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[–] 78 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Oh, they are phones... Scrolling fast can be confusing.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Modern phones for a modern woman.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    It's a shame they don't come with vibrate mode.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    l thought they were bad dragons for a moment

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  • [–] 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Those holes at the tip seem really hard to clean. Or maybe those are waterjets? Jokes aside, yes toys probably werent that common back then but it still looks pretty phallic shaped and I cant believe the designers didnt do this on purpose.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    “The Dial in the Base ‘Comes to You!’”

    Why?

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  • [–] 21 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    A normal phone was split in two and the dial was on the main unit while the handset was cord attached and «with you», not on the desk

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Right. But would you want to keep the dial with you? After you’ve started the call on a rotary phone, there’s no more dialing necessary

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Perhaps you move the phone to the coffee table before you get comfy on the sofa, or you want to hang up and make a second call.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    And if you needed to dial while on the phone, then you would probably prefer it to be separate so you can see what you are dialing while still talking. I guess it means you wouldn't have to keep the base in an easily usable spot though.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago*

    I thought this was interesting, from Wikipedia:

    As the Bell System did not permit the operation of third-party equipment on their network, the Ericofon could only be used by independent telephone companies in the United States. North Electric in Galion, Ohio, manufactured the Ericofon for the North American independent market.

    Also known as the “cobra phone

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

    Looks interesting, but it's probably not comfortable to use

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    Flared base. Approved.

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

    An old boss of mine collected them, and used one as part of his desk set. Apparently they were notoriously poorly made, and broke all the time even when new. You ended the call by setting it back down on your desk or table, which depressed a button.

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

    Read the grey as Persian orgy. Should go back to sleep

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    We had the Taj Mahal

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Delightfully phallic

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