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On this day in 1963...

16 Nov 2008
...the first touch-tone telephone was introduced. When I get frustrated with this modern world, I can usually make myself smile by imagining what text messaging would be like using a rotary dial.



It's obvious that as I grow older I become more easily amused.

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Posted by Jim O. on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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