Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never phoned his wife or his mother.
They were both deaf.
And, in case you didn't get the rather insensitive joke in the title of this post, here's its origin:
...although he's since gone over to Sprint.
And a ToTG public service announcement: if someone calls you and asks you a question or speaks very faintly and you complain they need to speak up and they "make an adjustment" and in a louder voice "Can you hear me now?", do NOT say "Yes." which might lead to them using that to change your long-distance service. Some sources on the 'net say it's not a proven scam, but best to not take chances. At the least, you'll be telling the possible scammer on the other end of the line that it's a working phone number.
Personally, if I don't recognize the number, I don't answer.
They were both deaf.
...although he's since gone over to Sprint.
And a ToTG public service announcement: if someone calls you and asks you a question or speaks very faintly and you complain they need to speak up and they "make an adjustment" and in a louder voice "Can you hear me now?", do NOT say "Yes." which might lead to them using that to change your long-distance service. Some sources on the 'net say it's not a proven scam, but best to not take chances. At the least, you'll be telling the possible scammer on the other end of the line that it's a working phone number.
Personally, if I don't recognize the number, I don't answer.
