Had that happen in an elevator. Elevator call boxes have a phone line for emergencies.
RING!
(pushes button)
“Hello?”
“Hello, who is this?”
“This is an elevator.”
“No, seriously, who is this?”
“No, seriously, this is an elevator.”
(Everyone in the elevator starts laughing)
“OMG… this really is an elevator!”
“Well, yeah, that’s what I told you.”
“How are you talking to me?”
“The call box started ringing so I pushed the button.”
“Um, OK, can you hang up now?”
“Well, there’s no real phone, just a button and a speaker, so I think you have to hang up.”
(CLICK)
In a public school that had is own number, a harmless prank people used to pull was to dial the payphone’s own number then immediately hang up and dash off. It would then ring and confuse the person who was nearest.
I answered a ringing payphone, just like in the movies.
Had that happen in an elevator. Elevator call boxes have a phone line for emergencies.
RING!
(pushes button)
“Hello?”
“Hello, who is this?”
“This is an elevator.”
“No, seriously, who is this?”
“No, seriously, this is an elevator.”
(Everyone in the elevator starts laughing)
“OMG… this really is an elevator!”
“Well, yeah, that’s what I told you.”
“How are you talking to me?”
“The call box started ringing so I pushed the button.”
“Um, OK, can you hang up now?”
“Well, there’s no real phone, just a button and a speaker, so I think you have to hang up.”
(CLICK)
In a public school that had is own number, a harmless prank people used to pull was to dial the payphone’s own number then immediately hang up and dash off. It would then ring and confuse the person who was nearest.
You just unlocked a memory here.
Is that how they found you, Nemo?
What did it say? Don’t leave us hanging, goddamnit!
I was in a train station, a woman was looking for her skateboarder son who was supposed to be waiting for the next train. He wasn’t there.