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In Northern California the number corresponded to POP-CORN, so if you wanted to know the time you called popcorn, and got a lovely lady's voice: "At the tone, t
by chickensong 2mo ago
In Northern California the number corresponded to POP-CORN, so if you wanted to know the time you called popcorn, and got a lovely lady's voice: "At the tone, the time will be...". The POP prefix was a shortcut to the phone company.
- ButlerianJihad 2mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_presence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_presence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange_names#Standardization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange_names#Stand... 76x-nnnn: POplar, POrter, ROckwell, ROger(s), SOuth(field) 411 Directory Assistance in 1978 https://youtu.be/UpsGpZ7wi9k?si=gSKP2K7WGPn-cbBj&t=60 https://youtu.be/UpsGpZ7wi9k?si=gSKP2K7WGPn-cbBj&t=60