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Postby Steve M » Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:43 pm

When folks were learning how to use new technology there were plenty of manuals to read..


http://www.retronaut.co/2012/09/how-to- ... hone-1917/


Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual.  8-)
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Re: Back in the day..

Postby expat » Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:36 am

[quote]Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual.
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Back in the day..

Postby wifesaysno » Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:36 am

[quote][quote]Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual.
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Re: Back in the day..

Postby Fozzer » Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:06 am

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Better than my wife when we were dating. After we would say 'good bye', she would start another conversation!
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Re: Back in the day..

Postby expat » Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:26 am

[quote][quote][quote]Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual.
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Back in the day..

Postby Steve M » Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:09 pm

[quote][quote][quote][quote]Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual.
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Re: Back in the day..

Postby wifesaysno » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:24 pm

[quote][quote][quote][quote][quote]Back in the very early 60's I knew an older lady who always ended her call by just hanging up. She meant no harm, she just never read the manual.
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Re: Back in the day..

Postby Webb » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:44 pm

Ahoy-hoy

n the 1870s, Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell did much development for the newly-invented telephone. Bell's preferred salutation, ahoy-hoy was derived from the nautical term "Ahoy" which in its turn is derived from Dutch "hoi" meaning "hi". A recent resurgence in the popularity of the term has resulted from its use by The Simpsons character Montgomery Burns, who often answers the telephone with the greeting of "Ahoy-hoy." The use of the now-defunct ahoy-hoy, instead of the standard "hello", is a running joke referring to Mr. Burns' very advanced age.


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Ahoy-hoy? No, you have the wrong number. This is 5246.
I suspect you need more practice working your telephone machine.
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