tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post4784835087160980529..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Caption This 87carmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-54926514999003988232008-09-13T11:35:00.000-04:002008-09-13T11:35:00.000-04:00in light of 9/11 this week AND attending a funeral...in light of 9/11 this week AND attending a funeral on 9/11 for a sheriff's deputy... i can't help but have this thought in my mind.. <BR/><BR/>GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTENJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666389601099570500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-25443302588049059722008-09-12T22:59:00.000-04:002008-09-12T22:59:00.000-04:00A phone JUST like this is used in the old house my...A phone JUST like this is used in the old house my mother in law grew up in and is now a summer home in NS. when I first started visiting the house over 20 years ago, there was a 3 family party line attached to it. Everyone had their own "ring."<BR/><BR/>Rotary Resusitation<BR/><BR/>Ringing in the Past.<BR/><BR/>Dialing into Time<BR/><BR/>Basic Black<BR/><BR/>Call Waitingawarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-25132556224919020792008-09-12T16:54:00.000-04:002008-09-12T16:54:00.000-04:00The Warden could see no need to get a newer phone....The Warden could see no need to get a newer phone.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The 'sign-up now and get a free phone' offer fell short of their expectations<BR/><BR/><BR/>do-do-dee...<BR/>"634-5789...is no longer in service"davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285911459130664684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-44619192723156947732008-09-12T00:24:00.000-04:002008-09-12T00:24:00.000-04:00I'll take a little help from Jimmy Buffet here, Ca...I'll take a little help from Jimmy Buffet here, Carmi...."If the phone doesn't ring, it's me" ;DDDD<BR/><BR/>I am loving the current theme on your blog..........i am still to catch up on all the images i missed.....shall pay a visit again ....soon ..till then, take care :)Chica, Cienna, and Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075584587849773235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-74619929364496897542008-09-10T15:51:00.000-04:002008-09-10T15:51:00.000-04:00thanks for the mench."Brrrrrring...Yip yip yip yip...thanks for the mench.<BR/><BR/>"Brrrrrring...Yip yip yip yip yip yip Brrrrring...."mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495239016270022360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-19556286628514850642008-09-09T23:30:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for the menschen, Carmi!Wow, though, I have...Thanks for the menschen, Carmi!<BR/><BR/>Wow, though, I have no caption (the ones submitted all rock beyond what I could come up with). But I can HEAR the sounds of this phone as my finger dialed (especially those 0's!) and feel the plastic as I did...<BR/><BR/>I can even hear the clicking sounds these phones made as we dialed the numbers. <BR/><BR/>Being one with perfect pitch, the advent of the push-button "dial" was fun for me - I could listen to someone punching in numbers and figure out whose number it was. Still can - only most of the time, it's a totally useless skill. It used to make my mother double-take when I'd say, "oh, calling Daddy at work?" (we had a volume control on the handset for my siblings with the hearing losses so the tones were VERY audible to me)<BR/><BR/>Those WERE the days!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for evoking the memories...as usual.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505435869876658799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-18532537492531763432008-09-09T10:27:00.000-04:002008-09-09T10:27:00.000-04:00Interesting photo once again, Carmi...Sometimes I ...Interesting photo once again, Carmi...<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I get soundtrack ideas and not really a caption:<BR/><BR/>The phone rings... each ring resonates through a long empty, blue hallway whose floors are lined with flat tiles...<BR/><BR/>and no one answers.Nestor Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137268699982076705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-9768779807727708972008-09-08T20:58:00.000-04:002008-09-08T20:58:00.000-04:00Carmi,"After hours of studying phone-etics, Cletus...Carmi,<BR/>"After hours of studying phone-etics, Cletus still managed to fail English."<BR/>("That's unpossible!")<BR/><BR/>"Ringey" the phone pined away for John Lannigan ever since 'Dialing for Dollars' was cancelled.<BR/>P.S. Superhost (Supe to his friends)has sadly passed away.<BR/><BR/>BradleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1236292187440288472008-09-08T20:47:00.000-04:002008-09-08T20:47:00.000-04:00Hello Carmi,Thanks for the mention!One more Captio...Hello Carmi,<BR/>Thanks for the mention!<BR/>One more Caption from me:<BR/><BR/>"Rotary Club"<BR/><BR/>TerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-16522439188760637672008-09-08T18:31:00.000-04:002008-09-08T18:31:00.000-04:00Lo-fidelity all stars.Lo-fidelity all stars.HRH Courtney, Queen of Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019876055788862713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-12561628269595461852008-09-08T17:25:00.000-04:002008-09-08T17:25:00.000-04:00Terri, this is so true. I have a whole collection ...Terri, this is so true. I have a whole collection of photos of my boys where they've got the posture of the new generation - heads down, attention captured by the tiny electronic device in their hands, thumbs doing the "talking." The hunched-over look seems like a step backward on the evolutionary scale.spwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765425638535528883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-7207071884339143992008-09-08T14:38:00.000-04:002008-09-08T14:38:00.000-04:00Aren't you glad you use "dial." Don't you wish ev...Aren't you glad you use "dial." Don't you wish everyone did?Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288134700542902198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-35499053457473049232008-09-08T12:43:00.000-04:002008-09-08T12:43:00.000-04:00Hi Carmi!Thanks so much for the Honorable Menschen...Hi Carmi!<BR/>Thanks so much for the Honorable Menschen! I feel so honored. <BR/><BR/>So nothing really clever comes to me for this photo.<BR/><BR/>Maybe..<BR/>"On hold...for about 30 years..."MamaCta!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10500392511466062266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-71073976581760364322008-09-08T11:55:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:55:00.000-04:00"No, I don't want to hear about how good your life..."No, I <I>don't</I> want to hear about how good your life was before 'The Clapper'."<BR/><BR/>"You know, one day we'll look back on this and laugh."<BR/><BR/>"Call history."<BR/><BR/>"Don't laugh. Someday it'll happen to you too."Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-75435376512872024142008-09-08T09:54:00.000-04:002008-09-08T09:54:00.000-04:00The lights are on and no one's home.The lights are on and no one's home.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934050541589102652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-85221158474492100832008-09-08T09:07:00.000-04:002008-09-08T09:07:00.000-04:00Gracias Carmi! I was so excited and surprised to ...Gracias Carmi! I was so excited and surprised to win. Thanks for your kind words about my blog. :)sealaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337427103153575286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-83164870407492782782008-09-08T06:59:00.000-04:002008-09-08T06:59:00.000-04:00Hello Carmi!"Wattson, come here I need you.""Call ...Hello Carmi!<BR/>"Wattson, come here I need you."<BR/><BR/>"Call waiting."<BR/><BR/>"Avon calling."<BR/><BR/>"Call display."<BR/><BR/>spwriter: Parents may have strong index fingers, but kids today have strong thumbs from text messaging.<BR/>TerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-17483891243648783692008-09-08T01:29:00.000-04:002008-09-08T01:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for the menschen! Before I read your descr...Thanks for the menschen! Before I read your description of where this came from, I was thinking:<BR/><BR/>old school<BR/><BR/><BR/>I remember using these, especially how you had to wait for the dial to return to its "start" position before you could dial another number. Some numbers were quicker to dial than others. Ones with lots of zeros and nines seemed to take forever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-24395615525139824032008-09-08T01:04:00.000-04:002008-09-08T01:04:00.000-04:00for whom the bell tollsfor whom the bell tollsbarbie2behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572224850124869618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-37917365001407345702008-09-07T23:20:00.000-04:002008-09-07T23:20:00.000-04:00Wide ReceiverWayback MachineSpin ZoneRe: DialConve...Wide Receiver<BR/><BR/>Wayback Machine<BR/><BR/>Spin Zone<BR/><BR/>Re: Dial<BR/><BR/>Conversation Piece <BR/><BR/>To use, lift handset, use finger or pencil to dial number, place top portion next to your ear and lower portion near your mouth, then hold cord in hand and twist it around your finger absentmindedly while talking. <BR/><BR/>iPhone .002 feature list: Makes calls, receives them. That's it. Maximum range, approximately 8 feet, maybe 9 if you're lucky.<BR/><BR/>Why our parents have much stronger index fingers than we do.<BR/><BR/>Tethercall<BR/><BR/>Hear here.spwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00765425638535528883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-44502742155947041282008-09-07T21:26:00.000-04:002008-09-07T21:26:00.000-04:00"If the lights go out...call me!"Switching to dial..."If the lights go out...call me!"<BR/><BR/>Switching to dial up?<BR/><BR/>(to your youngest child who is looking bewildered)..."The one on the left is a phone. Those other things are called light switches."Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05580107867795473557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-69002203374823066802008-09-07T19:49:00.000-04:002008-09-07T19:49:00.000-04:00"1973 calling""1973 calling"kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com