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Old 11-24-2024, 10:29pm   #81
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I think Kewl was referencing when he was a teenager he would pick up the phone & ask the operator to connect him with his friend with phone #64, etc.
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With cell phones, Face Time, Signal, etc. every call is a person-to-person call.
And no one calls the operator.

p.s. that was a fun game as a kid.
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And no one calls the operator.


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The last time I called the operator was to get my nickel back.
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The last time I called the operator was to get my nickel back.
You may be the only one who likes Nickelback.
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The last time I called the operator was to get my nickel back.
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You may be the only one who likes Nickelback.
Nope, just like a nickel back.

The band sucks.
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I think Kewl was referencing when he was a teenager he would pick up the phone & ask the operator to connect him with his friend with phone #64, etc.
Many years ago () when I started in the business at 30 East 40th St. NYC the building not only had 3 elevators with operators (3 women...Lottie,Jean & Marge) but also had a one woman switchboard like that in the lobby
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Explains the Canadian faggotry.
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Not his fault, Australian plane boarding starts from down under
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looks fake to me
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looks fake to me
Not to anyone who understands how a person will look in free fall, especially how an untrained person will fall.
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So ,how would a "trained person" fall then ?
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Old 11-26-2024, 9:50pm   #98
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Belly first.
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October 11th 1963 ~ Twilight Zone aired an Episode " Nightmare at 20,000 Feet "

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June 24th, 1983 ~ Almost 20 Years Later, This Episode was Rehashed as Part of Major Motion Picture Twilight Zone the Movie

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With Lithgow in Shatner's Role ~ 1 of 4 Rehashed Episodes
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Belly first.
Well, all I can think of to say is....good to know
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