Capturing with Cell Phones
A robber in Pennsylvania approached a convenience store clerk with wallet in hand as though he were buying something. When the register was opened, he grabbed the cash and ran, …
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Telephone Tag- Fax
Many executives and office workers identify telephone tag as the number one time waster in their workday. You call Bill and leave a message. Then Bill returns your call but …
Read More Memory Redial
Have you ever noticed the key pad on a telephone is arranged backward from the keypad on a calculator? That’s because phone keypads descended from rotary phones which had 7-8-9 …
Read More Do Not Call List
I once saw a list of humorous replies to give telemarketers. One of them I remember was, “I’m sorry John isn’t here right now, he’s serving time in the state …
Read More Truthfulness and Telephones
You’re busy working on a project to help someone when the phone rings. You suspect it might be someone you just don’t have time to talk to. So you have …
Read More 100 Penguins- Communication
A truck driver was delivering 100 penguins to the zoo when his truck broke down. He quickly flagged down a passing truck and said, Here’s $500, take these penguins to …
Read More Phone Books
In February 1878, the first telephone book was published in New Haven, Connecticut. It was one page long and had fifty names in it. Phone books have certainly come a …
Read More Telephone Tactics
You know you’re getting old if you can remember when phones had wires on them and TV’s had antennas. Cordless is an increasingly popular way to operate. While most of …
Read More Using Cell Phones Creatively
A man got his wife a new cell phone for their anniversary. The next day she was shopping when her phone rang. “So how do you like your new phone …
Read More Wasting Other People’s Time
Have you ever noticed that whenever someone is in front of you in the “10 items or less” checkout line at the grocery store, and they have 20 items, they …
Read More Grease Fires and Telephones
I would not believe this story if I had not heard it from a reputable source. But I once learned of a lady who was fixing supper when a grease …
Read More World’s First Answering Machine
Joseph Zimmerman of Brookfield, WI died recently at the age of 92. But he left behind a significant invention. In 1948, when the Army Signal Corps veteran couldn’t afford a …
Read More Tripping Over a Chordless Phone
Perhaps you heard about the man who was so clumsy he managed to trip over his cordless phone. Most of us aren’t that clumsy but we could benefit from switching …
Read More Micky Mouse Counterfeit
Have you ever seen a counterfeit $20 bill that was pink and had Mickey Mouse’s picture on it? Of course not. Counterfeiters want to make their product look as much …
Read More Phone Tag Solutions
In today’s world of so-called advanced communications, many people identify “telephone tag” as their biggest time waster. When you leave a phone message on someone’s voice mail or answering machine, …
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