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:55:45 GMT

How many rohypnol do you take in your drink?

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feeds@yuku.com (TequilaVaquero) — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:51:16 GMT

Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?

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feeds@yuku.com (yahdoo) — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:39:52 GMT

who lives around here?

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feeds@yuku.com (The Balloon Artist) — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:38:01 GMT

You live around here often?

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feeds@yuku.com (yahdoo) — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:30:57 GMT

Do u believe in love at first sight or do i need to walk by again??

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feeds@yuku.com (CBRetriever) — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:29:38 GMT

two of you (those who remember phone party lines) must be even older than I am

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Althea Xegony) — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:59:21 GMT

Granny had one when I was growing up. The best thing about them? The operator would ask you for your number when you placed a long distance call, give them a different number and they never questioned the number. Granny never got nailed with any of my long distance calls. I was a bad girl.

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feeds@yuku.com (superguppie) — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:49:55 GMT

:linedances

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (ObservingEgo) — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:42:39 GMT

The yardman and his wife had one; it was sort of fascinating.

Alas...he was not able to actually use the phone, but his wife could.

When my nan lay dying in the hospital, he drove 70 miles to see
her, which was the longest sojourn of his entire existence.

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (CatNamedRudy) — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:41:36 GMT

My grandparents had a party line when I was a kid. I don't think I know anyone else who ever had one.

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Mister Yuck) — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:27:27 GMT

yes

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Althea Xegony) — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:01:58 GMT

As in more than one person/household sharing the same phone line?

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Charming Nemesis) — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:54:08 GMT

I don't have one, but I have towed one.

Re: Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (merkyl) — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:50:02 GMT

pretzeldential wrote:
reason, thought and humanity is my party

And naked children, perv.

Party lines

feeds@yuku.com (Mister Yuck) — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:17:16 GMT

Did/does anyone here have one? I was just listening to a funk classic which mentions them in the lyrics.