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andirk
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Australia's weird little time zone (2008)
Did everyone have a Time Lady? Often at phone number 853-1212 (or any last 4). They took her out to pasture some years ago.
At the tone, the Pacific Daylight Time will be...
djcapelis
on Oct 27, 2022
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In Northern California we dialed POPCORN:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/State-May-Pull-Plug-On-C...
bigiain
on Oct 27, 2022
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We used to get “At the third stroke, the time will be three fifty five and fifty seconds. <bong> <bong> <bong>“
cookie_monsta
on Oct 27, 2022
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The Australian one (1194) got shut down a while ago too but someone kept it going online. I'm pretty sure that's the original guy's voice
https://1194online.com/
dugmartin
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Growing up in Illinois in the '70s that was the "time and temperature" number. It was also the fake number you gave out if people asked and you didn't want them to get your real number.
Aloha
on Oct 27, 2022
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Found the person who grew up in (probably southern) California.
andirk
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Bingo. I miss her along with 411 and calling my parents with the collect call name "QualcommStadiumGameOverPickMeUp"
Aloha
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I really miss payphones and the death of the not always connected world.
TedDoesntTalk
on Oct 27, 2022
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This was all over the US, but the number may have been different.
Aloha
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853-1212 was specifically Southern California.
midasuni
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In the U.K. you dial 123 for the speaking clock
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