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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 02:51 AM Original message |
How many telephones do you own? We counted, and it's astounding. |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. 2 |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Just you -- or is this TWO people? |
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vajraroshana (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. five that are plugged in... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. We got cellphones -- reluctantly -- in 2000. I didn't see the need for |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. OK I will ask |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Good question. Our new house was wired for phone and cable. |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. I have one telephone. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. You're an apartment dweller -- living alone, I presume? |
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Clintmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
5. I collect phones... |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 01:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. you want to... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Oh, Clintmax, I didn't think I'd hear from a COLLECTOR. |
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Clintmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 06:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
59. Well, here I am! |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Great photo! I'm going to email it to my husband who is still |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Oops, not for sale! They're both "touch tones" and they're now in |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
6. One n/t |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. qnr, you're one thrifty person. We've had extension phones since |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 08:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. I don't like them much (which is kind of strange, since I was in |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:23 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. We don't get too many calls, either, which is why having SO many |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. 6 Total |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. We have two in our master bedroom. We hardly ever get calls |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 08:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. It's a Combo |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. 5. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. You guys just aren't measuring up. Either that or I have one husband |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. Three |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Naw, that sounds about right for what you're doing. Not crazy at all. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Five |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. I'm trying to remember the AT&T jingle about how wonderful, and |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
18. 1 |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Bridget, you have the right idea. But you should hear the phone in |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. i love ode to joy... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Yes, it is quite a pretty tune. My cellphone has some Spanish ditty |
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geniph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
19. One in the bedroom, one in the family room, |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Phone phobia. Boy, that would have killed my career. I was one of |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. Ah! One! I work strictly on Cell |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. BINGO! I think we should be assigned a phone number at birth and |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Same here. We must just be cool yuppie types! |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. With black turtlenecks? |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Yeah. Black turtlenecks are good! Let's find one -- |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Maybe at Ikea |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Mom says that Ikea sells frozen Lutefisk now! |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:39 PM Response to Reply #43 |
71. Lutefisk? {{URP!}} I can barely tolerate salmon --- and only eat sushi |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:27 AM Response to Reply #71 |
83. Lutefisk Rules! |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 06:01 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. Um -- what can I say? "Different strokes for different folks..."???? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. And tasteful pony-tails |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
25. Three |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Oedipux Rex, you don't sound like a telephone junkie! On the other hand, |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
27. 4. Well, I could also use |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Fone Fetish! or maybe Phone Phetish! It's a new disease... |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
72. Maybe we should start a new thread for "mothers with fetishes" |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #72 |
87. She first was a cosmetologist back when |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
29. Two too many! LOL |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
33. Two.Including Cell. |
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Left_Winger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
41. One, a mobile |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
45. Including cell phones |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:38 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Oh -- oh -- OH! We need a thread for Phone-fetish! |
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SofaKingLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
46. one cell phone n/t |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:40 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Cool! I like "minimalist" men -- a nice contrast to what I've got! |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
48. hmmm let me see (clintmax - LOOK) |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:44 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. I remember the one on top (nice blanket, by the way)! Still working? |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. Yes the old black bakelite still works |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:21 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Thanks, Kali -- my husband and I like horseback riding (SEE PHOTO) |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-06-05 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
49. Counting cell phones, five. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
70. Ah-h-h, that's my husband's specialty -- electric and phone wiring. |
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auntAgonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
52. none. 2 cell phones that's all. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
54. I have one more than I want |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
55. I have 3 and one cell phone n/t |
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BamaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:51 AM Response to Original message |
56. 2 house phones, 4 cell phones |
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Lumily (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
57. Counting cell phones, we have 6. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
58. Two home phones, the fax phone, and three (four if you count our |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
60. Six phone numbers total. |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
62. Three |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
63. Let's see |
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Mr. Cigar (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
64. 1 n/t |
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ernstbass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
65. two |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
68. Zero land lines. 2 cell phones. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:45 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. I predict landlines will become a thing of the past. However, |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:00 AM Response to Reply #73 |
82. We finally ditched the land line when the line was out of order, |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
74. Ah, so you remember when having an "extension phone" was a big deal. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 06:00 PM Response to Reply #74 |
84. So, do you remember "party lines" -- where you could hear other |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
75. 4 land (including fax/phone) + 2 cell. |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
76. I have more than you... but I may be cheating. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
77. I have just one land line. |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 06:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. I hope no one ever tries to reach you in an emergency, MissB! |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
78. not a single strand of copper going into my house :D |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:20 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. I have no idea what you're talking about. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
79. One land line phone and three cellphones. |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
81. hmm...4... |
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