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12 things the kids of today will never understand about landlines
1. Stretching the cord as far as it could go to get out of earshot of your parents
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2. And twirling it around your finger
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3. Desperately wanting a private phone for your room
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Influenced no doubt by the American kids’ shows of the 90s.
4. And roaring at anyone who dared pick up the other phone while you were on it
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Excuse me I am having a PRIVATE CONVERSATION.
5. Eventually getting a cordless phone and marvelling in being able to do laps of the house while chatting
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6. The fear of ringing the person you fancy and having their parents answer the phone
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7. Feeling the need to answer the phone by reeling off your number
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8. And learning off your friends’ house numbers too
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Bet you still remember them.
9. Having a notebook by the phone with a list of important numbers in it
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10. And being dead impressed when you could programme them into newer phones
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Isn’t that a nifty little gadget?
11. Annoying the whole family by staying on the phone for ages
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12. And basically being uncontactable once you left the house
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If people wanted to speak to you, they’d have to wait. Imagine.
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