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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: "Hold the Phone" #155865 02/19/2006 12:27 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Maybe from them early models where ear- and mouth piece were separate, so that instead of hanging (up) the receiver, you actually put down the whole phone. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "Hold the Phone" AndrewsGhost 02/18/2006 5:18 PM Re: "Hold the Phone" themilum 02/18/2006 7:24 PM Re: "Hold the Phone" AnnaStrophic 02/18/2006 7:45 PM Re: "Hold the Phone" belMarduk 02/19/2006 2:49 AM Re: "Hold the Phone" inselpeter 02/19/2006 12:27 PM Re: "Hold the Phone" Zed 02/20/2006 7:25 PM or... musick 02/20/2006 8:49 PM Re: or... Father Steve 02/20/2006 11:39 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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