>555-
>american character says phone number
>it's mostly letters
didn't understand this as a child, still don't understand as a 20 something
>>62938046
thats because you're retarded
>>62938046
using "KL5-____ "is an easy way to hide the "555"
>>62938046
You dumb nigga.
Back in the days, every number had 3 letters on the button.
dumb frogposter
>666
>See commercial
>The number to call in contained 555
>What the fuck
>>62938046
Once upon a time the only way to save numbers was a physical address book. It's easier to remember 1-800-COLLECT than the numerical equivalent that 4chan thinks is spam
>swat team closing in on bourne
>they open the door
>he's actually in a different location the whole time
>bwree bwree
>>62938046
Telephone exchanges used to be literal places, buildings full of wires and operators. They would serve a certain area or part of town, and only had room for 10,000 lines. So a phone number might be Smith-4820.
But eventually they automated all the switching and exchange-hopping and allowed people to dial direct. To allocate the new direct seven-digit numbers, they made the exchanges easy for people to remember and understand by assigning numbers to the letters of the alphabet. So SMIth-4820 would become 764-4820.
>in b4 gb2 /his/
>>62938074
Literally no one does this in real life though.
>>62938882
>Character picks up phone
>Talks to operator
Is this a dead trope?
