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“9 saw the first direct-dialed long-distance telephone call, between New York and San Francisco. Of course, back in that primitive era the parties had to speak to each other manually; today one or both ends of the conversation would be carried on by a machine.”

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Author:Dave Barry

“What I like best about the telephone is that it keeps you in touch with people, particularly people who want to sell you magazine subscriptions in the middle of the night.”

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Author:Dave Barry

“One son appears in stereo - a transistor in one ear and the phone in the other.”

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Book:The Erma Bombeck Collection: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

Source: The Erma Bombeck Collection: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

“Last year I gave seventy-four phone hours to soliciting baked goods for the Bake-A-Rama. I was named Top Call Girl by the League.”

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Book:Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession

Source: Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession

“Phone are wonderful instruments, but I wouldn't want our daughter to marry one.”

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Book:Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!

Source: Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!

“[Answering the phone] Hello, this is a recording, you've dialed the right number, now hang up and don't do it again.”

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Author:Frank Sinatra

“I am absolutely sick unto death of hearing people say - they all say this; it must be Item One on the curriculum in Trend College - "I just hate to talk to a machine!" They say this as though it is a major philosophical position, as opposed to a description of a minor neurosis. My feeling is, if you have a problem like this, you shouldn't go around trumpeting it; you should stay home and practice talking to a machine you can feel comfortable with, such as your Water Pik, until you are ready to assume your place in modern society.”

“Since I've made it to 87 so far, obviously my two kids and my seven grandchildren haven't been too hard on me. On the other hand, the fact that I have an unlisted phone number and move a lot might have something to do with it.”

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Book:How to live to be 100--or more: the ultimate diet, sex, and exercise book

Source: How to live to be 100--or more: the ultimate diet, sex, and exercise book

“I wish I was a phone machine. I wish if I saw somebody on the street I didn't want to talk to I could just go, "Excuse me, I'm not here right now, If you just leave a message, I can walk away."”

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Author:Jerry Seinfeld

“Tell me about yourself - your struggles, your dreams, your telephone number.”

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Author:Peter Arno

“As expected, you get his machine. Someday, even the "call of nature" will be answered by a machine.”

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Author:Tom Robbins

“I don't even like hearing my own voice on an answering machine.”

Voice My Own Machines Hearing Answering Machines

Author:China Chow

“It's great to just disappear, grab a suitcase, switch the answering machine on and just go somewhere else.”

Machines Disappear Somewhere Else Suitcases Answering Machines

Author:Dido Armstrong

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