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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Gonna need you to hang on. I’m getting a collect call.

  …uh-huh…mm-hmmm…ok…sorry, wrong number.

  Hey, that was Bob. He had a baby. It’s a boy.

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  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Before my time slightly, but I always heard some kids calling collect home to say they are ready to be picked up.

    Ring

    Click “Hello?”

    “There is a collect call from ‘ItsBobImDoneAtTheArc’ would you like to accept the fees?”

    click

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    • fitjazz@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I was the first in my my friend group in highschool to have a car and a cell phone. My friends would call my cell collect from a payphone and just say where they wanted me to meet them. Never needed a name or explanation, if I got a collect call with a location I would decline it and be there as soon as I could.

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  • Blaster_M@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Ah, yes, the ol’ Bob Weottababyitzaboi

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