When I was a child, my best friend lived next door, and my room faced her house. My room was on the second floor and I rigged a can-and-string “phone” out my window.
Everyone who wrote comments about the need for the string to be tight inadvertently revealed themselves to be quite advanced in age. I doubt any kids have done this in the past 40-50 years. And yes, I made one of those devices a LONG time ago.
mccollunsky 24 days ago
Snoopy is on AOL.
iggyman 24 days ago
BTW the string has to be stretched tight to work anyway!
boniface22 24 days ago
The line must be taut or it won’t work. (Just in case any kids reading this strip are going to try the same thing).
Wren Fahel 24 days ago
When I was a child, my best friend lived next door, and my room faced her house. My room was on the second floor and I rigged a can-and-string “phone” out my window.
uniquename 24 days ago
Long string!
Brilliant_Birdie 24 days ago
Alexander Graham Bell probably didn’t have to worry about that!
ms-ss 24 days ago
The string has to be tight. Waxing it helps a lot too.
ladykat 24 days ago
LOL!
delennwen 24 days ago
This one is so cute.
Bill D. Kat Premium Member 24 days ago
Everyone who wrote comments about the need for the string to be tight inadvertently revealed themselves to be quite advanced in age. I doubt any kids have done this in the past 40-50 years. And yes, I made one of those devices a LONG time ago.
sobrown51 24 days ago
pretty sure you have to keep the line tight for it to work
Otis Rufus Driftwood 24 days ago
I think those only worked of the string was very taut.
will.pittenger1 24 days ago
The string for those “phones” only conducts sound when taut.
ca_jeffo Premium Member 23 days ago
Just stopped by to say that the string needs to be taut. I’m glad to see that eight people already made that comment…
Scoutmaster77 23 days ago
The line must be taut…
misterdan 23 days ago
Watson! Come here, I need you!
misterdan 23 days ago
Kids of today have much more sophisticated devices.
brucebernhart 23 days ago
I am delighted to see a Sunday strip! I hope there will be more!
Guy Steele Premium Member 23 days ago
“It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear— You’ve got to be carefully taut!”
Shikamoo Premium Member 23 days ago
Snoopy interference on the line.