555 telephone numbers are not entirely non-existent.
According to Wikipedia:
“Only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use; the other numbers have been reserved for actual assignment.
555 use is restricted only in North America. In 1994, cartoonist Gary Larson’s The Far Side included a panel with graffiti of a 555 number by which prank calls could be made to Satan. In Australia, 555 was at the time a standard exchange, and the Australian owner of the number became the subject of harassment, launching an unsuccessful lawsuit against Larson and his syndicate for defamation.
The 555 exchange is not reserved in area codes used for toll-free phone numbers. This led to the video game The Last of Us accidentally including the number to a phone-sex operator in the game."
The telephone letters for 5 are JKL. Back when telephone exchanges had names it was difficult to come up with a name starting with 2 of those letters, so the combination was never used..
Pharmakeus Ubik about 3 years ago
Al is both fictional and delusional, so…double bonus score?
descabro about 3 years ago
He’s about to be offered a fictional warranty for his delusional car.
kartis about 3 years ago
He’s talking to Jenny. She’s at 555-867-5309.
katzenbooks45 about 3 years ago
Rikki, don’t lose that number.
Jefano Premium Member about 3 years ago
555 telephone numbers are not entirely non-existent.
According to Wikipedia:
“Only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use; the other numbers have been reserved for actual assignment.
555 use is restricted only in North America. In 1994, cartoonist Gary Larson’s The Far Side included a panel with graffiti of a 555 number by which prank calls could be made to Satan. In Australia, 555 was at the time a standard exchange, and the Australian owner of the number became the subject of harassment, launching an unsuccessful lawsuit against Larson and his syndicate for defamation.
The 555 exchange is not reserved in area codes used for toll-free phone numbers. This led to the video game The Last of Us accidentally including the number to a phone-sex operator in the game."
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
I’ve used 555-1212 as my phone number on forms many times.
cuzinron47 about 3 years ago
He doesn’t want to give his real number for everyone to see.
tcviii Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The telephone letters for 5 are JKL. Back when telephone exchanges had names it was difficult to come up with a name starting with 2 of those letters, so the combination was never used..