And with every call you knew someone else could be listening in from another phone in the house. What a nightmare
My conversations were short though. “Is Austin home?”.
Parents - He went over to Bryan’s a few hours ago
“Alright, thank you Sir”
Parent - Make sure he’s home for dinner and tell him he has to mow the lawn tomorrow or he’s gonna get it
“Yes Sir”
-End call
Imagine making a phone call and knowing it might not be completely private!
that’s literally not any different from now, It’s just that different people are listening. and they are guaranteed to be listening nowadays.
Thank you for explaining the joke.
gotta ensure that anybody reading truly does understand that they do not have privacy
Yes but ruining the joke that also makes anyone who doesn’t understand a part of the joke for the rest of us to point and laugh at.
It was so elegant and you killed it!
Wait until you learn about party lines!
So take the horror of a sibling or parent picking up, and add all the neighbors in your area!
And yes, people absolutely did used to just sit and listen. So just like today!!
That’s the thing, you weren’t calling to a person, you were calling to a house.
The worst was calling to a house you hadn’t before. Either new friend or possible new love interest.
“Hi is Amanda there?”
“Whos this?” “Blah from school”
“Who? Why do you want to talk to Amanda?”
Followed by an interview of sorts to see if you’re worthy to talk to Amanda.deleted by creator
Or your friend’s prepubescent brother answers, and you start talking to him like he’s your friend because they sound similar. Then when you realise, you have to awkwardly explain your way out of it and now you’ve forgotten why you even called your friend in the first place.
Yeah, now imagine the parents being scared of talking to you! xD
Terrifying? No, that’s not how I remember it. Mildly awkward at times, though.
Smartphones. Now those I’d describe as terrifying.
