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[-] [email protected] 11 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

This wasn't just a quirk of Burns, but a joke about his age:

Alexander Graham Bell initially suggested that the standard greeting when answering a telephone should be "ahoy", but instead "hello" (suggested by Thomas Edison) was adopted.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 14 hours ago

Perhaps Thomas Edison's greatest crime.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I understand this was/is a joke. That being said, Topsy may have a slightly differing opinion on that.

Edit: I made friends with the RBB&BC elephants before they were retired. I only interacted with them 4 times for less than a week at a time before they were retired. When I visit them in Florida, they know who I am and act like giant puppies whenever they smell me near. I have a particular love for elephants and orca.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

I still think we should switch over to Italian answering:

"Pronto!" == 'ready'

[-] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago

I'm just going to go with shalom. If Spider-Man says it's cool, who am I to argue

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