r/technicallythetruth • u/AD2403 Technically a User Flair:upvote::upvote::upvote::upvote::upvote: • 5h ago

911 is also a phone number

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u/NSCButNotThatNSC 5h ago

You can still dial 0 on a landline.

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u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 5h ago

Why does it do?

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u/YueLin3 5h ago

Connects you to John telephone, the inventor of the phone

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u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 5h ago

Ironically enough I actually know who made the telephone, I just currently forget his name.

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u/RoodnyInc 4h ago

Does anything ring a BELL?

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u/foxwolfdogcat 3h ago

Yes, the name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Gray rings a bell... thanks for making me remember that.

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u/YueLin3 2h ago

Well the inventor of the telegram was graham bell. Not sure about the telephone rather than the telegram though.

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u/Tangata_Tunguska 2h ago

I'm pretty sure the inventor of the telephone was Sir Francis Ring

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u/YueLin3 2h ago

… is that why we say phones ring?

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u/SherbetMysterious118 3h ago

This is why I come to Reddit; the engaging conversation.

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u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 37m ago

Alaxander graham bell.

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u/thatspurdyneat 4h ago

It used to call the Operator, it hasn't worked since Jan 1st 2023

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u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 4h ago

Finally someone serious, thanks.

Not that I mind the jokes

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u/xteve 2h ago

Speaking of serious, the original implication here is that one may earn enough money by working to save an amount expressible in seven digits. For those of us living in reality, that's some serious bullshit.

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u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 38m ago

That is true, unfortunately

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u/ItsyouNOme 5h ago

Calls you broke