tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4822390277150502..comments2024-03-18T19:58:19.662-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: The Telephone MenaceRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-37267568534068838562011-01-02T14:43:21.855-05:002011-01-02T14:43:21.855-05:00God's greatest invention was the answering mac...God's greatest invention was the answering machine. Turn off the noisemaker and let the machines talk amongst themselves. If/when you feel curious, check the blinking light - or cover it with electrical tape...NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-49470495536002225222011-01-02T11:22:07.678-05:002011-01-02T11:22:07.678-05:00an aside for Rx... have you seen this?
If you hav...an aside for Rx... have you seen <a href="http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/" rel="nofollow">this?</a><br /><br />If you haven't, don't get lost in there.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65462998846302659952011-01-02T10:44:52.001-05:002011-01-02T10:44:52.001-05:00I stand with Roberta and Nathan. The decline of ci...I stand with Roberta and Nathan. The decline of civilization dates from Alexander Graham Bell's first impulse to fart around with electrons.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40913919547774804632011-01-02T09:55:37.263-05:002011-01-02T09:55:37.263-05:00At least with a telegram, you could physically pun...At least with a telegram, you could physically punch out the idiot who delivered it to the wrong house.<br /><br />Well, at least until they started using the phone to tell you you'd gotten a telegram, I guess.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78176461721780511312011-01-02T09:25:39.365-05:002011-01-02T09:25:39.365-05:00There are two things that I will give up only afte...There are two things that I will give up only after a large fraction of everything else: Sirius radio and call display. It doesn't stop the phone ringing, but it does generally save me the the villiany on the other end.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-26605990675934245512011-01-02T08:24:39.876-05:002011-01-02T08:24:39.876-05:00It is.
Unfortunately, it comes with the ab...It is. <br /><br /> Unfortunately, it comes with the ability for a large fraction of the world's population to get drunk, high and/or confused and make a bell ring in my home at any hour of the night or day, followed by berating me for failing to be "Rudy" or "LaKeesha." Of this aspect, I am not so fond.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-31974105257722880892011-01-02T01:42:32.905-05:002011-01-02T01:42:32.905-05:00Don't get me wrong, I'd still chip in for ...Don't get me wrong, I'd still chip in for postage to contact 911 if your average politician was drowning, but I think the ability to talk to a large fraction of the world's population real-time is pretty amazing.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com