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[–] 85 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Or was this the first example of gurilla paid advertisement in the comments section? "How do I advertise my dental practice? I know I'll pretend I was disturbed by a telegram and they shall print my complaint! And it shall goeth viraleth"

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  • [–] 77 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Was expecting something like: "We've been trying to reach you about your horse and buggy warranty."

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    In June 1864, everyone in London was receiving telegrams about grieving widows looking for company in the neighbourhood.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Those vehicle warranty ads are so insidious. The ones I get use packaging that's typically reserved for official government mailers and sometimes include the name of a govt agency that has nothing to do with them.

    Whenever I throw one out I imagine how many elderly people must be mistaking them for govt business and getting fleeced out of their money.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Mr. Gabriel sure got his money's worth from his telegram, since we're still circulating it 159 years later.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    27 Harley Street is now an ear, nose and throat specialist with a reputation for treating people who can’t burp.

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nyc9bEz6Q9Y3FPx48?g_st=ic

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    Unsubscribe me at once, you scoundrels!

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Imagine how much better the world could have been if the editor of The Times had taken the time to have a quick word with a dentist in 1864!

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  • [+] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (14 children)
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (9 children)

    Ah, someone hasn't seen Hamilton?

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  • [+] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I like how every single reply of yours so far makes you seem like a bigger tool. It's aspirational.

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  • [+] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)
  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I also think you're a tool if it helps. Or indeed if it does not.

    I hope it doesn't, this is fun.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Thing is I'm not trying to act superior and then look like a total melon because I'm not the one that thinks that Hamilton, a famous musical, is a movie so I'm not thinking I'm the strange one here.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If I remember correctly, weren’t telegrams fairly expensive back in the day? Did the dentist get some kind of “bulk discount”?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Wow, there are actually still medical offices there.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Harley street is the most famous place in the country for (private) medical practices. Today there’s thousand of people employed in one type of medical job or another there.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Forget going back in time to kill baby Hitler... Let's get the dentist instead.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It wasn't electronic since he clearly says "placed into my hands".

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