The 1st phone in our home that I remember was wood and hung on the wall. Everybody could listen in (and did). I now have it hanging on my office wall as a reminder of my past.
Gawd, all those shapes and sizes and colors phone usta come in. . .think of all the romantic movie scenes with phones in them. . .Meet Me in St. Louis. . .Pillow Talk. . .Bells Are Ringing. . .cell phones just aren’t. . .photogenic. . .
Nothing stays the same. When we were kids the party line and crank wall phones and the phone Robert Stack held both pieces with one hand as Elliot Ness on the ‘Untouchables’ were old. We had letter prefixes for phone numbers, (MAnsfield 6- 4564) no area code yet. Dial, then touch tone push button, the ‘Princess Phone’. I had a calculator made by Sharp that had a phone dialer built in using the dial tones into the speaker of a non touch tone phone. But today’s kids would find the ‘brick’ cell phone as ancient too, and likely the Motorola Star Tac flip phone. And I had `em all.
Had a phone, on the wall, that was dial when I was a kid. You had to actually take time to dial (where the term comes from) the number that you were calling.
Sorry, but if you’re just going to repeat “it’s a phone” over and over again, you’re the problem, not the “ignorant children.” The history of telecommunications is fascinating, and if you talk about it, they’ll learn something and be less ignorant. But, if you just repeat the same fact without any clarification or context, you’re just mean-spiritedly making fun of them.
Well since Grandma knows about the early phones, and different ones following, AND how to make hem make calls, as well as the latest smart phones…. I guess that makes her a LOT smarter than the little think-THEY-know-it-alls, and are smarter than Grandma!
sergioandrade Premium Member about 1 month ago
Both Luann and Grand Avenue have strips today about old tech.
markkahler52 about 1 month ago
The stuff that’s gone obsolete in just the past 30 years!! Unreal!
walt1968pat Premium Member about 1 month ago
The 1st phone in our home that I remember was wood and hung on the wall. Everybody could listen in (and did). I now have it hanging on my office wall as a reminder of my past.
Darryl Heine about 1 month ago
Next time show an iPhone!
Dogtreat Premium Member about 1 month ago
Grandma is a Plugger.
1953Baby about 1 month ago
Gawd, all those shapes and sizes and colors phone usta come in. . .think of all the romantic movie scenes with phones in them. . .Meet Me in St. Louis. . .Pillow Talk. . .Bells Are Ringing. . .cell phones just aren’t. . .photogenic. . .
timinwsac Premium Member about 1 month ago
Now explain to her how to use it.
dbrucepm about 1 month ago
she should know what a record is, they’ve made a comeback. even Walmart sells vinyl again.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 1 month ago
Everyone who recognizes Kate’s phone feels as old as her reading this strip
ncorgbl about 1 month ago
Nothing stays the same. When we were kids the party line and crank wall phones and the phone Robert Stack held both pieces with one hand as Elliot Ness on the ‘Untouchables’ were old. We had letter prefixes for phone numbers, (MAnsfield 6- 4564) no area code yet. Dial, then touch tone push button, the ‘Princess Phone’. I had a calculator made by Sharp that had a phone dialer built in using the dial tones into the speaker of a non touch tone phone. But today’s kids would find the ‘brick’ cell phone as ancient too, and likely the Motorola Star Tac flip phone. And I had `em all.
metagalaxy1970 about 1 month ago
Had a phone, on the wall, that was dial when I was a kid. You had to actually take time to dial (where the term comes from) the number that you were calling.
Brilliant_Birdie about 1 month ago
Nowadays, almost everything has a screen!
sperry532 about 1 month ago
I gave up calling it a “phone”. Now it’s just my mobile.
dlkrueger33 about 1 month ago
I actually laughed at loud at this today. Thanks.
cuzinron47 about 1 month ago
It’s so much that you’re old, they are just less informed.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member about 1 month ago
Sorry, but if you’re just going to repeat “it’s a phone” over and over again, you’re the problem, not the “ignorant children.” The history of telecommunications is fascinating, and if you talk about it, they’ll learn something and be less ignorant. But, if you just repeat the same fact without any clarification or context, you’re just mean-spiritedly making fun of them.
WILLIAM "THE STINGER" HOLLIFIELD about 1 month ago
silly Katie Bear
eddi-TBH about 1 month ago
We Boomers keep booming.
suelou about 1 month ago
Well since Grandma knows about the early phones, and different ones following, AND how to make hem make calls, as well as the latest smart phones…. I guess that makes her a LOT smarter than the little think-THEY-know-it-alls, and are smarter than Grandma!
jhpeanut about 1 month ago
I do not miss party lines.