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   PA Grade 11 to noo...@yahoo.com   
   Re: Does anyone remember this payphone t   
   27 Sep 20 12:02:55   
   
   From: pa_grade11@bcdschool.org   
      
   On Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 8:03:19 PM UTC-4, noo...@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > On Thu, 23 Apr 2009, "Phluge" wrote:   
   > > Somewhere around 1953 when I was a teen, you could get all the free   
   > > payphone calling you wanted from a phonebooth by using a bobby-pin.   
   >   
   > I did this in the late 80's early 90's at my junior high to get picked   
   > up from sports after school. Paper Clip in center hole of the phones   
   > mouth piece and there was a tiny indent on the metal of the old pay   
   > phone. Must of been an older pay phone. Worked every single time I   
   > needed it.   
      
   I did this too- but in 1984 in Milan, Italy.  I had always thought it   
   was an Italian thing. LOL. Soon the police caught on and we didn't   
   do it anymore.   
      
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