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<p>[QUOTE="Numisnewbiest, post: 7515726, member: 99613"]That was hilarious, and not in a demeaning way to the teens...they were having fun with it, too! I love how they "reset" the phone with each new attempt at dialing. For some odd reason, I've thought about finding an old rotary phone for my desk - not to use, just to have it sitting there.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember the days of rotary phones on a "party line", where you might pick up your handset to make a call, and someone else somewhere down the street was already on a call on the line, and you'd have to hang up and wait for the line to be clear. Try explaining that one to a teen today. My 21-year-old granddaughter says she wishes she grew up when I did. I don't think she'd last a week, but I would really enjoy watching the effort!</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as coins go, I only have three, but I'm lucky to have a daughter who loves the history behind them and ancient history in general. These are the three I have - common, everyday coins, but I love them for it:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298388[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numisnewbiest, post: 7515726, member: 99613"]That was hilarious, and not in a demeaning way to the teens...they were having fun with it, too! I love how they "reset" the phone with each new attempt at dialing. For some odd reason, I've thought about finding an old rotary phone for my desk - not to use, just to have it sitting there. I remember the days of rotary phones on a "party line", where you might pick up your handset to make a call, and someone else somewhere down the street was already on a call on the line, and you'd have to hang up and wait for the line to be clear. Try explaining that one to a teen today. My 21-year-old granddaughter says she wishes she grew up when I did. I don't think she'd last a week, but I would really enjoy watching the effort! As far as coins go, I only have three, but I'm lucky to have a daughter who loves the history behind them and ancient history in general. These are the three I have - common, everyday coins, but I love them for it: [ATTACH=full]1298388[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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